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    Help (Kali)

    Hey there everyone, yea ive been member for a lil while but havnt really said anything so i still class myself as a newbie
    anyway so ive sold one of my horses and am seriously considering purchasing a bike and was wondering if people could help me with some ideas on what a good starting bike would be as i dont know much at all
    I do know i am a fan of suzuki's but am open to any ideas
    Cheers.

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    welcome to the site
    have you riden bikes before?
    How much have you to spend?
    What sort of riding do you wish to do?

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    well ive only been on the back of a bike twice but just loved it so much, i don't know how to ride just yet. Prob looking at spending around 2-3 grand at this stage and would mostly ride around town but would love to go on longer road rides when i get better.

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    Cool

    Buy a Suzuki GN250 then....
    learn on that and when you want to go to another bike, you will be able to sell it back on and not loose too much money off it.

    They are a great wee learner bike and great for around town riding.
    Call into Colemans as they have heaps there.

    I would also suggest that you go around a few bike shops and sit on different types of bikes to get the feel of what is suitable for you re height wise and comfort.

    I would say get a Virago but that is above your price range...

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    Thanx for that, um whereabouts is colemans? Also what about a Suzuki FXR 150??

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    FXR 150s are great wee bikes, and personally I would take one of them over a GN any day. In saying that, GNs have a huge abundance of parts etc available, and are cheap to crash. The FXR will outperform the GN, and feel more like a real motorbike, so if you are into sports bikes as opposed to "cruisers" an FXR 150 as a first bike would be hard to beat. Dead simple, easy and cheap to maintain, and they handle and stop well.

    Talk to the guys at Holeshot Suzuki on the north shore, but in your price range, trademe is probably a better bet than bike shops.
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    what kickingzebra said

    If I was tossing up between an fxr and a gn i'd take the fxr everytime
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    I strongly advise an off road to start with, if you have anywhere to ride one?
    Much better way to gain skills and learn what its all about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kali View Post
    Thanx for that, um whereabouts is colemans? Also what about a Suzuki FXR 150??
    Colemans Suzuki
    Cnr K'Rd and Gundry St
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    Ph: 303 1786


    www.colemans-suzuki.co.nz


    Sorry, I dont know a thing about the Suzuki FXR 150......

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    GN250's are good if you are an absolute beginner, no fairings to break for when you drop it, and very forgiving for when you forget to use the clutch...and will get you up to 120kms, altho not that quickly
    FXR150's are good if you have a wee bit of experience and want something sportier, but they have full fairings which will break and cost you money to fix, might get you up to 130ish

    Most people will trade up within a year or so to bigger bikes, so think of this as a bike to learn on not one you will probably kept forever.
    Go and try a few on for size

    If I was tossing up between GN and FXR, I really dunno what i would pick now... probably still the GN, tho the FXr is a good bike
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    If you go for a GN just be very careful in the wet, as thier tyres are only nylon and don't hold on too good. Two of my work-mates have wiped out in the past 8 months in the rain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skidz View Post
    If you go for a GN just be very careful in the wet, as thier tyres are only nylon and don't hold on too good. Two of my work-mates have wiped out in the past 8 months in the rain.
    I second that Skidz.....tho' i never binned mine when i had it, but you are right, first thing anyone should do when the buy a GN is put real rubber on both ends.

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    If you are into horses that would suggest you have access to paddocks, use dirt roads etc. A dual purpose bike of some sort would let you experiment both on and off the road.
    Just a thought.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skidz View Post
    If you go for a GN just be very careful in the wet, as thier tyres are only nylon and don't hold on too good. Two of my work-mates have wiped out in the past 8 months in the rain.
    ?? only if its new I guess, but never had issues on my GN no more that any other bike. Mind you it would not have had factory tyres on it when i owned it...many, many moons ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rashika View Post
    FXR150's are good if you have a wee bit of experience and want something sportier, but they have full fairings which will break and cost you money to fix, might get you up to 130ish
    I had my speedo reading 155... Feels real good till you realise 130 odd is closer to the truth.
    they have stubby 1/2 fairings, which are fairly hard to damage, and actually really cheap to replace. The money is in the stickers.
    RH fairing to replace on my old one (7 years gone, might be a bit more expensive now) $47.00 the sticker however was $128.00
    You can of course get other stickers printed up, so as far as crashing them goes, they crash well, and are relatively cheap to fix. You'll probably get slightly better gas economy too, if I recall rightly.
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