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    So you've got $3500 to spend on a bike

    You have $3500 to spend on a bike. Licence isn't an issue ,Neither is rideing experience --
    Your preference is towards a sporty bike maybee a sport tourer
    What sorta bike would you be looking at?
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    RF900 maybe?

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    Deposit on a decent bike, not purchase price on an old shitta that is going to cause nothing but grief
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    A good nick 400, ZXR or GSXR. Won't get anything bigger that isnt crap for that much. My second bike was a GSX400R 37k great nick $3g. Or a new bike deposit. Used bikes are often a gamble!

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    I agree, use it as a deposit on a new bike..you wont look back.
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    I would probably buy this

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=144286451

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    hXc's Mighty Spada....perfect!
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    Go with RF900,maybe GSX750,mine was less than 40km and less than $3500 by a mile,looked at a Honda CBX750 50km in a shop at the time for $3990 or offers,offered $3000 and still waiting for reply lol.
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    Pretty open ended question there Frosty, but a quick look around that online auction site shows a few potential candidates from the 80's on, the good thing about these is we now know what is virtually bulletproof, the bad things is we dont know the maintenance history, but a compression test and a good looking over will give an idea.

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    How could you go past a GB400/500? For that sort of money it should be a good one. It's sporty... and you could tour on it

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    Quote Originally Posted by ArcherWC View Post
    Deposit on a decent bike, not purchase price on an old shitta that is going to cause nothing but grief
    None of my old shitters have given me any grief and my budget is fixed
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    Quote Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat View Post
    How could you go past a GB400/500? For that sort of money it should be a good one. It's sporty... and you could tour on it
    GB's are great fun--but I kight as well stick with the GS500
    Thay yam 600 looked interesting
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    RF900 or CBR1000

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    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    definitely an RF

    didnt you used to have one?
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