Hello from Sofa!

[Trudes]

Hi Sofa, welcome to KB.

[kiwifruit]

welcome to the site

[Ragingrob]

Just in case people missed the post, Sofa has now got her basic handling skills certificate after a great deal of perseverance and is very excited about getting a bit more practice in before hitting the road.

There are a few Volty tu250s on trademe at the moment which I think would be ideal for her as a learner, any comments??

[Blue Velvet]

Hey everyone, I'm Sofa

Hi Sofa, and congratulations on getting your BHS certificate. Good luck getting a bike. I don't know anything about the Volty's, but people seem to like them. Same/similar engine as the GN250?

[vifferman]

I don't know anything about the Volty's, but people seem to like them.

Except me. But then, I'm not really 'people'.
When I first bought my VFR, I was given a Volty as a loaner, and it was horrible (not in very good condition, and not very nice compared to the VFR). I hated riding it, until I'd been in the saddle more than thirty minutes, and went down some backstreet liberally sprinkled with "traffic calming measures" in the form of speed bumps.
They failed to work on the Voltyhorse, which became very excited, and seemed to think it had entered some equestrian event, leaping over the speed humps with what one would almost think was alacrity (if one knew what that was). So I found it did have some redeeming features after all.

I would think (if I could think, that is) that it would make a fine pony for a beginner: it has a low seat height, is reasonably well behaved (as long as you keep it away from equestrian temptations), and would be fairly cheap to run: a couple of carrots and a forkful or two of hay should keep it happy.

[Sofa]

Except me. But then, I'm not really 'people'.
When I first bought my VFR, I was given a Volty as a loaner, and it was horrible (not in very good condition, and not very nice compared to the VFR). I hated riding it, until I'd been in the saddle more than thirty minutes, and went down some backstreet liberally sprinkled with "traffic calming measures" in the form of speed bumps.
They failed to work on the Voltyhorse, which became very excited, and seemed to think it had entered some equestrian event, leaping over the speed humps with what one would almost think was alacrity (if one knew what that was). So I found it did have some redeeming features after all.

I would think (if I could think, that is) that it would make a fine pony for a beginner: it has a low seat height, is reasonably well behaved (as long as you keep it away from equestrian temptations), and would be fairly cheap to run: a couple of carrots and a forkful or two of hay should keep it happy.

Hey thanks for your input =) I think it looks quite cutebut I possibly have a GN to practice on (thanks to Squiggles) which is obviously just the cheaper option. I dunno, its really hard to decide cos I just really want my own bike now, on way too much of a high from yesterday I think though that a more sporty bike wouldn't go down too well with me right now, even though they just look so cool! But yeah, think I'll def look into a Volty

[gijoe1313]

Well done! And big ups to Squiggles ... dang helpful lad he is! The bug of biking will soon take control, just hang on, ATTGATT up and on your way!

Looking forward to reading your exploits on two wheels of freedom safely!

[Rosie]

Hi Sofa!
Kanny and Klingon both have volties, if you wanted opinions on them.
Have fun shopping for a new bike

[Sofa]

Well done! And big ups to Squiggles ... dang helpful lad he is! The bug of biking will soon take control, just hang on, ATTGATT up and on your way!

Looking forward to reading your exploits on two wheels of freedom safely!

Yeah ha, he's awesome =) and Hanne too!

And Rosie, thanks for that, I'll definitely talk to them! =)

[Ragingrob]

Has the talk with your mum been done yet convincing her of the safety of riding?

[klingon]

There are a few Volty tu250s on trademe at the moment which I think would be ideal for her as a learner, any comments??

GET A VOLTY!

In my completely independent and unbiased opinion, they are the perfect bike for a learner. All the indestructible advantages of the GN250, with the added advantage of style!

I've sent sofa a PM... the brainwashing has begun.

[Str8 Jacket]

Hi, welcome and CONGRATS! You're gonna love it!

These guy's are a little crazy though.....

[Maha]

Has the talk with your mum been done yet convincing her of the safety of riding?

I got that talk when i first got a bike, then a while later a 40 year old friend of my Folks dropped dead when she got home one afternoon. Adult version of Cot Death so they said, Mum phone to tell me and added ''enjoy your motorcycling Mark''....

[Ragingrob]

I got that talk when i first got a bike, then a while later a 40 year old friend of my Folks dropped dead when she got home one afternoon. Adult version of Cot Death so they said, Mum phone to tell me and added ''enjoy your motorcycling Mark''....

Wow yeah enjoy your life while you can I guess huh!

[sweetp]

Hey good luck to you. Remember confidence comes with practice so get out there and ride baby ride.

If you do want to consider a sports bike I would like to put a plug in for an FXR150. They are a super bike, very easy to ride and have great stuff like a fuel gauge and and indicator letting you know what gear you are in.

They are nimble, agile, and while not speedy (I max mine out at 132) it can keep up with the traffic on the daily commute, can handle long trips (I did 1000km in a day and it handled it better than some of the big bikes) and at 127kg dry weight one of the lightest bikes you can get.

Price wise they tend to be around the $2500 mark but hold their value well. Good on the maintenence front - just takes one litre of oil, 91 gas and my new rear tire cost $117.

There arent that many around and they have a really nice look to them.