Suitable 250 cruiser for adult learner?

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[1 Free Man]

my partner wants to get her license. she weighs in at around 90kg. what bike would be suitable?
ive got the virago, which she had a short go on yesterday, but im not all that keen to offer my lil bike up simply cos of repair costs if the worst happens. plus i can see myself getting shitty quickly. would prefer for her to have her own. i was thinking a cheap-o 80s gn250, but we dont want to pay the earth.

whats the learners and restricted periods for over 25s?

cheers!!

Go for the Suzuki 250 Intruder. It's a nice bike, well balanced, reasonably spritely, and looks ferkin good to with all the shiney bits.
6300$'s brand new on the road. comes in Black with blue metalflake or Silver.
Get her one. lots of brownie points. nudge nudge wink wink!!

[Irontusk]

Go for the Suzuki 250 Intruder. It's a nice bike, well balanced, reasonably spritely, and looks ferkin good to with all the shiney bits.
6300$'s brand new on the road. comes in Black with blue metalflake or Silver.
Get her one. lots of brownie points. nudge nudge wink wink!!

The blue looks nice when you catch a glimpse eh! I didn't realise until I had it for about a week, cause I only saw it inside at the dealer and at night at home.

And.. the RRP for the Intruder has gone up It's $6100 before on road costs now. What an investment

[Switch]

I purchased my Hyosung GV250 when i got my learners (end of 06) And i bought it with 6,000k's on the clock, and is just about to click over 22,000k's.
I love the look of them, chrome (some fake, i know). The tank is a nice shape, I'm completely in love with it. The only downfall is that its a bit underpowered on the open road. Around town they are fantasic, very easy to ride, plenty of torque for a 250.
Ive been around the Coro loop a couple of times, no problems what so ever. Riden for around 8-9 hours + and wasnt very sore after it Very comfortable bike.
I am looking at upgrade shortly, also got my full licence about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully its not too hard to sell my bike. Its done me well, and given me massive confidence on the road. Very Very easy to ride. Fantasic learners bike!

Have a look at my pictures

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matt.loudas.com/files/CambridgeToyRun.jpg

matt.loudas.com/files/CentennialMemorial1.jpg

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[Ryan432]

cheers for that. still looking for more suggestions on bikes for the missus please? her aim is to buy a friends 600 cruiser, so a cruiser to begin with would be suitable.

I know its not a cruiser but look into a bike like an xt250 or other similar dual purpose bike, I have a couple reasons for this, She can learn clutch, throttle and general bike control offroad first, this makes a HUGE difference in learning times and confidence, as well as not having to worry about her getting taken out by a car while shes trying to learn how to hit second. Learning offroad first also allows you to feel the limits of a bike in a safer situation, that way if one day the bike happens to step out in a corner the reaction is instinct, saving valuable seconds, sometimes the difference between a crash or not.

Also it means you can go and have a thrash on it from time to time which is awesome funn :thumbs up:

[1 Free Man]

The blue looks nice when you catch a glimpse eh! I didn't realise until I had it for about a week, cause I only saw it inside at the dealer and at night at home.

And.. the RRP for the Intruder has gone up It's $6100 before on road costs now. What an investment

Sure does. they could have been a little more heavy handed with the metalflake. Like you I only saw it when I caught it in the right light. Mines usually that dirty Ya can't see the blue anyhow.
To busy riding the sucker to be cleaning it.LOL.
Interesting the price has gone up ..Must be to popular.

[1 Free Man]

I purchased my Hyosung GV250 when i got my learners (end of 06) And i bought it with 6,000k's on the clock, and is just about to click over 22,000k's.
I love the look of them, chrome (some fake, i know). The tank is a nice shape, I'm completely in love with it. The only downfall is that its a bit underpowered on the open road. Around town they are fantasic, very easy to ride, plenty of torque for a 250.
Ive been around the Coro loop a couple of times, no problems what so ever. Riden for around 8-9 hours + and wasnt very sore after it Very comfortable bike.
I am looking at upgrade shortly, also got my full licence about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully its not too hard to sell my bike. Its done me well, and given me massive confidence on the road. Very Very easy to ride. Fantasic learners bike!

