VT or VT

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 17:53

i know, i know these bikes are nothing like what i was looking for, but I'm starting to think something i dont mind falling off and is cheap is a better idea than getting an over priced sports 250

just wondering which of the two would you choose?, based on looks, reliability, speed etc

the first pic is the Honda VT 250 spada, and the second is the Honda VT.

so which one would you choose and why?

P.S: dont choose the spada because of the wicked red paint job. the one im thinking about is blue/green

**kro** · 29th December 2005, 17:57

Spada is the better looking bike imo. Haven't ridden either horses, so cant comment other than that.

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 18:00

Id go for the spada.

1) No expensive fairings to replace if dropped.
2) The other on looks like an oily seagull

Heres a spada on trademe which you have probably already seen.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...324&key=143238

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 18:00

that the one im talking about. what about the colour though?

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 18:03

Paint it black add some chrome and turn it into a 250 streetfighter!

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 18:05

Im guessing the vt is on trademe 2. Why dont people care about the k's its done? ... or do they?

**Waylander** · 29th December 2005, 18:05

Originally Posted by MidnightMike

Paint it black add some chrome and turn it into a 250 streetfighter!

Hahaha, that's what I was gonna say lol, colour only matters till you get ahold of a spray gun. Grab a couple of the headlights Ducatilover is getting for his bros aswell.

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 18:11

im pretty sure the vt (non spada) hasnt done 200,000 km's. i say it was a typo and he meant 20,000

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 18:13

Originally Posted by flash

im pretty sure the vt (non spada) hasnt done 200,000 km's. i say it was a typo and he meant 20,000

Still could be mistaken for an oily seagull

Hahaha check out the pole results.

**Highlander** · 29th December 2005, 18:32

Originally Posted by flash

im pretty sure the vt (non spada) hasnt done 200,000 km's. i say it was a typo and he meant 20,000

Ask them the question though. If it is a typo good, if it has done 200,000 it is probably well past it use by date (unless it has been well reworked a couple of times).

Haven't ridden either, but had considered one for wifey to learn on - will keep an eye here to see how it truns out for you.

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 18:34

so what are the top speeds for vt's?

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 18:50

anyone in upper hutt feel like looking at a bike for me?

**Mental Trousers** · 29th December 2005, 19:02

Originally Posted by Highlander

Ask them the question though. If it is a typo good, if it has done 200,000 it is probably well past it use by date (unless it has been well reworked a couple of times).

They were a great little bike. Unfortunately they came with an inbuilt handgrenade called "the big end bearing" (this is the reason my old one got pushed into a shed and left there after the piston started hammering the head). Any that are still alive will have at least had the bottom end sorted out and most likely been rebuilt at least once while they were at it. Don't know if they ever fixed the problem at the factory as I was onto a VFR400 soon after my early model VT expired.

**nudemetalz** · 29th December 2005, 19:59

Originally Posted by flash

so what are the top speeds for vt's?

My missus has a VTR-250 (actually Yank-Spec VT but still an FG model).

Great bike to ride, you can thrash and thrash them and they're still stone reliable. Top speed is around 170km/h but more importantly, gets up to 30km/l.
Definitely recommend one for learning on. If you get one, make sure you change the oil frequently. That's the secret to them lasting.