wtb vtr250

[fjones]

Anybody selling theirs?

[Jonny Rotten]

you missed out on my one by about 3 weeks..... i think mcjims one will be up sor sale soon

[McJim]

Yeah but I'll be getting it fully serviced and made purrrrfect before I put a price on it.

[fjones]

ok then yell out when it is for sale.....

[McJim]

Just FYI - it's a 2003 so if that's too old for you you might want to keep looking. Don't want you hanging on unnecessarily if it's not for you.

Should be ready before the end of Feb - will send you a PM nearer the time.

[fjones]

2003 sounds fine to me. MY BHS is scheduled for Feb 18th, and I am currently looking at a new VTR250, so who knows maybe it'll all work out. If not no worries.

[Chisanga]

VTR is a great choice and The Scottish Rider's bike is a good, well-maintained example

[McJim]

2003 sounds fine to me. MY BHS is scheduled for Feb 18th, and I am currently looking at a new VTR250, so who knows maybe it'll all work out. If not no worries.

Absolutely no hard feelings if you buy someone elses dude - the great thing about a VTR250 is there is NO problem selling one. Which is comforting for you when you buy one too!

[fjones]

Cool one way of the other I must own a VTR250..... I know I'll have the bike for awhile and my wife wants to learn as well. I could get a GN250 for less than half, but I sat on a VTR the other day and just can't get the thing out of my head!

[McJim]

Cool one way of the other I must own a VTR250..... I know I'll have the bike for awhile and my wife wants to learn as well. I could get a GN250 for less than half, but I sat on a VTR the other day and just can't get the thing out of my head!

Huge differences in handling, braking and when you twist your wrist - it's not just the riding position. As I said before though - if you can get a VTR for a good price (i.e. less than $6,000) but you have the budget for a brand new one then you could do a lot worse than spend the spare $2,000+ on a FXR150 for your wife.

[MSTRS:Me]

Cool one way of the other I must own a VTR250..... I know I'll have the bike for awhile and my wife wants to learn as well. I could get a GN250 for less than half, but I sat on a VTR the other day and just can't get the thing out of my head!

You would regret it, if you did. The VTR is the right way to go.

[Chisanga]

I was going to buy a GN250 as well but as soon as I rode the VTR I knew it was the right bike for me.

No offence to GN owners but I simply would not be enjoying my biking as much on a GN and would not be able to do the long(er) type trips on the open road.

Buy a VTR - they even let you ride them home after sliding down the road

[fozz rock]

had a ride on a friends GN on the weekend, go for the VTR its got a better G,F

[Leong]

I was going to buy a GN250 as well but as soon as I rode the VTR I knew it was the right bike for me.

No offence to GN owners but I simply would not be enjoying my biking as much on a GN and would not be able to do the long(er) type trips on the open road.

Buy a VTR - they even let you ride them home after sliding down the road

What he and McJim said. They're excellent learners bikes.... and probably good commuters too. Botany Honda are trading one in this week... (on a new Fireblade... so it's probably quite new). And it's true about the resale and ease of sale too

[LardEmbargo]

as soon as I rode the VTR I knew it was the right bike for me.

I really liked the one I took out for a test ride - felt confidence-inspiring (a good thing for an I-know-nothing learner like me) but also like it had a lot more to it and wouldn't be a bike you grew out of too fast. And positive instead of sort of soft or wallowy, but without being sort of edgy or meaning I had to worry about what it was up to all the time. So I could concentrate on what all those other retarded road-users were up to instead :) All in all my favourite test ride so far!

Anyone thinking of upgrading from a fairly sound mostly-looked-after VTR around Wellington / lower NI soon? I promise to offer it a good home :)