Hey! I'm thinking about getting a road bike. (mattwood)

[mattwood]

hey, im 15 and thinking about getting a road bike. i dont have any money but its nice to know wot u r saving for, seems to make it easier.

i hav a KX125 and am pretty confident at mx etc. i was wondering if i would be all sweet on something like a nsr250 or any 2stroke road bike. im not really into 4 strokes but im just wondering if a 2stroke road bike would be as aggressive as a motorcross bike??

anyway, any help or opinions would be appreciated

[White trash]

Nowhere near as aggressive as a 250 MX bike Matt. A HELL of alot faster though.

RGVs are the most fun you can have with your pants on although it's hard to find a good one at a good price at the moment. Dealers are a fuckin rip off.

I'm halfway through a resto on Sues one now, can't wait till it's a runner.

Welcome to KB by the way.

[mattwood]

is it just as easy 2 pull wheelies? not that i'll be tryiong to do anything like that


yeah, ive been lookn around trademe aye, its pretty dear for any RGV younger then the 1980's.\

good luck with the resto, chuck sum pics up once its done

thanks

[HungusMaximist]

Best thing you can do for yourself is to get your learners and then go test ride a few bikes.

Sure, you can ask us all day for advice and that, but nothing beats a good blast on one of them.

Just make sure you don't end up buying the first bike you see!

[mattwood]

haha yeh true!

ive got a little nifty 50 thats about 20yrs old, but i really want a decent bike because i live out in the country and its about 20kms to anywhere, it takes awhile on a scooter hahah

[TRAINING WHEELS]

Hi Mattwood welcome to KB i agree with HungusMaximust ... Like anything in life you try before you buy....Every one on here can add there advice on what to buy but ultimately it is what you feel comfortable in riding.
All the best and good luck choosing your first road bike
Safe riding

[Pancakes]

Hey Matt.

Nothing wrong with 2 strokes. NSR & RGV are awesome. Your MX bike will do you lots of good with being comfortable with letting the bike move under you and maintaining/overhauling your ride (especially if ya get a 2 smoka).

Road bike won't ride like a MX bike. Dirt bikes have pretty much no flywheel compared to a road bike so the pickup is all different. My advice would be to get a bike that you can live with that will re-sell well over the best thing you can get on your L plates. The 250 market is murder, if you put the cash out thy to make sure your in the position to get it back. If you got an RGV (proper one 250-R, not the 150 etc) and tidyed it up while you have it you could turn it into a nice trade on a fast new 600? I've done a bit of farm work and know if your happy to get up in the morning and turn up to a job there's money out there to be had. Hope things go wicked for you!

[kiwifruit]

welcome to the site

just do your time, don't spend any money, so to speak, until you have your unlimited license.... then the fun(tm) begins

[owner]

fxr150 or rg150,2cents. slower than an nsr but cheaper ,reliable and 10 years of thrashing newer, ride like every cage, truck or gsxr is actually trying knock you off. welcome

[jrandom]

just do your time, don't spend any money, so to speak, until you have your unlimited license.... then the fun(tm) begins

+1

250cc two-stroke road bikes are fiddly machines for enthusiasts, not learner bikes. Just because they're legal to ride on a 6L/6R doesn't mean they're the best choice.

Not that you'll be a 'learner' so to speak if you have decent MX experience, but, still, MXing doesn't get you used to riding in traffic.

More importantly, what's your budget?

If you like two strokes, I'd say your best choice for a learner bike would be the good old RG150.

[hospitalfood]

I think get a massive 4 stroke, ignore the rules and get endless power.
many would disagree.

[mattwood]

im pretty keen on wot pancakes was saying, gettn an old RGV 250R and doing it up while i have it and try sell it off for abit mor then i payed for it!

i kinda tend to think i would get bored on a 150.. ive never ridden one before but im keen 2 be able 2 go as fast as i can with my learners.

[Pancakes]

Those 150's are a viable option. Reasonably fast and good light handling. If you can't have power (and 250"s don't really make power) lightness can make up for that. If you do have the time and skill (or patience and ability to not brake stuff while you learn) I still think you could have a good classic fast 250 and make on it at the end. A clean one will sell for a bit.

[mattwood]

yeh, an old 250 sounds like the way to go.

damnit... chain popped out of the bottom guide on the KX and munted the srockets and guide! there goes 300 bucks.. road bikes gunna be awhile off haha

[jrandom]

i kinda tend to think i would get bored on a 150.. ive never ridden one before but im keen 2 be able 2 go as fast as i can with my learners.

Try one and see.

There are guys on this forum who can hop on an RG150 and embarrass your average rider on a 100+hp 600cc bike.

Also, don't underestimate the mess you can make of yourself on the road at 200kph. It never hurts to take it easy for a while and keep your road bins low-speed.

If you buy the fastest 250 you can find on your budget, I can almost guarantee you it will be ancient and rickety and have fucked suspension and shagged tyres. You won't be able to afford to bring it up to scratch, so you'll just ride it anyway. You're young and have testosterone to spare and judgement still to grow, so you'll end up trying to keep up with older guys on far better bikes.

You'll probably manage to do it successfully a few times and get patted on the back, at which point you'll think you're some sort of unholy fusion of every GP champion in history, and push even harder.

Then you'll overcook a corner one day and die, and we'll all ride wearily to your funeral and wish that the inevitable hadn't happened yet again.

Just buy an RG150, OK?