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    which Bike?

    her indoors says I can buy a road bike, sweet, it only took 6 years!
    My last road bike was an '82 XJ750, which aside from being worn out and heavy was actually a pretty good bike, IE ok on open road, ok for commuting, ok for passengers, and ok on gas.
    Unfortunately it was also ok for cutting a honda accord in half (well almost anyway)- not my fault, honda turned across my path "sorry mate, I didnt see ya".....goodbye bike, jeans, boots, helmet..... hello (automatic) car

    anyway, I always liked the GPZ900, but in the mid nineties even the cheapest, was too dear for a minimum wager like me

    I can probably get away with spending $2-3000, its not a lot, but its a start, and better than doing laps arount the garden on the kids z50.

    what should I look for? bearing in mind that I dont need hypersport technolgy to ride to work, go to rallies, and scare myself when I'm bored.

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    Here you go.

    I've organised the Bikepoint search so it lists bikes on the site between $2k and $5k, priced from highest to lowestt so you can get an idea of what's available in that range.

    Have fun looking!

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

    Here's the GPZ900's on the site at the moment.

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

    Here's a GPX750 in Nelson - beautiful bike this one.

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

    A slightly ratty, but obviously loved FJ1100

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

    Remember KB has members ALL over the country, so we can check stuff out for you and filter the sales crap.
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    Well, my bit of advice is "DONT GO NEAR PETER GRINTER" he will screw you big time. I would suggest head out of town if you can and alos look at something comfy for the blenheim roads. Where abouts do you usually travell?
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    buy a TDR250. 50hp, manic engine, 2 stroke rush and only $2000. Sucks if you do distance though.....

    Good for getting back into biking, not too [powerful but still shitloads of fun.
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    sniper

    Quote Originally Posted by Sniper
    Well, my bit of advice is "DONT GO NEAR PETER GRINTER" he will screw you big time. I would suggest head out of town if you can and alos look at something comfy for the blenheim roads. Where abouts do you usually travell?
    My mate works there, and even he says stay away if you can,
    I travel about 10km out of town for work daily, other than that some times to Chch, or Nelson, but would like to go on a SI tour for 7 days plus, does anyone want to watch 4 kids for a week? if not then its the kennels for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lb99
    My mate works there, and even he says stay away if you can,
    I travel about 10km out of town for work daily, other than that some times to Chch, or Nelson, but would like to go on a SI tour for 7 days plus, does anyone want to watch 4 kids for a week? if not then its the kennels for them.
    I'd vote for the kennels
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    Buy an XJ900 -solid as rock better handling than ya 750 was and cheaper than a gpz
    Might know of a well loved 1989 model for sale soon
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    My 10 cents worth: I like the GPZ900 too, but the Kawasakis tend to suffer from high kms. If you find a good one, great, but avoid any with top end noise - expensive! The FJ and XJR seem to go forever.
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    xjr

    I remember when the XJR came out, I thought it was pretty cool, but they wouldnt be in my price range yet, surely

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    Quote Originally Posted by lb99
    I remember when the XJR came out, I thought it was pretty cool, but they wouldnt be in my price range yet, surely
    Yep it can be, go see some dealers over in Nelson or even keep your eyes on the paper.
    Yep Grinters is an arsehole of a place and he doesnt really care about customer service
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    whats high kms for todays bikes

    I'm pretty sure that my XJ750 was a rolling wreck by 90,000 kms

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    Quote Originally Posted by lb99
    I'm pretty sure that my XJ750 was a rolling wreck by 90,000 kms
    You look after a bike and it will look after you. Dad had a beemer that did 154000km and it went well, he looked after it well and only had it re-built twice
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sniper
    You look after a bike and it will look after you. Dad had a beemer that did 154000km and it went well, he looked after it well and only had it re-built twice

    Shit he must have been a fecking hard rider if it needed rebuilding once, let alone twice at that mileage. that's only about 100000 miles. Should be good for 250000 at least before a rebuild. Serious
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