First bike... advice please

[ital916]

hahaha........dude. that sounds like cinderella.. haha (hey... i was young, and very naive!)... more so... i can't believe it really happened.... man, so a purple bike huh? is that the stock colours, or the cover up paint job to hide the scratches?

man that's classic... haha

Dude...you can ask everyones opinion on kb and they will all give you a different one. You have a lot of information on the cards, now is the time to get out there, go look at bikes , kick tires etc. Get your scratchie and go to dealers and test ride a few. They will nearly always have a bike that your interested in on trademe from used and abused 17yr old industrial sewing machines to brand spanking new vtr's. Go to a dealer, test ride a few and then say hey i like that one, now lets find it on trademe.

Oh and buy your gear first...your spare change gets a bike. Less talkiing, more doing.

[Ryan432]

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also, why would you need to go to the dealer for an oil & filter change? generally speaking, it's simple enough, isn't it?

It's a bit of a con really, in order to keep your warrenty valid on a new bike most dealers will make you get the first few services done with them, and then charge you $150+ to do something you could have done yourself in less than and hour. Their reasoning for this is that there are tonnes of people who just wouldn't bother doing it and then when the bike fucks out they come running back to the dealer for warrenty! which makes it kind of fair but we still have to pay because of the few who are to lazy/stupid to look after their bike (very important when breaking in a new bike). Peace

[ital916]

It's a bit of a con really, Peace

I agree. War is more fun .

p/t

As far as oil changes go, it sucks on my srv as it require removing the entire bloody exhausts system as the oil plug has the headers running directly under them. Hmm when I get new headers made/ current one rechromed might have to fix that.

[BANZAI]

Finally catch up with this thread!! Im not gonna give advices but I have list of bikes that I want you to get hehee

budget's at about 4.5k.... so a tight budget.

Tight Budget? What tight budget? You are much much more loaded than when I was trying to find my bike

And I got my GN for $1k

don't whine about a single cylinder vs a parallel twin intil you've ridden them. i infact prefer the single for fun, the parallel twin is just smoother/less vibration but feels gutless as a result, while a Vtwin is just pure awesome (inline four are even betterer, and the V four are are an addiction)
a hornet is an inline four, anything else ain't a hornet

glad to see you aren't looking for a GN

Let him get GN, then he can do mods with $2.5k leftover

Single cylinder is very fun. Accererate from 1.5k-2k rev on 5th gear is fun!! hehehe lots of vibration!

Suzuki Volty is another choice as well, its like luxo version of GN. But its hard to find.

GB250 Clubman? Its beautiful bike! Altho hard to find lol

Kawasaki Estrella(not sure about spelling) if they have brought over it to NZ, very beautiful bike.

Could go Yamaha SRV250. (make sure you get "working" bike tho)

Sorry I like rare and non popular bikes lol

CBF250? Is there any second hand one? No one really like that bike, but you can get almost new and cheap and "honda" quality

Whats the chance of getting second hand Cagiva Raptor 125? $4.5 too tight? They look great!

There is few VTR and Bandits and stuff around $5k but if you take some of KBer or SMC guys with you to negotiate the price down to $4.5 or even less!!

If you got that much money, I'm sure you can go shop around.

Zims shopping ride!!!

I cant really help you but if you are going to shop around with someone wise from here I can tag along.

PS: Dont go for Hyosang!!!

[PirateJafa]

Or you could be a real man and get a RD... :P

Not that I'm biased or anything!

[fridayflash]

get a cheap gn, put low bars on her,,and be out riding tommrrow
eh banzai!

[Ryan432]

yea don't underestimate the GN, they are a good budget learner bike if you want to save money for a "real" bike once you get your full license! If you are comfotable with the size of your penis you shouldn't have any problems riding around on a GN for a while! lol

getting a GN means you could afford really top shelf gear now so that when you upgrade your bike you won't have to fork out for better gear to match!


PS, i have a custom made GN screen if you want to get your top speed up a bit.

You can do plenty of stuff on a GN, see this thread:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...0+south+island

see the pictures for the screen

[ital916]

Finally catch up with this thread!! Im not gonna give advices but I have list of bikes that I want you to get hehee



Tight Budget? What tight budget? You are much much more loaded than when I was trying to find my bike

And I got my GN for $1k



Let him get GN, then he can do mods with $2.5k leftover

Single cylinder is very fun. Accererate from 1.5k-2k rev on 5th gear is fun!! hehehe lots of vibration!

Suzuki Volty is another choice as well, its like luxo version of GN. But its hard to find.

GB250 Clubman? Its beautiful bike! Altho hard to find lol

Kawasaki Estrella(not sure about spelling) if they have brought over it to NZ, very beautiful bike.

Could go Yamaha SRV250. (make sure you get "working" bike tho)

Sorry I like rare and non popular bikes lol

CBF250? Is there any second hand one? No one really like that bike, but you can get almost new and cheap and "honda" quality

Whats the chance of getting second hand Cagiva Raptor 125? $4.5 too tight? They look great!

There is few VTR and Bandits and stuff around $5k but if you take some of KBer or SMC guys with you to negotiate the price down to $4.5 or even less!!

If you got that much money, I'm sure you can go shop around.

