WANTED: Budget learner bike $1000 or less...

[BANZAI]

So if I decided to do its gonna be like:

Purchace bike>Ask gijoe131 or klyong82 to go down> they will ride the bike back to Auckland!

Where will be the change of ownership fit in and how? also who's responsible for the insurance of bike?(me??) while transporting it to AKL? gijoe got insurance for other bike? What bout you klyong82

[BANZAI]

EDIT: Oops, double posting. Can I delete this post?

[EJK]

Nah just leave it put more post counts gotta catch up to me sometime


Click "edit", then select "Delete post"

[motorbyclist]

yeah you can delete double posts, there's a button for it somewhere

check the insurance deal or take the risk.... i know my insurer still covers my bike for other riders provided the rider has thier full licence and my permission (otherwise it's theft)

ownership papers are easy. go to a post office and get the forms. from memory there's one for you to fill out and one for the seller and they both go in the post to LTNZ so you never need meet the seller.

[BANZAI]

What you guys think of that Hamilton one??? $1500 is bit too expensive I guess.

[EJK]

Steve (squiggle) once told me to stay away from old FZ250s.

But still, the bike looks alright

[Ragingrob]

Yeah Stephen reckons that the only fz250s he knows have blown up lol

[glice]

my first bike was $375 and ran but wasnt legal.
second was a grand for a 2000 rgv150 with wof and reg and ran mint.
just take your time shopping around and you can get some pretty cheap stuff, and test ride lots just to make sure you are getting something good and what you want. at the prices you are looking at look for bikes in good mechanical condition and dont worry what they look like because that doesnt really matter and first bikes usually go for a slide or 2.
cycle treads have some real cheap run out gear at the mo, waterproof spyke jacket with armor $100 and pants for similar. you can get good second hand stuff too, but dont buy a second hand helmit.

hope this helps, I've been through it on a tight budget too, so I know what your going through.

[PirateJafa]

has armour (hard bits) so you don't chip the little bit of bone off your elbow and you're less likely to pop your shoulder/collarbone. armour usually helps in event of sliding and wearing through the jacket.

don't mean to scare you off, but so many new riders don't actually understand what can happen *in a worst case* when you fall off until it happens

Can't reinforce this enough Banzai - I had a off just recently and despite wearing leathers with armour I still broke my elbow very badly, ending up getting a bone graft, and around 12 months of recovery.

Don't skimp on gear.

[klyong82]

So if I decided to do its gonna be like:

Purchace bike>Ask gijoe131 or klyong82 to go down> they will ride the bike back to Auckland!

Where will be the change of ownership fit in and how? also who's responsible for the insurance of bike?(me??) while transporting it to AKL? gijoe got insurance for other bike? What bout you klyong82

I got insurance but checking the policy I dont think it is covered if I ride a different bike unless if I decide to buy the bike. So insurance wise I think it is your responsibility if not just take the risk...only worry is if breaksdown half way.. If it has a rego and warrant do a credit check and after passing him the money make sure he passed you the signed papers. Take it to the post office and do the transfer.

[motorbyclist]

Yeah Stephen reckons that the only fz250s he knows have blown up lol

same here for the fzr250

kyle (twowheeljunkie) can vouch for that

[BANZAI]

Maybe its too much of hassle to get that bike....

Howbout
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-150280864.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-150215637.htm

I like the look of Kawasaki and its Lime-green too.

Thanks for advices about gears. I will shop around and buy good ones!

[Warr]

What you guys think of that Hamilton one??? $1500 is bit too expensive I guess.

So make an offer then

[motorbyclist]

i suppose i should remind you that before buying any bike you go and take someone who knows what they're looking at/listening for to have a look at the machine. that gn has an interesting situation with rego, but stephen will be an expert when it comes to fixing it up. (bikes are meant to run rich when choke is used that's what it does, so don't worry about that)

many, many bikes are on TM simply because they're about to blow up and it isn't economical to fix them, the kawa is a good example of that in that parts will be nigh on impossible to find

[BANZAI]

I need to learn to read the seller's comment from top to the bottom before putting it to this thread....

That GN doesnt have Rego.....

Can please anyone go with me next Anzac weekend to check the bike?

If so I will contact both Yamaha and that Kawasaki seller.