Hey there! (toymachine)

[toymachine]

Heyas! Found this site while looking for information on Suzuki FXR150's, thought i'd say hello and maybe pop a question or 2

Basically, i'm completely new to bikes and looking around i've got myself rather dead set on a FXR150 to get learning on... that, and 150cc was alot better when trying to convince the family to not disown me for wanting one at all

Just a couple of questions... i'm 6ft 1 (187cm) and as far as i can gather the FXR is a small bike, will i be fairly comfortable?

Also, buying second hand are there any things i need to be especially wary of?

Cheers all!

[Swoop]

Gudday Toymachine! Welcome to KB.

Try the search function for reliability of your bike.
As for your size, one thing is to do some test rides to make sure you are comfortable on that type/style of bike. Once you progress onto something a little larger there will be more options available to you...

Enjoy the site, and watch out after dark... the nutters here are sometimes nocturnal...

[Matt Bleck]

kia ora .

[bobsmith]

Damn I would be trying to sell mine to you right now, but I've sold mine.

I'm not sure about your size, but I'm 165cm and It was on a little bit high side for me (I was tip toeing...)

As for what to watch out for.... look for signs of worn chain/sprokets and rust on chain which might indicate the bike hasn't been taken a good care of. Also have a look at what tyres they have. Pirelli MT75, BT39 or TT900GP (I think I've got it right....) are damn good tyres for fxr but most come with shitty stock IRC tyres or you might find some with conticity which is marginally better than irc but I don't like them too much. (they are ok in wet but they suck in wet)

MT75 or BT39 will probably cost around 260-320 fitted for the front and rear and TT900 will cost quite a bit more.

FXR150s are pretty good bikes, if you find one in good condition, it's fairly cheap to maintain (only one cylinder and not too much power to reck havok on tyres, chain, etc...) and if you take the time to keep it in good condition (ie keep the chain lubed, etc...) it will serve you well.

If you can see how it starts from cold as well... Mine started really easy on electric start everymorning and I haven't heard much complaints but you never know, hard to start fxr150 maybe hiding bigger problems (seeing that most are so easy to start)

[scumdog]

Piss off while you still have some sanity!!!













Welcome to the loony bin anyway.

[u4ea]

welcome

[skidMark]

hi there welcome fxr's are good bikes

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Welcome to the brotherhood

[Wasp]

I'm about your height (6ft someting) and the fxr is too small for me - ok for really short trips and things like that but i doubt i could do anywhere near 50kms on it before getting cramps

welcome to kb, my bandit is a tall bike so its ok

[kiwifruit]

Welcome to the site.

The FXR will feel small for you, but it will still be a great first bike.
Have you considered a RG150? Or kr150? The 2 strokes are abit more fun in my opinion.
Hope you find something to suit you, i look forward to pictures!

[toymachine]

Cheers for the replies, seems the FXR will be a tad small then? Still, hopefully be a decent first bike... as for the 2strokes i'm not really interested in more power at the moment having no riding experience, but i'll see whats availiable.

Hopefully can find a decent FXR..

[Sparky Bills]

Yo Yo WASUP!

[Macktheknife]

Welcome to the KB asylum, please order your medication at the counter.

[Ozzie]

Hey, welcome to the site!

Anything stopping you from going 250? What about a ZZR, GPZ? Or maybe even those hyosung things (sp ?), i believe they are powered by kawasaki, and not too bad, quite a sizeable 250 for the taller folk.

Being tall or big in other ways on a little bike makes the whole experience more difficult, otherwise people would learn on mini motos.

Anyway, good luck, enjoy the site, and enjoy the world of biking and welcome to the fold.

[oldrider]

Hello and welcome on board. It's raining here.