Zims shopping ride!!!

I cant really help you but if you are going to shop around with someone wise from here I can tag along.

PS: Dont go for Hyosang!!!

Oi .

First there is nothing wrong with hyosung. In my eyes they have proven themselves and unlike new shitty chinese crap have gained a solid customer base, and from the ones I have ridden and seen they are a quality bike.

Second, a raptor would never go for anything below 6k,even thats bloody lucky. They sell for 8.5k to 9k brand new. They are a quick 125. You can't buy the mito in nz just the naked *the raptor as you said*. The bigger brother looks very very sexy with the factory carbon mods.

The srvs are a very sexy 250, have plenty of torque and look great. Comfy as anything too. Banzai you take one more crack at my bike and I'm going to run you over with it when I get it back and then draw a little asian man on the tank with a cross. Then i'll turn your gn into a coffee table.

I'll be happy to come check out bikes with you zim, and if you need a help with gear feel free to come and see me this weekend.

[ehab2weelr]

bo thats it enough talk, time to go out there and see for your self a bike in a picture is not the same in real life, trust me when your on the bike you well then know what it is you need.

so get hold of me and when im not studding and what not il go with you to have a look at some bikes.....i think that zzr the red and white is nice choice for it looks very sporty and is a very forgiven bike.....yea im not the biggest fan of the zzr (as Hanna knows very well ) i do think its a good bike for what your looking for within your budget and is a good bike to start on.

[BANZAI]

get a cheap gn, put low bars on her,,and be out riding tommrrow
eh banzai!

Yep, thats right

yea don't underestimate the GN, they are a good budget learner bike if you want to save money for a "real" bike once you get your full license! If you are comfotable with the size of your penis you shouldn't have any problems riding around on a GN for a while! lol

getting a GN means you could afford really top shelf gear now so that when you upgrade your bike you won't have to fork out for better gear to match!


PS, i have a custom made GN screen if you want to get your top speed up a bit.

You can do plenty of stuff on a GN, see this thread:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...0+south+island

see the pictures for the screen

Hey can I have the screen?? How much?

Nice thread!

Oi .

Banzai you take one more crack at my bike and I'm going to run you over with it when I get it back and then draw a little asian man on the tank with a cross. Then i'll turn your gn into a coffee table.

I'll be happy to come check out bikes with you zim, and if you need a help with gear feel free to come and see me this weekend.

Hehee sorry. I thought Dushy-bashing is allowed here!

I wont make any comment about "your bike" anymore then...

[Hanne]

hahaha........dude. that sounds like cinderella.. haha (hey... i was young, and very naive!)... more so... i can't believe it really happened.... man, so a purple bike huh? is that the stock colours, or the cover up paint job to hide the scratches?

man that's classic... haha

They did actually come stock in purpley blue, but not candy shiny purple!
ZZR has been an awesome first bike for me, is good for long distances eg. Napier) but also reasonably economical around town (getting 250km/tank at the moment with town riding) So I can certainly recommend ZZR.

Have you had a sit on one though? I am around 165cm and the bike is just my size, Squiggles looks a bit big on it, (he's 5 10) so it is good to try it out first even by just sitting on one.

[The Stranger:Me]

Dude -for ya very first bike I'd suggest a scorpio,A srv250 or a new generation SR250
All that fairing shit costs friggin moonbeams when ya fall off.
A nekkid bike doesn't bust so easily.
Forget ya ego for awhile Learn to ride then sell the nekkid and buy yaself a crotch rocket. You won't loose money if you keep the bike 6 months or so.

Whooooosh.

[The Stranger:Me]

Yeah, that actually happens suprisingly often! Or, as happened with my bike, the partner just says it has to go and snaps up the first offer.
You never know when you will get lucky like that
(Ok, i admit the purple part might've helped my cause too, diminishing the number of male bidders.... )
So long as you have an idea what you are looking for and have peeled eyes

You got to feel real sorry for the soft old bastard who's mid life crisis consisted of either a 1993 ZZR250 (Madison) or DR250.

[Chrislost]

Oi .

First there is nothing wrong with hyosung. In my eyes they have proven themselves and unlike new shitty chinese crap have gained a solid customer base, and from the ones I have ridden and seen they are a quality bike.

*shuder*


i once tried to make one wheelie.
somthing that a GN CAN DO!

it wouldnt.

[motorbyclist]

good to see the FXR being considered and advice being taken onboard - if you get fed up they're easy to sell, and i'm sure kyle will tell you about his old one (which i bought off him for my little bro to learn on too)

so get hold of me and when im not studding and what not il go with you to have a look at some bikes.....i think that zzr the red and white is nice choice for it looks very sporty and is a very forgiven bike......

again with getting an experienced rider to have a look at bikes - recently pointed out to ehab that his "perfectly fine" rear sprocket was missing teeth

dont let dushi sell you an open face helmet either - have a shop around for gear to find best fit/price/style

i once tried to make one wheelie.
somthing that a GN CAN DO!

it wouldnt.

wtf?! any bike can wheelie with maybe the exception of choppers/harleys (goldwings i am told can infact wheelie)

just have to put your knee/feet far back enough on the tail when you pin the gas and then dump the clutch