New Bike

[Magua]

I'm not going to jump to conclusions, well yes I am, all going well I may have sold my bike for $1700. Bit of a loss but I did get some gear when I bought it. Anyway time to start looking for a new bike. I don't have much to play with (crap all infact) $2k tops. I'd like some advice, see I'm moving up from a 12bhp GN125 and don't want to get something I'll be wanting to flick off in a few months for something with more grunt. Any help appreciated.

[White trash]

I'm not going to jump to conclusions, well yes I am, all going well I may have sold my bike for $1700. Bit of a loss but I did get some gear when I bought it. Anyway time to start looking for a new bike. I don't have much to play with (crap all infact) $2k tops. I'd like some advice, see I'm moving up from a 12bhp GN125 and don't want to get something I'll be wanting to flick off in a few months for something with more grunt. Any help appreciated.

Rg or RGV150. Best value on the plannet. Or even an FXR if reliability's your bag.

[Magua]

Fxr is tempting, but it doens't seem like a great jump in power. I'll be taking one out for a spin sometime this week.

[FROSTY:Me]

aww bugger it buy a zxr750 kwakka --thats got slightly more power than the GN
I just happen to know a guy who just bought one

[tuscan]

I just bought a fxr a couple of weeks ago and it's pretty good around town and that.

But, even though it's my first bike and stuff, I'm already beginning to realise a wee bit more power wouldn't go amiss...

[FROSTY:Me]

time for a turbo and a NOS kit maybee tuscan
Im kidding .

[k14]

My learner bike was a VT250 and that was great. Bought it for $1300 and sold it for a little more after giving it a little tlc. They are great bikes, quite comfortable to ride, fast enough and good for round town etc. I even rode mine up to New Plymouth from chch and didn't miss a beat.

Just my 2c.

[scroter]

find a bike that does good mono's and you will never regret it

[FROSTY:Me]

Ill go back to boring boring but -- Id buy a 250 single or twin
I was eyeing up the fxr150 and thinking I could maybee fit a gn250 motor in there

[Magua]

Doesn't the GN250 have less horse power than the FXR, it's 17 I think compared to 20.

[FROSTY:Me]

Doesn't the GN250 have less horse power than the FXR, it's 17 I think compared to 20.

as stock yep--but then you see a gn makes more bottom end grunt and you can use trail bike cams and .....
hmmm now mind you _i wonder if the zxr motor will fit??

[Devil]

FXR 750! wooo. Burnout!

[Indiana_Jones]

find a bike that does good mono's and you will never regret it

lol FXR150 then

-Indy

[Funkyfly]

My very first bike was a Yamaha TZR 250, 2 stroke. I brought this bike for $1300, it had a paint job and looked fast. I knew nothing about bikes at this stage.

Anyway the thing went like the clappers! man was it fun!

People told me to buy a GN for a first bike but i thought it would be a waste of time buying a slow bike as later i would want to sell it to buy a faster one! Just as you want to do now.

People did however also tell me the TZR's blow up. And sure enuff it did, i messed around fixing a throttle cable and didnt fit the air box properly.

So listen to what these guys tell you, but personally i would buy the fastest bike i could afford. that way you wont be bored so fast and want to trade up yet again (and lose more money!)

[Zed]

I'm not going to jump to conclusions, well yes I am, all going well I may have sold my bike for $1700. Bit of a loss but I did get some gear when I bought it. Anyway time to start looking for a new bike. I don't have much to play with (crap all infact) $2k tops. I'd like some advice, see I'm moving up from a 12bhp GN125 and don't want to get something I'll be wanting to flick off in a few months for something with more grunt. Any help appreciated.

If you want a decent 250cc+ bike you would have enough cash there for a deposit on a finance deal if you were considering that option?


Zed