Buy honda vt250?

[cruxis]

HAHHA BUY IT BUY IT!!! !... Naw Thats my bike man, Id be happy to let you thrash it, you dont have to buy it. But if you wanna take it for a spin sure sweet as call me. 03 343-1100. . Its 2:30 pm Sat right now only 4 hours of daylight left. From the heaps of test riders Ive had so far. they seem happy. I personally dont think it will go for much higher.

BTW Im been out in about looking for a replacement.


Small world huh

edit:
Oh srry just relized your not in CHCH, well if anyone else in CHCH wanna come ride it, can call. Im home all day doing nothing but sitting at the computer.

[jeremysprite]

lol yeah wouldve come to ride it, but 5 hours travel? pass. Trying not to hinder my upcoming sale of the fxr, phoenix i do thrash mine a bit, good fun i agree. But need something more tourer, and just a change too. cruxis, has the camchain tensioner etc. been fixed, and all that techo stuff? Gots a manual for the bike? ughh came home sick from work, didnt' want to spew up all over the apples at new world... happy times.

[cruxis]

I havnt done much cept getting it service each time , winter/summer came along, Did get the front forks taken apart and cleaned 2 years back. Furthest ive ridden it is a 160km stint to akaroa n back.

cool cool,I am after anything bigger 400 n up too, on the sporty comfy side. I just got test rode this
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...px?id=54136101
on friday. Was average, idle went up and down. ran rough as hell at low rpm and full throttle in top gear starting at a low 3000 rpm caused the engine to flood and bog down and almost stall. Tires 3/4 worn. Same with brakes. Not much life left in the chain either.

But it has 3500$ reserve is still good value.

[jeremysprite]

yeah those rf's are obviously great tourers, see heaps of them with 70,000k+ on the clock, and that ones 90. Might have to recondition her soonish? But even then, not a bad price. haha your description of the engine seems quite different to "Ex-Suzuki mechanic reckons she sounds like a 10,000k engine. I've always kept her under 5,000RPM until well warmed up." Also check out a vfr800, pre 2004 i think, the non vtec ones (vtec=expensive service).

[Bonez]

yeah those rf's are obviously great tourers, see heaps of them with 70,000k+ on the clock, and that ones 90. Might have to recondition her soonish? But even then, not a bad price. haha your description of the engine seems quite different to "Ex-Suzuki mechanic reckons she sounds like a 10,000k engine. I've always kept her under 5,000RPM until well warmed up." Also check out a vfr800, pre 2004 i think, the non vtec ones (vtec=expensive service).

Sounds like carbs are gummed up. Been sitting a while. May be just a simple undo the carb drain screw, switch to prime and flush. Worst most likely a carb strip.

[jeremysprite]

mm anyone got any ideas on what it would cost to get the bike (vt250) painted black, not spraypainted but reasonably professionally done. Ex-carpainter friend quoted me a $1000, cos of about 20 hours labour disassembling, sanding, prepping, painting, sanding, prepping, painting, waiting, etc. surely theres a cheaper way? and not spray paint.

[Bonez]

mm anyone got any ideas on what it would cost to get the bike (vt250) painted black, not spraypainted but reasonably professionally done. Ex-carpainter friend quoted me a $1000, cos of about 20 hours labour disassembling, sanding, prepping, painting, sanding, prepping, painting, waiting, etc. surely theres a cheaper way? and not spray paint.

Disassemble it yourself for a start. I've seen a pretty professional job done a while back by a person who just used a paint brush, paint emery paper, laquer, and cutting compound. Just took a bit longer and cost less than $200 all up.

Edit-you can buy those small fine craft paint rollers now, which would probably work better than the brushes.

[jord]

Mmm been thinking about getting another bike recently, a heavier, larger, more bike kinda bike (instead of, as someone called my fxr, an overpowered scooter). Boss suggested getting a gn250, something like that, to improve riding skills, and so when I gets a 600ish (next year) it wont be death to me. So was looking at this honda vt250, real cheap and in christchurch (yay no $400 freight from aucks).
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...410&key=378722,
pretty cheap, (i know it'll top a grand, but still good price)
so whaddya think?

i ride a vtz250. very similar to the one you are looking at. looked at and rode plenty on fxr 150s 4 to be exact....pieces of shit gutles hunks of crap. got with the vt alltho that one does not look crash hot itl do you well and wipe any fxr. resonably tourqey for a 250 too.

cheers

[Wasp]

jord its an old thread man just let it go and die in peace

and i wouldnt start dissing fxrs, kr and rgs.... (specially not the kr, i found that out the hard way ) as you will be riding amongst them if you come out with us - respect them and their riders as they are good bikes and great people.

or if you think you are "da shizzle fo shaw", then come out and ride with us.