250s' value decrease

[breakaway]

How exactly do the boys in blue check if a bike is 'restricted' on a roadside?

[Radar]

How exactly do the boys in blue check if a bike is 'restricted' on a roadside?

They would have to call in the reg plate (or some police cars now have the technology to do this directly without calling their station). But if the registration shows it has been restricted (by a dealer) and it has been DIY derestricted, I cannot see how the cops would know.

Must check into a NSW bike forum...

[Ixion]

Don't hold your breath on bikes over the 150bhp/t limit being allowed to be restricted to pass.

The experience in the UK has throughly discredited the idea, it's now a bit of a joke.

Hyosung pulled a fast one, they actually brought it out as a different model, and the authorities didn't realise it was really just a standard model with jacksied carbs.

Sort of trick that only works once.

[Fub@r]

So my 2006 Hyosung comet with 21,000k's on the clock is worth what now?

I can't see there will be a massive price change. The proposed rules are the same as Aussie and Hyosung 250's are one of the biggest sellers there.

Only big change in price I could see would be for say a 1992 CBR which are way overpriced for their age and condition that most of them are in.

Just have to wait and see. I wont be rushing out to get rid of my Hyo even though I have had my Full since last year. It suits my purpose and I don't need a 600+ cc bike at this time

[Dodger]

I wont be rushing out to get rid of my Hyo even though I have had my Full since last year. It suits my purpose and I don't need a 600+ cc bike at this time

I've had my full since early last year, also.
Problem I have now is that the Wife is commuting on the back 4 days a week, and the 250 is a little underpowered for the job.

Thus I now need to find a bike that's nice 2-up and more importantly one that my wife thinks is "Pretty". For some reason "Pretty" seems to rate higher up the list for her than "Sensible" "Cheap" "Safe" and "Comfortable" on the plus side she thinks the attached is "Pretty"

[PJ_tpl]

Ooo better plug leads! Maybe I can do 350 km/hr on my 750 is I get some.

I've seen 800 km/hr on the speedo of a GSXR1000. It's true!

Try not to run them over as you weave through the wreckage on your way past.

You don't want to run over anything sharp and get a puncture.

Nuff said...

[DMCD]

New plan, i like the look of the Yamaha XVS650's, can anyone comment on these? they seem to be Learner Approved in NSW

[muzzle]

Its a fuking stupid law yeh cool we can own up 2 60cc now, but my 250 has more balls than the bike we can purchase and btw its any 600cc that has no more than 150kw/tonne my hornets over that! so are alot of sports 250's so its a friging dumb law. so i have to sell my 250 get something even more pathetic. And loose money on it at the same time.

The new WR250R (the one made to last more than 10'000km) is 22.5kw and only 124kg. Thats
about 180 kw per tonne dry weight. Add 90 kgs to that and that drops it to 105 kw per tonne. My stock standard 2004 Honda XR250 is over 130 kw per tonne dry.

[delusionz]

I haven't logged in for a while as I'm having a break from motorcycling but I couldn't help but notice poofterjocks and numbnuts rambling on about some stupid gay honda with a microscopic motor being the fastest thing in the world.

I just had to add lol - beause that was me 1 day when I upgraded from 50cc to 250cc. You get used to 250cc and it doesn't feel all that fast anymore, and, if you were riding with other bikes instead of cars you'd realise alot sooner that 250cc's are piss slow...

[vtec]

Come over here and say that delusionz. You on an SV650 on the track... me on a stock CBR250RR.

[racefactory]

sorry to bring up old topic but this is alarming.

nowhere on the land transport webstie does it say anything about power to weight ratios. simply says under 250cc is ok.

whats all this?

[breakaway]

^ Its gonna take a while to get into effect.

[firefighter]

So when is this coming into effect? I haven't seen/read anything about this in the paper or on the news, I haven't even heard of politicians talking about it, I was aware of the proposed changes through hear-say but nothing real.....I hope it's not before September i'll be fucken pissed I can get my full then due to the whole age thing so that'll piss me off something wicked!

[NOMIS]

So when is this coming into effect? I haven't seen/read anything about this in the paper or on the news, I haven't even heard of politicians talking about it, I was aware of the proposed changes through hear-say but nothing real.....I hope it's not before September i'll be fucken pissed I can get my full then due to the whole age thing so that'll piss me off something wicked!

ACtualy when this thread started, it was mentioned as a Idead from the land transport safety on the news 2-3 times that I saw, No idea when this is happening however.

Just New Zealand following other countried ideas asusual. People that make these laws dont speak to people it affecting . pretty anoying if you ask me.

[vifferman]

With these new purposed law changes for learner and restricted licensing i have a feeling standard price for 250's will normalize somewhat.

Normalise is right - the 250s were overpriced - often selling for more than larger bikes. Supply and demand, I guess...