Who transports bikes from Christchurch to Auckland for cheap???

[Sniper]

Bluebridge might,but Tranzrail wont take unaccompanied vehicles

Thats true, but the bike went on with Toll. New owners.

[TonyB]

yeah used to work in with them a bit rough mangy lookinh buggers

You would've fitted in well then...
elliote- any reason why you're not going to just fly down/ ride it up? It's a great trip and you could do it for well under $500

[motelbob]

I used Biketranz. From chch moyorcycles to Wellsford in 3 days. Cost $350 and arrived in perfect nick.

[cowpoos]

Go for Jeffs mate. At least you know they will look after your bike.

as sniper said....jeffs will look after your bike....John who will end up doing the job [works for jeffs] is excellent....and he really looks after any gear they shift....and a top bloke to boot...

I'ld highly recomend them....



Ps: don't go near bike tranz

[elliotte]

Well I got the bike - Mana transport did it for $350 and I payed an extra $90 for insurance. Ended up taking a week. I would have gone done and ridden it up except I don't have a license Now I'm trying to do an oil change and I can't find how to drain the oil.... do 2-strokes just drain from the oil tank cos I cant find a drain plug under the motor...

[Ixion]

Well I got the bike - Mana transport did it for $350 and I payed an extra $90 for insurance. Ended up taking a week. I would have gone done and ridden it up except I don't have a license Now I'm trying to do an oil change and I can't find how to drain the oil.... do 2-strokes just drain from the oil tank cos I cant find a drain plug under the motor...

Nor not more you will. It's a two stroke mate. The oil for the engine is in an oil tank and is designed to be burned as you ride. Don't neglect to refill it regularly (like every time you fill up with petrol) . No oil change on a two stroke, except for the gearbox.

[gamgee]

i sincerely hope you didn't buy an rgv250 to learn to ride on

[elliotte]

actually, yeah, I bought it to learn to ride on.... is that a bad thing?

[Ixion]

Hm. Not a bad thing. But perhaps not the most judicial of choices. Especially if you don't have prior experience (eg dirt bikes) of tuned two smokers and their little *ahem,* ah , "foibles". That and the fact that controlling such a wayward beasty may be , ah, "interesting" for a learner. But, having said all that, if you're careful, and sensible (and a bit lucky) you should be OK. 'twill just be a bit harder a road than on something kindly and forgiving of lapses. the RGV won't forgive anything. More exciting, but, which I guess is either good or bad , depending on whether you like excitment (all for a boring life m'self, seem to get quite enough excitment without going looking for it) . Might be a good idea to insure it , though.

Oh - and COVER THE CLUTCH .

[inlinefour]

but get the bike put into a crate first

[elliotte]

I see...well, kinda. I've gotta get used to all this biker jargon. Do mean 'forgiving' as in how easy it is to correct over/under steer? Also, will the insurance be mostly for theft or the fact that I'm likely to crash the thing? Oh and one last thing, what does ' cover the clutch' mean, im confused! You're input is appreciated from a learner biker such as myself!

[marty]

oh you're gonna have fun.....

[transformerboy]

u pay 4 gas and i'l ride it... sweet prob solvd!

[elliotte]

oh you're gonna have fun.....

whats that supposed to mean

[Ixion]

The RGV250, like other highly tuned 250cc two strokes , is generally considered a bike for a more experienced rider. They are quite powerful, but more importantly , the power is very "peaky". This can cause , um, excitment.

They're also somewhat of a "hoony" bike, hard to ride slowly. partly becasue caning them is so much fun, partly because of the need to keep them in the power band.

So you do need to know what you're doing and keep your wits about you. Having said that, if you do they are one hell fo a lot of fun. Two smokers rule!

The insurance is for when you crash it. Most RG/RGV have been crashed.

By "unforgiving" I mean that if you get things even a little bit wrong (wrong revs, wrong gear, wrong line, wrong speed etc) , it's likely to get rather nasty quickly. As opposed to something like a GN where it's almost impossible for a beginner to get it wrong enough to cause grief.

You have to remember that an RGV is an almost pure racing bike - as near to a racer as can begotten legally on the road. Which is why they're so fast, and so much fun.

"Cover the clutch" means ALWAYS ride a two smoker with your hand extended over the clutch lever , ready to pull it in immediately. Two strokes have a habit of seizing the engine suddenly. It's not THAT common, and some people ride two strokes for years without experiencing it (not sure quite how, but they do). But, most two smoker riders have had a seizure or two . And when it seizes the rear wheel will lock up, and you want to get the clutch out real quick. Expecially if it's on a corner . Actually, if you're NOT real quick on a corner, probably best NOT to declutch, and opt for the low side crash. Which is better than a high sider if the sliding wheel regains traction when the clutch is disengaged. Just MHO, that, though and others may differ.

Don't be put off. You'll just have a more eventfull introduction than some. But once you've mastered an RGV, you should be able to ride any bike. And you have the pleasure of the wnderful ringa-dinga-ding. And the smell! That's worth a lot just in itself.

Good luck. Ride fast. Ride safe.