New member soon to be in Welly says Hi.

[Viliam]

Hi..


Going to Wellington on a wh-visa on the 7th of may. Hoping to stay 12-15 months working all over the place, combining jobs in all corners with trips on the bike.
Will have to take my licence once in the country and off course acquiring a decent bike.

I know this question I pretty hard to answer from a computer but here we go:
Im 170cm, 70kg quite experienced rider, not afraid to work on the bike myself.
Been looking at the Suzuki GSX/GT as well as the GN.
The GN seems like a good option for reliability but man, is it not ugly?
Saw a Kawasaki triple on trademe the other day that made my mouth water, any probs in maintaining such a machine?
What other bikes should I consider?
Could spend something like $1000-$1500 wofed&regged.

Thanks for a great forum and any tips about riding in NZ!

[one fast tl1ooo]

Welcome to kb

[clint640]

Hi Mate, welcome.

You can ride in NZ on a foreign license for up to 12 months. If you have to get an NZ license from scratch you will be restricted to a 250.

For $1000 - $1500 you will not get a good, reliable, ready to tour, road legal bike 250cc or above unless you get lucky. Budget another $500 at least with anything in that price range as it will probably need chain, sprockets, brake pads, wheel bearings etc.

Cheers
Clint

[Ratti]

dont touch the triple. nothing but grief unless you can fix things yourself.

pm me when you get here. I might be able to assist.

[Viliam]

Thanks for answers, always nice to feel welcome.
Will be in contact when I reach wellington. It would be great with a few riding buddies or just someone who can give general tips on the city.
Anyone going to shows during the comedy festival?