Quote Originally Posted by The Flux Capacita View Post
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
Hi,

They both look like pretty good bikes, personally I'd go for the FZR over the ZZR any day. The ZXR will be a premo 250 to ride, bit more acceleration and top speed, but it will cost a mot more than $3300, I'd speculate the auction ending somewhere between $4000-5000.

With a ZXR around those KMS, look at having to replace the following in the next 5000-10000 KMS, brake discs ($1800 for genuine Kawasaki or $900 for locally made ones), fork seals & oil ($50-100 on your next service), chain & sprocket ($200-300), having said that they're a arguably (shush you CBR owners) the quickest Jap 250 you can buy for the money. Also remember that they will want an oil change every 4000-5000 KMS as general maintenance, and you'll probably want to ditch whatever shit tyres it comes with and put on something decent like GPR70's ($250 rear, $200 front).

Other bike websites...... www.bikepoint.co.nz