newbie bike to buy

**djleigh** · 11th April 2006, 12:31

Hi well i have just joined up and im currently looking at buying a 1990 honda cbr250rr want to know your thoughts on this bike if all is good ill buy next week tuesday just want to know if it a good bike to have IE they dont give any shit and stuff like that. This has been on here before i bet but i havent

any coments well come

thanks in advance

oh and it will be my first bike

**HDTboy** · 11th April 2006, 12:42

Yeah they're a great bike if you're confident. They're not cheap to repair after dropping.
I bought one as my first bike, and to be honest it was a tad too powerful. That said, after a year of thrashing it everywhere I still hadn't found the limits of it, and still enjoyed myself riding it.
Don't worry about high Ks, they're usually pretty good, mine had 93000kms on it when I wrote it off and was still going strong

**djleigh** · 11th April 2006, 12:53

sounds mean i want a fast bike because iv got a tt supra and they quick I like speed you see but ill take my time on the bike and slowly get quicker dont want to crash it and it only got 16000Km on clock dont know how true that is but the bike is in good nic and has new tyres and after market can.

**Sniper** · 11th April 2006, 13:12

So keen on loosing your license?

Anyway, yea they are great bikes, I had one too and like HDT said, I also never found the limits of the bike, they just go forever.

Another thing, remember, speed ain't anything when you get passed on the inside by a slower bike. Stay safe mate

**Drum** · 11th April 2006, 13:22

Welcome djleigh.

Leave the habits learned while driving your cage behind and you should be all right.

**djleigh** · 11th April 2006, 13:27

yeah i know bikes are a totaly diffrent thing and i cant wait to start sounds like ill go and get that bike then and be safe with it

**Bend-it** · 11th April 2006, 13:50

Hey welcome to KB. I'm a relative newbie as well. Have a Suzuki Bandit 250, like the naked bike look, and I think not having fairings to break is good for a first bike...

Yeah, I came from driving fast cars too. I have an Evo2 powered Mitsi RVR and a starlet gt in the garage. Quite different on a bike... Great fun though!!

**Patrick** · 11th April 2006, 14:03

Have a naked Bandit 250 too. Blardy nice fun bike with get up and go. Selling soon....6th May upgrade to full and will be getting big brother soon after...

**N4CR** · 11th April 2006, 14:15

Hey welcome... cbr250 should keep you interested for a while.Then when you get your full (or not

) and a bit of experience go try a late model 600... should give you the shakes and a decent grin when you open that throttle. Then someday you can go shit yaself on a litre bike

I been in a few fastish cars (read 440hp porsche.. and a few others), and been on a few quickish bikes and bikes gave me the biggest blast of all, you have plenty ahead of you just stay safe. Makes a cbr/zxr250 very very boring in a straight line

**pyrocam** · 11th April 2006, 14:24

mint bike. rode a 150 for 8 months before and welcomed the comfort and power of the CBR. very VERY happy with mine

**djleigh** · 11th April 2006, 14:40

yeah sound like heaps of fun a nother reason im going to the bike is to park the supra up and work on it and at the same time try somthing new like the bikes oh and allso to save on gas when going to work. That supra of mine sure can chew through gas.

one more question what riding in the rain like im guessing take it slow.

One day when i have my full upgrading to 600cc would be nice but i think iv got a long way to go before then and a lot to learn.