L-Plate Rider
Upgrade from vtr250?
hey all. will be getting my full soon (can get it in april or now if i do a defensive?? - shal i do it?)
keen 2 get something fun in the hills and still sweet in traffic(i commute from piha to city every day and the odd weekend ride). sv650/ er6n/ or maybe even cbr/zxr 600? any ideas?
i like the v-twin, but have also had a 91zx2r which i enjoyed
about the 7-8 thou mark i rekon.
ps, atm im thinkin of getin a 04 sv naked, and streetfightering the front light.
cheers- f
Doesn't play well with others
Do you really need a larger bike?
Pretty much anything bigger around those Piha twisties will only be slower than the VTR!
Edit: However if you are keen for a upgrade, the SV, CBR and ER6n are all excellent bikes - make sure you test ride them all before making up your mind!
Originally Posted by White trash
Highway Biker
My only thought for you is if you do it now you have all summer to enjoy on a new bike.
I may be slow at getting things but..... no wait I'm just slow.
Forum whore
B-King. FTW.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
L-Plate Rider
yeah ur right, the vtr is so much fun on the p road, just want something more when i get to the longer corners/straights. has n e 1 done a defensive? will it actually improve my riding or is it just another money making scam?Do you really need a larger bike?
Pretty much anything bigger around those Piha twisties will only be slower than the VTR!
Doesn't play well with others
The course is useless. Only good for wasting a couple of hours of your life, and knocking six months off your restricted waiting time.
Deus ex ukulele
Gsxf650 ftw.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Hardcore Biker
Do the DDC so you can more warm weather riding. Why wait? Its worth it. I did the DDC and we had a fun group with a decent instructor who also liked a few laughs. BTW you will probably learn something that will keep you from crashing!
Go for the SV650. ER6N would be a second choice.
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Easily ammused
That has got to be the ugliest bike made by a major manufacturer on the market at the moment.
Some things are worth dying for, living is one of them.
Forum whore
Check out a Benelli TnT then come back and say that.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Shed Troll
Meh, Just do what i did - buy a 1200 and and be sensible - saves the inbetweenhey all. will be getting my full soon (can get it in april or now if i do a defensive?? - shal i do it?)
keen 2 get something fun in the hills and still sweet in traffic(i commute from piha to city every day and the odd weekend ride). sv650/ er6n/ or maybe even cbr/zxr 600? any ideas?
i like the v-twin, but have also had a 91zx2r which i enjoyed
about the 7-8 thou mark i rekon.
ps, atm im thinkin of getin a 04 sv naked, and streetfightering the front light.
cheers- f
.....being sensible
/sighs
Scooter boy
I did a similar journey from a VTR. Stayed with the V Twins, to a SV650 and then to a 900 SS Ducati.
The 900 would have definately been too much of a jump for me personally. