Good bike for a teenager

[russd7]

He's after a bike to get around on though right, go visit friends, go to sports practice, maybe a little exploration?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1199540170.htm

Very tidy GN125 in Wellington for sale, great starter bike for a younger ride. Cheap to run on a teenager's budget and it won't be the end of the world if he drops it (No expensive fairings). Well priced @ $1700 so he can spend more on getting good looking gear. (Com'on we all like to look the part on and off our bikes.)

You can attach a rack or top box to these as well, it's practical and not intimidating.

thats fine if all you want to do is go to the dairy or get the cows in but if ya want to go on open road then they are more than a little under powered.
taught my stepson on a scorpio (he did have the stockman to play with on the farm as well), and that would be the smallest i would go, a 250 is not to big to learn on but it is a good idea to go naked bike for when it gets dropped and it will get dropped, showing off or just plain forgetting to put stand down

[Oakie]

i did learn that it is not a good idea to try removing a barbery hedge with a cr250 elsinore, absolutely the wrong machine for the job

Yes. Had that experience with one of Mum's hedges on the XL175.

[MrMarko]

Hayabusa turbo

[Oakie]

Hayabusa turbo

... for when a standard 'busa is not mental enough.

[SVboy]

Suzuki DRZ250. Love mine. And I have a hayabusa( not Turbo)

[Hads]

Suzuki DRZ250. Love mine. And I have a hayabusa( not Turbo)

+1, or if you want a kawasaki flavour the klx250s, yamaha flavour WR250.

I've had the KLX250s, quite a nice bike, not too silly in stock, plus with some cheap mods can be made into a great offroad machine.

For road only bike, a GN250 is a great learner.

Basically I would get anything that didn't mind being dropped, ie mirrors that fold, no fairings and handlebars that will bend back.