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    Quote Originally Posted by kickingzebra View Post
    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.
    120 odd kms is closer to the truth .... all the fxrs raced in buckets have been clocked at no faster than 130 (and i do mean clocked as in radar or time trialed), most of the speedos over read by 10-20 kms.
    thats alright tho, get an fxr, crash it and I will buy it off you cheap for a bucket
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    Mine was a definite 130 kph, mind you I probably weighed 15 kg less in those days
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    Quote Originally Posted by kickingzebra View Post
    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.
    Ah yes. It's all coming back to me now like a nightmare. My pristine FXR parked outside a nice country eatery. Guy comes in and says "Do you own the bike outside?" "yes" say I. "Oh, I just backed into it and knocked it over" he says. He reversed into the park my bike was in, not having seen it sitting there. (yep he drove a big 4WD). Hit it in the back wheel which made it roll forward off the sidestand was all. Cost his insurance company $1200! So yes, FXRs can be expensive to fix following a small incident. Good wee bikes though but if you do get one, replacing the factory tyres with something else makes a hell of a difference (and is actually cheaper than the factory rubber too.) Good luck with whatever you get.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kali View Post
    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 .
    girlygirl(my better half) rode horse's for a while, and when she started riding bikes, she found the sports style bikes a lot more natural for her anyway, try some first, then decide, and imho sports bikes are more fun
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    Quote Originally Posted by stify View Post
    girlygirl(my better half) rode horse's for a while, and when she started riding bikes, she found the sports style bikes a lot more natural for her anyway, try some first, then decide, and imho sports bikes are more fun
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    Good luck for your search Kali.

    Why not consider the Kawasaki EL250. 30 horses as compared to the 20 horses of the GN. You wont get bored so fast......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drum View Post
    Good luck for your search Kali.

    Why not consider the Kawasaki EL250. 30 horses as compared to the 20 horses of the GN. You wont get bored so fast......
    Yeah, I looked at one for a while and it's probably a good option for a learner. They're just a bit harder to find and probably closer to $4k to buy.
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    The type of horse you ride, and the type of riding you do will give an indication of the type of bike to get.

    If you ride a thoroughbred, then consider the fxr150.

    If you ride a standardbred, then consider the GN250.

    For a quarter horse or an arab then get a DR250.

    That way your riding style on both horse and bike will be matched.

    Incidentally, Stromfrau and I prefer standardbreds.
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    I heard these are quite good to learn on!


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    ah, but have you considered the mighty RG150 ! Anyone who says they are not good is gay! It is a 2 stroke but easy to maintain and more power than an fxr the rg is 35hp and is lighter than an fxr. cheap too (around 1000-2000)

    go the mighty rg !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kali View Post
    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
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    I would choose the FXR over the GN250. The GN IS very easy to learn on, but the handling is pretty average, once you get up to anything above 50km/hr. Safety=FXR150.

    And I would DEFINATELY choose a CBR250 over an FXR150... thats what I learnt on from square one, and I kept it for three years, did 25,000kms on it, and spent almost nothing on it past the initial $3500, about $1000 in tyres, and $500 in drop damage. I will heartily agree that the fairing on CBRs is not very well suited to learning with... by the end of the first year I had decided to remove all bits that didnt have a definate purpose, as it was getting shredded pretty quickly through my poor habits when it came to keeping the bike upright Longevity=CBR250 Coolness and attitude=CBR250

    The GN does trump when it comes to affordability, although I'm not sure about holding value... their New price is so goddamn low, and they have been around for decades unchanged, so spares are very easy to come by. Affordability=GN250.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jantar View Post
    The type of horse you ride, and the type of riding you do will give an indication of the type of bike to get.

    If you ride a thoroughbred, then consider the fxr150.
    I do ride a thoroughbred and i do like the sound of the fxr150 so will have a look at those, but thanx heaps everyone so much i will go and have a sit on the bikes to see which ones i feel most comfortable with, i really appreciate everyones help and will let you know how i get on.. hopefully sooner that later

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    Hi... I'm just selling my horse to buy a bike aswell Hope you find a good one and welcome to the world of bikes ^_^

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