Worth it?

[The Stranger:Me]

I would hope that you wouldn't repeat the same mistake every 5 minutes

You just need to learn how to control your right hand........

Yeah, once a week is often enough.

Though right on with the right hand control.
So so important.

[SN4PD]

did you pay cash for the trumpet that you have dropped how many times?

and you don't even have a full licence.

I did pay cash thank you, the only thing I have financed is my house.... but I suspect it's a lot harder to drop.

[The_Dover]

did the cash come from your "home loan"?

as for dropping the house, does it have clifftop views? if so, start to worry.

[SN4PD]

did the cash come from your "home loan"?

as for dropping the house, does it have clifftop views? if so, start to worry.

Actually the cash came from 3 months of 90 hour weeks during a large corporate merger and integration project. Unfortunately Glendowie isn't in my price range, so no clifftop views

[boomer]

I would hope that you wouldn't repeat the same mistake every 5 minutes

You just need to learn how to control your right hand........ my bike can easily do 260kmph+ but you don't see me doing that through the spaghetti junction, engage your brain before you twist the throttle.

its amazing how some people don't learn huh??!!

[SN4PD]

its amazing how some people don't learn huh??!!

What are you insinuating here

[Lteejay]

If your planning to keep it for 1-2 years, you might want to look at something a little quicker, maybe save up a few extra dollars. You can always buy a quick bike and ride it slow, (while building up your confidence and getting faster), but unfortunately it doesn't work well the other way round....

I dont want anything too grunty at the moment. The best looking bikes I've seem are 600CC or more, but my wallet and skill don't match the drool meter (well on the low end anyway). Got the cash so dont need to put on HP, enough for gear too. Have seen a fantastic leather jacket. How much more of a pain in the arse are they compared to textured jackets i.e with the rain etc.
Also, seen a ZZR 1994 at $3000 on trademe - 52,000km. What do ya reckon?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...032&key=413031

[SN4PD]

I dont want anything too grunty at the moment. The best looking bikes I've seem are 600CC or more, but my wallet and skill don't match the drool meter (well on the low end anyway). Got the cash so dont need to put on HP, enough for gear too. Have seen a fantastic leather jacket. How much more of a pain in the arse are they compared to textured jackets i.e with the rain etc.
Also, seen a ZZR 1994 at $3000 on trademe - 52,000km. What do ya reckon?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...032&key=413031

If it's just a leather jacket then its probably not such a pain, but when leather gets wet, you get drenched, and because your riding theres the wind chill so you get fucken cold, or you can carry a rain coat to put over your leathers, which is also a pain in the arse.

Personally I use a codura jacket and draggin jeans for the 10km commute to work, and a full zip together race suit for "dry" weekend riding, (my tires are useless in the wet anyway).

As for the bike $3k is a little high for the kms, $2000-2500 would me more resonable. As it has high KMS and is 12 years old be prepared to buy EXPENSIVE Kawasaki spare parts, (I got new parts for my ZXR250 ex Jap at a third of the NZ street price).

Have you looked at all the other bike sites, bikepoint etc, you can normaly find a good deal if you scout around, prices on trademe tend to be a bit inflated, and dont be afraid to buy a bike from out of town, my last two bikes I brought from Chirstchurch.

[Lteejay]

.....dont be afraid to buy a bike from out of town, my last two bikes I brought from Chirstchurch.

You bought without seeing or riding?????

[SN4PD]

You bought without seeing or riding?????

When I brought my ZXR250C I had it shipped up, so no riding. I paid $2000-3000 less than its street value in Auckland for a bike in that condition, so even if it had a few problems I was coming out ahead. I got it off an importer, so if it was fucked then all I had to do was ship it back for a refund....... contrary to popular belief I'm not stupid

As for the second bike, well you don't drop 20K and not ride it back from Christchurch I didn't test ride that one (or any other big bikes beforehand) for that matter, the first time I had ridden anything bigger than a 250 was on the day out the shop door with my tank bag packed!

But considering it was brand new with a whole 5kms on the clock and a 2 year warranty I'd covered most bases....

[Drum]

I bought a bike from out of town too. I found the same model locally and sat on it to check for fit etc, but then purchased off a shop in Tauranga as it was a better deal (by more than $1000 even after freight etc).

When I found an oil leak, the bike shop paid for the repair to be carried out locally. Couldnt be happier really.

Buying out of town from a private seller may be a different story though.

[Lteejay]

Think I will probably get more bang for my buck if I go privately as I only have $3000, so will try to stick to Auckland sells. I will keep looking. There are a couple of GPX's on trade me that look OK.
Love Kiwibiker website as I dont really know anyone else who rides to ask these questions to.
Thanks for everyones help. I am bound to have more questions soon.

[SN4PD]

Think I will probably get more bang for my buck if I go privately as I only have $3000, so will try to stick to Auckland sells. I will keep looking. There are a couple of GPX's on trade me that look OK.
Love Kiwibiker website as I dont really know anyone else who rides to ask these questions to.
Thanks for everyones help. I am bound to have more questions soon.

At the end of the day its your money and your decision to make and not anyone else's. No ones going to mock you for whichever bike you buy, so get something you like not what other people think you should have / would like.

As for the questions, thats why this site exists, for bikers to exchange knowledge, corroborate, (and talk shit).

Finally when you do get your new baby you have to post pics for us all to admire, (and turn up to some KB rides)

[Hawkeye]

Just for the record Lteejay - Welcome to the site...

[The Flux Capacita]

haha i've been looking at the same bikes since my one got smashed up by a cage...seems this advice saved me alot of driving around although i was really interested in that blue zzr being local....other bikes on trade me with potential are:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...px?id=78615893

which i really like but can't get up to have a closer look at it untill thursday next week

this zxr looks ok but worried it's been thrashed around a bit

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...px?id=78436005

what do you guys think

also what other bike websites are there apart from trademe?

cheers
Flux