Why do you have your current bike?

**Blackbird** · 13th March 2006, 13:04

Originally Posted by TLDV8

You know all good smokey things come in 3's Mr Ixion

Current now,current then,the reason never changes.

Yum. My neighbour had the 750

**raster** · 13th March 2006, 13:24

Cheap.......

**N4CR** · 13th March 2006, 14:03

I rode almost every 90's and upwards four stroke 250 on the market and decided on the ZX2RC model because it was the fastest all round (confirmed by two independent people now...) best looking (IMO) and most 'animal' to ride of the lot. Which by by bike standards.. isn't much animal. Sigh.

I still have it because I can't afford rego for a cheap fxr150 and a 2 stroke 250 ('prillia/NSR etc) at the same time. Nor the tax should I stop on a bigger bike.

The thing this bike is made for is... down hill corro loop or any other >100k twisties. Jeepers creepers it is fun!

**Lou Girardin** · 13th March 2006, 14:29

I may have mentioned this before. But the Bandit is the only bike at a reasonable price that does everything I need it to do and has everything I want on it. I get to ride some fancy bikes, and some are very tempting, but only as second bikes.
After 2 weeks of riding various new and interesting bikes, I'm not sorry to be back on old faithful.

**skelstar** · 13th March 2006, 14:31

You are in an enviable position Lou. I was lucky I got what I needed. You can be much more sure.

**Bonez** · 13th March 2006, 14:40

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

So fess up, what made you choose or how did you find yourself with your current bike?

Because it does exactly what i expect out of a m/c. Had it 20 years and it still runs well.

**beyond** · 13th March 2006, 14:43

Well, when I was eighteen Jap cars were too expensive and you could only afford a motorbike. Had to get enough life insurance to cover my funeral or the old man wasn't going to let me have one.

Got hold of a Suzuki T250 Hustler. What a great machine. 35,000 miles in nine months, two right off accidents with some nasty injuries and couldn't rebuild her the second time. My brothers injuries as a pillion in my second prang put me off bikes for a while. 140kmh into a trailer and car.

Then when I first got married, we used a Honda SL125 to get around on, then a Suzuki T350, Yamaha RD350 (heaps of fun and the fastest bike back then) then a kawasaki CSR250 belt drive for commuting and up till then, clocked a good 100,000 miles on my bikes all up, then nothing for 23 years.

I checked all the reviews I could find through 2004 and in January 2005, bought myself the GSX1400 and have never looked back. Wanted a real comfortable bike for two up riding, with heaps of usable grunt, a motor that was bullet proof and a bike that could still handle well when pushed hard.

I've done 22,000kms in the last year and have enjoyed everyone of them.

In fact the guy that sold on the 1400 I bought, has tried some other bikes and ended up buying another new 1400. They are really an awesome machine. In my opinion anyway.

**hunt** · 13th March 2006, 15:56

Originally Posted by Fishslayer

Been road riding for 11years but had a 3 year break, and just got back into it last November. Have had 1 major accident which left me pretty badly smashed up and twisted as I got hit by a fucken Volvo. Broke just about every bone on the left side of my body and dislocated my knee real bad. Was on crutches for 9 months and lost a lot of my vastus lateralus (outer quad) as the bone ripped out of my leg and ripped the muscle to bits. Had 2 compound fractures from that accident.

naasty......

**thealmightytaco** · 13th March 2006, 16:06

Wanted to get something to tinker with, learn about fiddling with bikes and found the NSR with a seized cylinder. Was just revinned the summer before, chassis, brakes, everything sweet, but somehow he seized it. Bought a new engine to put in and at some point found out they're a bit dangerous so thought I should get something more docile.

Got ripped off by Holeshot and got the FXR while the NSR was still gettin' stared at and tinkered with, and rode it for a month or so till I finally got the NSR ready.

NSR now goes, far more fun than the FXR but reliability questionable, still weighing up which one to sell, wanna get back into go karting once I've got my restricted. FXR cheap to run but painful on the open road, NSR so sweet compared to the FXR but askin' for ongoin' money troubles...

I can't decide.

And then, a Buell perhaps. Or a Hornet? Dunno.

**SlowHand** · 13th March 2006, 16:06

because i had too much money and wanted a bike that spent more time in the shop than under my arse.

I've learnt me lesson.

**Brett** · 13th March 2006, 16:20

Because due to ltsa rules, i am not allowed anything bigger than a 250cc. I too rode a few 250's, and the zxr250c just felt like it had it over the rest of the machines.
Haven't come off the bike yet, been riding a year, however i was hit on the exhaust by a bus once...bring on the 636.

**Lazy7** · 13th March 2006, 16:20

i swore i would never go anywhere near a bike, until two close mates both brought one each at the same time, i thought - hey, those a cooool, but you would never catch me riding one.

then one day, one of them twisted my arm into riding it. i bought it off him two days later.

after that i got right into everything bikish, playstation games, watching the races on tv etc etc. Everytime i would play the game i would choose the ZX7r as my bike. (cause i was riding a zxr400) and then i saw one in real life at red baron, and i was all Drooooool

but i was paying off my car, and i didn't have the coin so i sat and waiting, grumpily at times.

took me 3 years to finish paying off the car. and i promised myself i wouldn't get back in debt. 2 days later my bike came up on trademe. I say my bike because no one else was going to get it. And i sign myself up for some more tick.

i shouldn't have bought it. in fact i didn't want to get another bike till 2007. but i couldn't help myself. it was an accident. i tripped and fell and landed on it.

but god its heaven wrapped in green plastic and black metal.

**thehollowmen** · 13th March 2006, 16:26

Longest pillion leg-room

Seriously. The major considering factor. Comfort for six footers two up.

Fast enough to go to 160km/h two up, big tank and economical are all good points.

Four hours with no stops, we can pull into a petrol station and get off and not be stiff or sore. We'll be away again all happy :-)

**kickingzebra** · 13th March 2006, 16:43

I was always told, make sure you have a bike when you get married, or you're buggered. Told my wife that, and as soon as we had the spare cash she said, right, we're getting you a bike.

I had had an fxr 150 (totalled) an NSR 250 (rothmans colours, mc16) that bloody thing was fast, my favourite, put 25000 kms on it, and then at 56000 it melted down big time.

Replaced that with a GSX400E (and a restricted license) what a bag of crap that was, FXR 150 would toast it, on acceleration and top speed!!

Then a year off bikes, and wifey said, Bike for full license, now!! ZZR was a 250, and dirt cheap, so I bought it, rode around for a month to refamiliarise myself, sat the full license, passed, loaned the bike to a mate of mine that afternoon (unlicensed) to take his wife for a quick ride...

Good way to lose your fairings!! So several cans of spraypaint, lots of beers, and no money later, the zzr250racebikeish emerged. Might bore and stroke it, piss around with the suspension etc, then put it back on the road.
Meanwhile, Road bike for wife and I was to be SV 1000, but insurance company don't like me, under 25. My wife is over 25, but no license. Have to go with the 600 cc and under option (yeah, cause a gsxr600 is soooo much slower than an sv 650!!)

Hence, as soon as the bank calls, I jump in the car to pick up my new k1 gsxr 600.

Truth is, I just love suzukis, but any bike that can do a wheelie is a good bike, and possibly even a few that can't!!