Big Peoples Little Bike Option

**XP@** · 2nd August 2005, 22:27

Ditto the dirt bike option for the reasons above plus

They are really easy to ride on the road
There are hundreds of kms of gravel and dirt close to you (with some AWESOME scenery, ive ridden a fair bit of it)
Riding on dirt and gravel is good practice for the road
They have enough low end accelleration
They dont have too much top end so getting badly nicked isnt too much of a worry
They are designed to be dropped without doing much damage

If you do go for this option then, for your first set of tyres should not be full on dirt tyres (they can be a bit interesting on a wet road)

**Hitcher** · 2nd August 2005, 22:32

For a taller gent, the VTR250 has already been mentioned. Also good are the 250 Hornet, the 250 Bandit and the mighty Yamaha FZX250 Zeal. Avoid anything with rippling warning lights and the colour pink...

**Keystone19** · 2nd August 2005, 22:55

Originally Posted by Hitcher

For a taller gent, the VTR250 has already been mentioned. Also good are the 250 Hornet, the 250 Bandit and the mighty Yamaha FZX250 Zeal. Avoid anything with rippling warning lights and the colour pink...

Wots wrong with pink?