Have a look at my pictures


matt.loudas.com/files/RidingintotheSunset.jpg

matt.loudas.com/files/CambridgeToyRun.jpg

matt.loudas.com/files/CentennialMemorial1.jpg

matt.loudas.com/files/Picture161.jpg

nearly went for one of those babies myself. Not a bad looking at all.
At the end of the day SUZI UKI stole my heart

[ferriswheel]

I looked at a Suzuki GN and a FXR
Fell in love with the Zeal the moment I heard it running the first time
it set me back $3000
Its easy to get it moving very smooth ride
Goes like a cut cat lol

My only gripe with it is at 4000-5000RPM there seems to be no power then it kicks in again does the same at 8000-9000 unless your giving it tons

[sunhuntin]

ferris... couldnt you sleep or something?? 1am and your on here? bugger that, lol.

all her learning will be off road, same as mine was.

main reason i was thinking ginny is cos they are cheap as chips [for the 80s ones] and she can trash it and not worry about the money spent. id love to get her one of the new ones, but neither of us has $6000 to throw at a 250.
but mnkyboy is right... they are rather gutless for us heavier girls. not interested in a bergman.

she did have a sit on the TU250, can anyone tell me more about them? i know they have a gn engine, but is it a new gn or old gn motor?

GN250s are not cruisers. I wouldn't really call any 250 a cruiser, but there are some cruiser inspired 250s, GNs are not one of them. 250 cruisers don't really have a 'cruiser' riding position, not for me anyway, just a very plain upright position.

Being that the over 25 licence periods are so much shorter (stupid rule) it'd probably be a better idea to go with a much more temporary choice of bike. It's more worthwhile for under 25s to spend a bit more because they're likely to be stuck on the 250 for so much longer.

i know gns arent cruisers, but they are a step in the right direction. easier to go from pegs under you to pegs in front, rather than pegs behind to pegs in front. my viragos got a very laid back positioning, least the way i ride it it does.

what sort of temporary bike do you suggest? any 250 will be temporary. the 600 will be the permanent bike for her.

[PrincessBandit]

I'd really recommend the ginny. Even now when i go back to riding it occasionally I still enjoy it. After the bandit it feels so lightweight and managable (and still very comfy). Did you say 6k for a new ginny? I only paid 3300 for my 06 brand new have they really gone up that much????? At the time we opted for it as we wanted brand new and it was the only affordable one!
Good luck with the hunting - keep us posted.

[firefighter]

she did have a sit on the TU250, can anyone tell me more about them? i know they have a gn engine, but is it a new gn or old gn motor?

Ahhhh I loaned a Suzuki Volty (TU250) for my full licence test, man it was bloody hard-case, had a bit of an issue at times going up the hills on the motorway at 100km but that was because of a strong wind, if you time it right like in a diesel it's all good, I reakon she'd be an awesome learner bike, turns on a dime, very easy for learning u-turns etc, I had it for about 30 mins and was used to the bike enough for my test- and (I was riding my current bike at the time hence the rental ) I found it an easy transition from always being on sports bikes to going onto that little cruiser it was just so easy to ride, I thought it would have been awkward, iv'e got a lot of time for those things I actually didn't want to give it back I thought it was pretty neat. That's my limited experience, I reakon it might be an alright choice for you, and I think it looks way better than a GN.

[blossomsowner]

Go for the Suzuki 250 Intruder. It's a nice bike, well balanced, reasonably spritely, and looks ferkin good to with all the shiney bits.
6300$'s brand new on the road. comes in Black with blue metalflake or Silver.
Get her one. lots of brownie points. nudge nudge wink wink!!

agree with you here..............nice bike to ride.............got my wife a black one and she loves it...............

[Blossom]

agree with you here..............nice bike to ride.............got my wife a black one and she loves it...............

yes and guess who keeps taking it out for a quick blat when he has errands in town...

[savedkiwi1]

Ive just got my learners and are riding a Hyosung GV250 cruiser. It goes up the gorge, Haywards and wainui hills eazy as an i'm 108kg. Its a nice bike, but since I just got my licence and it's the only bike i got, I'm a bit biased.