Hornet 250, Zeal or VTR250

**Ghost Lemur** · 17th September 2004, 13:16

Originally Posted by celticno6

Check this one out Krayy:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-16012697.htm

Doesn't that bike belong in NC30_chick's thread.

**riffer** · 17th September 2004, 13:34

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

Doesn't that bike belong in NC30_chick's thread.

Tsk tsk GL. Surely you're assured enough in your manhood to not feel insecure around a motorcycle that isn't black?

**Krayy** · 17th September 2004, 13:50

She's a goner!

http://bikepoint.co.nz/DesktopDefaul...as=bikepointnz

Well thanks one and all. I just rode back from lunch on a gorgeous Yellow VTR. I figure with the type of riding I'm gonna be doing (city stop and go with the occasional 90km rip) it'll suit me better than ringing out the Hornet and changing gear every 5 secs.

So I've got myself booked on the Ride Safe refresher course this Sunday out at Whenuapai to put my new baby through her paces.

Come on Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!

**bungbung** · 17th September 2004, 13:53

Good work fella, nice in yellow too.

**2_SL0** · 17th September 2004, 13:54

Do you mind me asking what you paid for that in the end?

**Blakamin** · 17th September 2004, 13:55

Very Nice!!!!... glad to see you got something

happy riding!

**riffer** · 17th September 2004, 14:13

Very nice.

That would have to be an almost perfect choice of bike for what you want to do, especially as you are returning to riding.

Congratulations and welcome back.

I'm sure even the Chief Domestic Financial Officer will approve of this purchase...

**Krayy** · 17th September 2004, 14:17

Hey Judderbar,

It was listed at 5500 with 1k for the trade-in (Bug Bandit scooter - not as much as I'd like, but I can't be arsed fluffing round with Trademe trying to get better) and they threw in 300 worth of extras, so I'm getting a rack and starting off my armour collection.

One thing I will say is that for all the other bikes I looked at, all jap imports, they had all been dropped except for this one, and all looked like they'd spent some time outside in an acidic rain (lots of surface corrosion on chrome and discoloring of plastics and aluminium) except this one!

i dont mind paying a premium for anything if its top notch, and this, I am happy to say, looks the biz.

**2_SL0** · 17th September 2004, 18:51

Well, I know Im going to cope some flack for this, especially for all fussing about
like an old women over whether or not to buy this bike or that bike. Well Im the proud owner of the pink bike above. Yes bring on all the pink remarks, Im safe in the knowledge that I at least have a bike.

. The bike is tidy with need of a little amount of work. LOLOLOL, Im shocking Ive gone from faired to naked and back to faired in about 2 weeks. But at the end of the day I have my first road bike and Im a happy camper. :spudbooge

**Blakamin** · 17th September 2004, 19:00

Originally Posted by Judderbar

Well, I know Im going to cope some flack for this, especially for all fussing about
like an old women over whether or not to buy this bike or that bike. Well Im the proud owner of the pink bike above. Yes bring on all the pink remarks, Im safe in the knowledge that I at least have a bike.

. The bike is tidy with need of a little amount of work. LOLOLOL, Im shocking Ive gone from faired to naked and back to faired in about 2 weeks. But at the end of the day I have my first road bike and Im a happy camper. :spudbooge

Good Stuff.... i hope you and the bike have a very happy future with no bins!

ride on

**Ghost Lemur** · 17th September 2004, 21:14

Congrats judderbar and Krayy...

I is sooooo jealous. And you've both worked it just in time to be assured of having a summer ride.

**macscot** · 17th September 2004, 21:53

Originally Posted by Judderbar

Well, I know Im going to cope some flack for this, especially for all fussing about
like an old women over whether or not to buy this bike or that bike. Well Im the proud owner of the pink bike above. Yes bring on all the pink remarks, Im safe in the knowledge that I at least have a bike.

. The bike is tidy with need of a little amount of work. LOLOLOL, Im shocking Ive gone from faired to naked and back to faired in about 2 weeks. But at the end of the day I have my first road bike and Im a happy camper. :spudbooge

yeah, but more importantly, is Mrs judderbar camping as happily as you?

Anyway, looking forward to trying it out for you

**k14** · 17th September 2004, 22:00

Yeah definatly a good buy. I used to have a 87 VT250F and that was a cool bike, rode from chch to new plymouth on it and it was fine. Pretty sure they are mostly the same, very comfortable for long rides. Not even comparable to my cbr, wouldnt mind a ride on one sometime actually.

Good luck riding!!