Best Value 250?

**Deranged** · 17th December 2004, 22:51

I'm looking for a 250, and I'm thinking about getting a Honda cbr250r(or rr), a Kawasaki GPX250, or something simular, from about 1989 to 1992. How much do you think one these in reasonble nick will aet me back, and what is the insurance like for a teenager.

**Coyote** · 18th December 2004, 17:14

I only recently got my CBR for 5500. Really good deal as the bike is in really good condition. Sniper_CBR has also got a CBR like mine, and I think he got it for 5500 aswell

**MSTRS:Me** · 18th December 2004, 17:18

Originally Posted by Deranged

I'm looking for a 250, and I'm thinking about getting a Honda cbr250r(or rr), a Kawasaki GPX250, or something simular, from about 1989 to 1992. How much do you think one these in reasonble nick will aet me back, and what is the insurance like for a teenager.

Insurance.......Teenager.............$$$$$$$$$$$$$ go 3rd party, not full

**カワサキキド** · 18th December 2004, 22:06

go to www.trademe.co.nz and www.bikepoint.co.nz
and here for an insurance quote www.protecta.co.nz

**Hitcher** · 19th December 2004, 16:33

Don't buy a Kawasaki GPX250 (typing that felt incredibly disloyal). They are a lump of shite. They even make a Suzuki GSX250 look good.

**Jonty** · 19th December 2004, 16:42

get a zxr 250 cheaper than a CBR and faster

**Riff Raff** · 19th December 2004, 17:36

What about a nice little Honda Rebel?

**Coyote** · 19th December 2004, 17:41

Originally Posted by Jonty

get a zxr 250 cheaper than a CBR and faster

Not always. Depends on where you buy from. Trademe varys greatly, but dealers tend to sell CBRs for 5500 and ZXRs for 6000, and it doesn't seen to change unless the bike is in bad condition

As for faster, your on Jonty

**Jonty** · 20th December 2004, 07:28

Originally Posted by alarumba

Not always. Depends on where you buy from. Trademe varys greatly, but dealers tend to sell CBRs for 5500 and ZXRs for 6000, and it doesn't seen to change unless the bike is in bad condition

I haven't seen one for $6000!!, I think I paid $4000 for mine from a dealer and it was in good nick. I guess it depends on how many are floating around out there. Maybe I should trade in and trade up now!!

As for faster, your on Jonty

Ha ha look forward to it

Hope you are enjoying the CBR, the pocket racers can be a lot of fun

**Coyote** · 20th December 2004, 08:52

Dealers over-inflate the prices of 250s. If you look through the motorcycle trader, almost all ZXR250s are 6000, and all CBR250RRs are 5500.

I was lucky with my CBR. The guy at motomart said since the CBR was traded in for a Ducati 748, they only needed to move the bike, and didn't care about making a profit. They could've sold it for 7500! It only had 19000km.

I later found out that the original owner was Her_B4

**Jonty** · 20th December 2004, 10:35

I think you did well getting a CBR RR for $5500 from a dealer. Often the second hand CBR's on Trade me are up around that mark (for the good ones). I have found you get a little piece of mind when buying from a dealer as these older bike often have a few niggles in the first few months, which you can get fixed for free. My fork seals went early in the piece and that would have bumped up the price had i not bought from a dealer.

Does anyone know what you could expect for a trade price on a ZXR '89' 20,000K? is it worth trading or having a go at private sale? I think a CBR 600 F is on the cards for me in the next 6 months, with a little luck, as the Z6r is a little pricey

**Deranged** · 21st December 2004, 18:35

I've seen some CBR's on the net for under $3,000, but the some work done to them and I dunno if it is worth the time and money to fix them up. What are some other bikes that are simmular but mabey a little cheaper?

**Deranged** · 21st December 2004, 18:36

What is 3rd party insurance like for one of these things?

**jrandom** · 21st December 2004, 18:46

Don't ask about insurance here.

Call AMI, Protecta and whoever else you can think of, and get quotes.

My advice to you is, you're young, you'll want this thing to work when you push the button, not be an endless pit for money and time. (You can do that later when you have your own garage and a wife to piss off...)

If you want a sprotty 250, be prepared to spend 5-7K on a ZXR or CBR250.

Or buy a new GSX250 for 6K. They're OK.

You'll probably be able to find an NZ-new VTR250 for about the same price as one of those ZXR/CBRs. It'll be a lot slower, though.

If you buy a fast 250 for 3K or less, there's a good chance you'll end up with a list of stuff that needs fixing, and a bike that spends all its time sitting out the back of your driveway waiting for you to afford the workshop bill to get it going again. Not to say that it *has* to be that way, but you'll run the risk.

If you want to spend under 3K, buy a GN250.

Don't buy a second-hand two-stroke. They're like hookers and still-warm toilet seats. Feels good, but you keep wondering who was there last, and what they did on it.

**Ghost Lemur** · 21st December 2004, 19:44

Originally Posted by jrandom

Don't buy a second-hand two-stroke. They're like hookers and still-warm toilet seats. Feels good, but you keep wondering who was there last, and what they did on it.

That's worthy of the KB classic quotes thread (if I can find the bloody thing).