rgv250 or rg150?

[flash]

hello all.

ive been looking for a rgv250 for months now but just had a thought...

would it be stupid just to get a rg150 until i get my full (around mid next year), then sell it and get a 400+.
i was just thinking this because some really nice 400's come along usally being in better condition than the 250's and 2/3's the price

the way im thinking is that all bikes go round courners at roughly the same speed and thats the real fun, not blitzing down a straight

any thoughts are welcomed

[ZorsT]

you have the right idea,

although, 2-smoker 250's aren't really that dare

[flash]

you have the right idea,

although, 2-smoker 250's aren't really that dare

their not dear, but usally trashed

[flash]

i always thought a two stoke 250 would be good because it would teach me alot about bikes...like their cruelty and brutality.. but at least it would make me a very competent rider

[miSTa]

If you're looking to move up when you get your full then personally I wouldn't be too bothered about 'now' (a hack if you will) but what I could get in the future. From what I've seen of RG150's you couldn't go too far wrong for 'now'. YMMV.

[flash]

well if i got a two stroke 250, i probably wouldnt bother upgrading for a long while. if i got the 150, the day i get my licence ild upgrade.

but i mean if i get the 150, when i uprade ill be getting a more reliable bike (4stroke) thats just as fast or faster than the 250 for the same price (150 wont get much deprciation)

[miSTa]

well if i got a two stroke 250, i probably wouldnt bother upgrading for a long while....

I heard that one before too. Just remember though that for the 150 you should be paying between $1000-$1500 (and like you very little depreciation). Best of luck mate.

[flash]

was just talking to my dad about the idea, and he thinks that a 150 would just be to slow and disapointing. i had a 250 two stroke before for the road, but it was a street legal dirt bike so it didnt have a very good top speed. whats the top speed for a rg150?

im not one for speeding *cough*, but the way i see it, the faster it is, th better acceleration and crusing speed it has. he said i wouldnt want a 150cc if i was riding all the way to auckland, that true?

[James Deuce]

It's not the bike, it's the rider. If you want a graphic illustration of that, get Two Smoker to wheel his RG150 out, you can borrow my R6 and I'll guarantee that he'll get from point a to point b on the Rg150 quicker than you'll manage after 6 months of practising the same course on the R6. Just to make it more humiliating we'll make it a 15 minute long ride and give you 10 minutes head start.

Two Smoker will still get there first, and he'll pass you round the outside of a corner where you have knee down, foot peg scraping, and the rear spun up. Probably going faster than the theoretical top speed of the RG150 too.

Buy a bike, Learn how to ride. Don't worry THAT much about what it is. If you're worried about how you'll look on the bike then you're not buying it for yourself, you're buying to to fulfill your perceptions of other people's perception of you.

[flash]

i know all about how its the rider, and how a great rider on a small bike can piss all over a normal rider on a big bike, but i mean if i wanted to ride to auckland (2hr ride) wouldnt a 150 struggle with that? wouldnt it be reving to the max the whole ride?

[James Deuce]

i know all about how its the rider, and how a great rider on a small bike can piss all over a normal rider on a big bike, but i mean if i wanted to ride to auckland (2hr ride) wouldnt a 150 struggle with that? wouldnt it be reving to the max the whole ride?

No.

I commuted from Auckland to Wellington for 3 months on an RG250, and it was fine. I used to go to and from Auckland on my GSXR250 every long weekend when I had that too and it was fine. An RG150 will sit comfortably on 100km/hr al day.

Bear in mind that a 2 stroke is more efficient if you are giving it a bit of stick, and it's less likely to cold seize if you're cruising in 5th instead of 6th. You will get the odd head wind that means you may have to go down two gears to maintain headway, but then most single cylinder 4-stroke 250s need the same sort of encouragement from time to time too.

[Racey Rider]

I did 2.5 hours to Manfield, a days track riding, and Most of the way home in one day on my KR150. They handle it no problem! You can cruise at 130km/h if you wanted too. Their top speed is getting close to 180km/h in the right conditions. They are cheap to buy and fun to ride. Try one! I wouldn't hesitate to ride it from NP to Tauranga and back, if it was Registored/WoF'ed.

[KLOWN]

was just talking to my dad about the idea, and he thinks that a 150 would just be to slow and disapointing. i had a 250 two stroke before for the road, but it was a street legal dirt bike so it didnt have a very good top speed. whats the top speed for a rg150?

im not one for speeding *cough*, but the way i see it, the faster it is, th better acceleration and crusing speed it has. he said i wouldnt want a 150cc if i was riding all the way to auckland, that true?

I have an rg150 and it will sit at 120 all day at 8thou revs it red lines at 12and 1/2thou theoretical top speed is 180 I can only get it up to 170, i think this is cause wind resistance. After about 2 and a half hours i get sore in my legs and wrists but, I've been riding for less than a month and people say it will get better. I reckon it's a great bike. There are alot of bike out there that are faster but I really enjoy this bike. Also i've been told it is pretty comparable in acceleration to a 250cbr rr or a 250zxr.

[Beemer]

I bought a new RG150 in 1998 to learn to ride on and I kept it for four years because I loved it so much! I was told I would get bored on it as soon as I got my full licence, but you know what? I NEVER got bored on it! I got a sore arse and aching wrists at times, but I never got bored!

I didn't do a lot of long trips on it, but when my husband was doing the 1000 Miler one year, I rode up to Turangi to meet him and turned around and rode back again a few hours later and it did the job admirably.

The bike never gave me any trouble while I had it, although the power valve was getting a little tired when I traded it in. Jimdaworm bought it several owners later and he's just sold it to Alarumba so it's still going strong seven years later.

A true top speed is most likely about 165 - the speedos overread on them by quite a bit, but it certainly goes fast enough when you want it to. It may not have the accelleration going up hills, but if you drop it down a gear or two you should be fine.

But as for being disappointed, I think you'd be pleasantly surprised instead.

[justsomeguy]

You are in pretty much the same situation I was 2 days ago. I bought the mintest 4 stroke 250 I could find. I did this because:

1) It will last well and be reliable
2) Provided I don't crash I should not loose too much when I sell it

Have you ridden a CBR or ZXR 250?? They are pretty fast bikes as far as non-full license bikes are concerned. They get up to around 150 k's quite well and if you are already taking corners at over 150 then there's a top end of around 170 - real world speed if you're into that sorta thing.

Test ride all of them. I think a ZXR handles a lot better mainly because it's easier to ride. On a CBR you sit upright like a sports tourer......