Advice on my next bike please?

[Kawasaki_Ninja]

Hmm...

What's your

a) Skill
b) Mechanical abilities
c) Price Range

well, this is my second bike and ive been riding for a few years and had to deal with a few problems so:

a) moderate skill
b) reasonable mechanical understanding
c) something below 10,000

[Kawasaki_Ninja]

im really into sprorts bikes, my dad is the harley guy

[Kawasaki_Ninja]

ZX6-R new will be about 15500
CBRRR new 16500
Think they have discontinued the RS250 but there are still a few around that are new, they're 15000
GSX250 - Ask Ramius
GSXR750 new are about 18000 aren't they?

Don't even think about a GSX250

O, lol well with those prices i guess it wont be the latest year, to make them a little cheaper i dont mind if its a few years older, thanks for the heads up. im looking around 10,000, thats why i was considering a decent 250

[Kawasaki_Ninja]

I'm a big believer in getting as much experience as you can before going for anything resembling a sports 600cc, especially from a 150

Hone your skills on something less powerful/light. A sporty 250 like the Aprillia or Suzuki would be ideal introduction into the sportier world.

Yeah thats something i will have to be careful of, and a sporty 250 would have more than enough power for what i want and alot cheaper than the likes of a 600.

[Kawasaki_Ninja]

[QUOTE=JohnBoy]after i finish working on my ZXR 750 you could buy that... will be finished in a few months and i am not in a rush to sell it.

bike: 1993 ZXR 750RR (M1)
Power: 108 HP (at the wheel)
QUOTE]

Hmm, i would consider that, although what i wanted to do was get my bike asap once out of school by putting a finance plan in place with a small deposit. 108 hp is a big upgrade from my bike lol, i heard that mine has 15??

[Stroker Girl]

I agree with some of the other posts re upgrading to a 400 (not biased of course ). I went from a 2stroke 150 to a 400 and absolutely love it. I am a bit of a nanna rider, but my confidence has increase 2 fold on the vfr. In the right hands they will give some of the 600's a run for their money especially in the tight stuff KwakaKid has a good write up somewhere on the site about his VFR400.

But as said, just go out there and have a blast test riding all those beautiful machines till you find the one that clicks....

[Sparky Bills]

400's are great fun, but I think you would get sick and bored of it too fast.
A 600 is the way to go. Enough power to pass everyone, but still very usable.

I used to have a GSXR400, I had to thrash the living tits off it to keep up with everyone. Was fun, just not fast enough. A bit small (pysically) too.

[Zapf]

does that mean it's on the road again? I guess it was real fast when you had the broken brake lever eh!

You haven't decided you prefer the CB400 now, since the Gix has been off the road for so long?

Ermm... broken brake lever? yea I think so...

CB400 is good for going to work and back on, don't have to worry about it getting nicked. But CB400 isn't too fun on long trips... althou I have done it... (coro loop) reving it out to 12k red line every gear it won't stay together as a communter for long

[Zapf]

Is Gixer back on the road again?? Give us a ring next time you go out. Haven't seen it since the trackday in early April !!!

Well its back in one piece. just waiting for a set of frame sliders before I take it back from the shop...

[Teflon]

400's are great fun, but I think you would get sick and bored of it too fast.
A 600 is the way to go. Enough power to pass everyone, but still very usable.

I used to have a GSXR400, I had to thrash the living tits off it to keep up with everyone. Was fun, just not fast enough. A bit small (pysically) too.

I agree, i was sick of my VFR within 6 months.

[unhingedlizard]

My 2cents as well:
Agree with sparky, I went from a RS125 to a GSXR400. Very nice to ride fast on a twisty road but anything resembling distance was a pain. Went from the 400 to a 250 2 Stroke. Miss the torque (gonna get a TL1000S at some point) but it is as fun as any 400/600 in the twistys and comfortable for longer trips. Just misses out on long trips as you have to change down to overtake, and you can only do 160kph, downhill, with the wind behind you. I think you should get a 600 (maybe an older one) and watch the right hand.