Recommendations on brand-new commuter bike - maybe a GN250???

**bros400** · 12th October 2006, 12:06

Hey i have a friend who is looking at buying a brand new bike for comunting 10ks (open road) each way a day.. he has a full bike licence, and is thinking of buying a brand new GN250...

What do you lady's and gent's recomend?? is there any other cheep brand new bikes he should look at?? i thought there was a yamaha that people were talking about on here the other day...

He doesnt want a racey seated bike like a goose 350.. he perfer more of a sit up bike.. also would be intrested in some form of a motard i think.. (he used to have a dirt bike)

Thanks for the adviec guys @@

**Keystone19** · 12th October 2006, 12:19

10km?

Advise him to save his money and buy a pushbike.

**paturoa** · 12th October 2006, 12:20

Tell m to go around the bike shops and
- test ride lots
- DONT buy the first bike he likes
- make a list, cos he will forget the details

**steved** · 12th October 2006, 12:23

I think Yamaha have/had released a similar product to the GN. Have a look on their website. I can't remember the name sorry.

www.yamaha.co.nz

Or Hyosung have a variety of models around $6k, and Kawasaki has the mighty GPX250R available again in NZ for $7k.

http://motorcycletrader.co.nz/

Or he could get a scooter.

**Hitcher** · 12th October 2006, 12:28

I'd recommend a spelling and punctuation course. And a lot of test riding.

**bros400** · 12th October 2006, 12:28

Its quite hilly, and its open road so not very safe

( in reply to the pushbikeing coment.)

the gn is ~ 3500 aparinlty so is quite an appeling price.

**Hitcher** · 12th October 2006, 12:37

Gahhh! Thud.

**bobsmith** · 12th October 2006, 12:41

Originally Posted by Keystone19

10km?

Advise him to save his money and buy a pushbike.

Uhhh... don't you mean, advise him to save up money until he can afford a push bike??? the last one I was drooling over cost $8000.... that was a fairly basic one at that... now if he wants to get serious and get carbon frame...............

**Keystone19** · 12th October 2006, 13:01

Actually, I've changed my mind. MrSkid destroyed his carbon fibre framed pushbike the other day along with his leg. Go with the GN or the Yamaha, much safer. Mind you, I have an excellent SV650S for sale that is ideal for commuting...

**xwhatsit** · 12th October 2006, 13:05

Get that new Yamaha Scorpio 225 thing! It looks v. nice, and not so... toy-like as the GN250 (no offence, numerous GN owners! My GF says they look cute ^_^). Of course, it's a brand new product so you don't know how the quality is... but Yamaha is normally pretty solid, isn't it? I know they make great pianos that can withstand years of tertiary student abuse lol.

Hey, 10km on a pushbike! No wai. That's 20km a day. If I tried to do that I'd end up spending more on physiotherapy bills than I'd spend on a brand-new bike! ^_^

**insane1** · 12th October 2006, 13:14

how much does he want to spend ?.

**TLDV8** · 12th October 2006, 13:17

Depends what the plan is besides commuting.
If it is just commuting then i would buy an older twin like a CB250/400 (read reasonable cost) or something similiar ...12 miles there and back will hardly warm the oil.

**sAsLEX** · 12th October 2006, 13:23

A 400 or a 600/500 parrallel twin style commuter based bike would be better than the crusier type, plus a bit more grunt and would be cheaper if going 2nd hand.

**sunhuntin** · 12th October 2006, 15:28

ive got a ginny...love it! be warned though, a number of us have had the same problems with them...mines an 05. so far ive needed headlight, tail light [x2] chain came loose twice..the second time it came while i was cornering...luckily slow speed, so nothin happened.

i recommend them, but then ive never ridden anything else!