Preferred Bike Model in NZ

**MiXeR** · 19th August 2005, 02:31

Just wondering what kind of wheels are preferred in that part of the world:

('course it might be that those that still ride an MVAugusta don't have a PC)

**Gremlin** · 19th August 2005, 03:00

First you ask what are your preferences, then you ask what have you owned/own.

I have my preferences alright, but being a learner I don't get to come close to getting my grubby little hands on the drool stuff.

AND YOU FORGOT KAWASAKI!!!

**Jantar** · 19th August 2005, 03:35

What happened to Jawa, AJS, Villiers etc?

**Mooch** · 19th August 2005, 03:49

Originally Posted by MiXeR

Just wondering what kind of wheels are preferred in that part of the world:

('course it might be that those that still ride an MVAugusta don't have a PC)

Careful !, you'll get 18 pages of why the GSXR1000 is the bike to get .

Personaly, got sold on Ducati's after a visit to Bologna (and seeing an 851 at the local bike shop early ninthies), Lot's of smiling Itailians hand assembling the bikes (and the stunning tour guide !) and the fact that the techincal lead of Ducati Corse came out to anwser a customers question that the tour guide wasn't able to answer. This is one of the few factories in the world were you can see your bike being built (Pre order).

Had a love / hate relation which with a Kawasaki in the past (13 years), and absolutey got done with the price of new crank for a 250 two stroke (close to 2K NZD) when it required a rebuild.

That put me off the brand for a while. Seem better now going by peoples reviews here. 636 would be the pick of the bunch in my opinion.

**Motu** · 19th August 2005, 08:17

Originally Posted by Jantar

What happened to Jawa, AJS, Villiers etc?

Quite....there is only one box for ''exotics'',but I can't put 10 or more ticks in there...

**BNZ** · 19th August 2005, 08:20

Originally Posted by Mooch

Careful !, you'll get 18 pages of why the GSXR1000 is the bike to get .

Personaly, got sold on Ducati's after a visit to Bologna (and seeing an 851 at the local bike shop early ninthies), Lot's of smiling Itailians hand assembling the bikes (and the stunning tour guide !) and the fact that the techincal lead of Ducati Corse came out to anwser a customers question that the tour guide wasn't able to answer. This is one of the few factories in the world were you can see your bike being built (Pre order).

Had a love / hate relation which with a Kawasaki in the past (13 years), and absolutey got done with the price of new crank for a 250 two stroke (close to 2K NZD) when it required a rebuild.

That put me off the brand for a while. Seem better now going by peoples reviews here. 636 would be the pick of the bunch in my opinion.

Im confused. You prefer Ducati's but you hate high maintenance costs?

**Mooch** · 19th August 2005, 10:18

Originally Posted by BNZ

Im confused. You prefer Ducati's but you hate high maintenance costs?

Mate , I'm married , Ducati's are cheap to maintain !.
I've stated it before , k for k my current Ducati has been cheaper to maintian than my old Kawasaki was. And the Kawasaki blew up .Fact

**bugjuice** · 19th August 2005, 10:24

huh, just realised, I've owned 4 bikes, one of each of the big guns.. yama peewee50, GSXR250, CBR250 and 636.. all fun bikes.. but I didn't realise until after I clicked the three I checked, which didn't include yama.. so add me to that..

**zadok** · 19th August 2005, 10:26

This has been done before. There are so many good models across the makers, you can't just pick one. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY ONE EYED (Like a Gixer)

**Ixion** · 19th August 2005, 10:32

Originally Posted by Motu

Quite....there is only one box for ''exotics'',but I can't put 10 or more ticks in there...

Do BSA and James count as "exotic other" ?

**Wolf** · 19th August 2005, 10:39

Originally Posted by Gremlin

First you ask what are your preferences, then you ask what have you owned/own.

I have my preferences alright, but being a learner I don't get to come close to getting my grubby little hands on the drool stuff.

Valid point - I've ticked what I've owned, but preferred is BMW.

Originally Posted by Gremlin

AND YOU FORGOT KAWASAKI!!!

"Exotic" other ?

**mattt** · 19th August 2005, 11:02

I'm a bike slut. Kawasaki GPX250 took my virginity (before bruce re-took it a puke last friday) then I went Yamaha fzr400rr. Quite liking oriental spice I then went with Kawasaki ZX9r and on a Honda nc30 now. Honda I see is leading at the mo BTW

My next ride with be a Suzuki, just to round out the top 4 jappas. Suzuki thou that is...