Newbie: GN250 Bike, how much should this cost?

[mister.koz]

Yeah man, good on you, when i got my GN my workmates coined a new term for me; "wagging my tail"

I was having so much fun and was so excited that they told me i was "wagging my tail" all the time now 2 guys at work are buying bikes and 2 have started riding theirs to work.

My advice,

• white lines = evil
• cages = evil
• ignore the gear indicator (also called idiot box) - its bad to depend on it, i found out when i went to a bike without one
• If something is broken or not working ask around, get a manual and figure out how it works before getting someone to fix it
• always use both brakes
• never ride beyond your limits
• go to some motorbike training and ask/listen to everyone you know who rides bikes, all advice is good (even if you figure out its wrong later)

i went 3 or 4 months before going to my zxr250, probably too early but hindsight is 20/20

[crazyv]

thanks mister.koz thats some sound advise i think ...

btw do you lane switch on the motorways? I'm not planning on doing that but just wondering if it just 'happens' once confidence increases?

[mister.koz]

thanks mister.koz thats some sound advise i think ...

btw do you lane switch on the motorways? I'm not planning on doing that but just wondering if it just 'happens' once confidence increases?

My advice is indicate early, watch ahead for slowing traffic, use your mirrors to make sure there's no one coming up behind you too quick, physically look to the left and your blind spot for an opening (give yourself allot of room) move to the closest riding position to where you want to go (i.e. left to go left) then check everything again and move into the other lane if it is still clear.

If you can, try and keep in the right hand riding position when you are riding, its the same place the drivers of cars will be and it means you are more visible.

also keep good distances from vehicles in front of you, cars can often stop faster than bikes and your better to lay back than not stop in time.

[MaxCannon]

My GN is a 2005
I paid $2200 for it and it had about 2200 kms on the clock.
It was about 18 months old when I got it.

The guy I bought it from only used it to sit his tests so he could get a bigger bike.

It gets anywhere from 20-25km/L depending on where I go and lately how much choke is needed to start it.

I've replaced the tyres with Pirelli City Demons and they make the world of difference. It's a far better bike to ride once those no-grip rubbish OE tyres have been replaced.