Quick bike help...

[Lou Girardin]

Placidfemme - Drag the woman to ALL the bike shops in Auckland and make her sit on them all. Don't just go to Red Baron.
There are plenty of other bike shops around.

2 motorbike shops on the Shore. (Can't remember their names sorry)
Mt Eden bikes.
Colemans.
Henderson motorbikes 0n View Rd.
Haldanes.
Red Baron.

That way she will know what feels right for her.
Then she can test ride the ones on her list.

Thats the only way to do it...

Thank you VERY much! What about us - AMPS. Give me those pants back.

[placidfemme]

Thank you VERY much! What about us - AMPS. Give me those pants back.

Which Pants?

Does AMP's sell second hand bikes? *can't afford a new one*

They always have nice shiney new "expensive" bikes in the windows... I drool everytime I go past there... but in all honesty... I've never been inside the doors...

[aff-man]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-30614370.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...7&key=23571912
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...6&key=23571912

I'll test ride em for ya.... just to make sure they go of course..

Oh and a little something for ya when you get your full
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...6&key=23571912

[Devil]

... but in all honesty... I've never been inside the doors...

I was the same till last weekend. I had previously been put off by the shit parking around there.

Sorry about the drool marks on the Hornet, Lou (I might have to bug you for a deal one day). That black KTM 640 'tard is sexy too.

[placidfemme]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-30614370.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...7&key=23571912
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...6&key=23571912

I'll test ride em for ya.... just to make sure they go of course..

Oh and a little something for ya when you get your full
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...6&key=23571912

thank you

But um...

Ok... Sam is your typical chick when it comes to shopping... even shopping for bikes...

she is so damn fussy, we've been bike shopping for 4 months now... and everytime she hum's and har's about the bikes I find... then finally agree's to one (like the ZXR that we just missed out on) and by the time she agrees to it... its gone

She doesn't like round lights in the front on a sports bike, she wants an after market pipe... she would prefer yellow (god help us) but will accept anything not pink and preferably not white...

And the list goes on...

So far ZXR's are the most likey to get approval from her...

*is getting tired of bike shopping*

[crashe]

Thank you VERY much! What about us - AMPS. Give me those pants back.

AWWWWWWW I am soooooo sorry Lou...

I totally forgot about AMPs.
Will you please forgive me ?

and please let me keep the pants....
they are sooooo great and so warm to wear.
Yep I found the leak last monday night thou..
Think I may have solved that wee problem....lol

Pladicfemme, take Sam over to AMPs, as you get wonderful help over there.
Especially from Lou.
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Lou I have added in AMPS into my original post on page 1 just for you sweetie.

[crashe]

I had previously been put off by the shit parking around there.

Parking was better there until the city Council decided to do road works and remove most of the footpath where all the bikes used to park.

[aff-man]

thank you

But um...

Ok... Sam is your typical chick when it comes to shopping... even shopping for bikes...

she is so damn fussy, we've been bike shopping for 4 months now... and everytime she hum's and har's about the bikes I find... then finally agree's to one (like the ZXR that we just missed out on) and by the time she agrees to it... its gone

She doesn't like round lights in the front on a sports bike, she wants an after market pipe... she would prefer yellow (god help us) but will accept anything not pink and preferably not white...

And the list goes on...

So far ZXR's are the most likey to get approval from her...

*is getting tired of bike shopping*

Woman sheeeeeeesh. *large sigh of resignation*


p.s. anything can be modified. Hell my first bike i bought an old 88' vt250 and after i blew the first engine i put a vfr400 pipe on the second one. Looked ok but sounded beasty.Just get the most bang for your buck and get on the road

[Eurygnomes]

Hey PF...there's a great company called CycleMove who transported my GN250 from Hamilton to Wellington for $168incGST. Which wasn't prohibitively expensive at the time. The guys name is Alan and his number is 0274226568. They move bikes all around the (at least) north island, and the bikes are well strapped in.

Hope no one takes offense at me printing names and numbers here - but it seems to be a useful and possibly underutilised resource due to lack of knowledge rather than lack of availability.

[hondacmx450]

Hey

I'm still looking for a nice 250 for Sam... The only one that I've come across that both Sam and I like is all the way down in Wellington... I spent an hour on the phone Yesterday and couldn't find anywhere that would ship the bike to Auckland for under $500 So we've kinda given up on that one...

I've now found a Kawasaki Balius 250 (Pretty much a naked ZXR street fighter version) and it looks in pretty good nick (It's on TradeMe if you wanna have a look under "ZXR").

Anyway, Sam likes upright, non-faring bikes *sigh* So this one seems like a good deal, I've spoken to the guy selling it and he's not sure what the ride height is...

I don't want to waste his time, my time, Sam's time and Red Barons time... just to find that the bike is too high for her...

Now if anyone has owned one (or still does) please can you help me out...

Is the Balius lower than a Suzuki FXR150?

Is it about the same height as the ZXR250?

Thanks in advance

mat for $250 i will drive down and get it for you and drop it off at your door with a smille

[placidfemme]

mat for $250 i will drive down and get it for you and drop it off at your door with a smille

Thank you for the offer but the bike has been sold to someone else

[aff-man]

just a small question and you don't have to answer but what is your budget?? Cause i find that although a zxr/cbr looks good they are unfortunatley quite dear. And the chaep ones are usually poked

[placidfemme]

just a small question and you don't have to answer but what is your budget?? Cause i find that although a zxr/cbr looks good they are unfortunatley quite dear. And the chaep ones are usually poked

We're looking at about $4500 or $5000 at the most. Anything over $5000 and we can't do it (because we'd still need to get it insured and stuff).

So at the moment the details for the bike wanted are:

ZXR250 (preferably C model)
No round lights in the front and prefebly no round lights at the back either
1992 or newer
Less than 40,000K's on the clock
Any colour except pink (lol)
Would prefer if it had an after market pipe

Everything else we can add to the bike ourselves...

[aff-man]

We're looking at about $4500 or $5000 at the most. Anything over $5000 and we can't do it (because we'd still need to get it insured and stuff).

So at the moment the details for the bike wanted are:

ZXR250 (preferably C model)
No round lights in the front and prefebly no round lights at the back either
1992 or newer
Less than 40,000K's on the clock
Any colour except pink (lol)
Would prefer if it had an after market pipe

Everything else we can add to the bike ourselves...

Shit why you buying private. For $5k you can get a shop zxr and that comes with a 3 month warrenty...

http://www.bikepoint.co.nz/DesktopDe...as=bikepointnz
http://www.bikepoint.co.nz/DesktopDe...as=bikepointnz

A bit far away but damn tidy bikes

Or a bit closer
http://www.bikepoint.co.nz/DesktopDe...as=bikepointnz

There are a lot more zxr250a models for that price and they are in auckland so if you can convince her of the 2 headlight thingy...

[myvice]

If Sam wants to try a bandit out she's free to try my one, running a bit sick when hot at the moment (caus I thash it, caus I'm bad )
Just drop me a PM if you want.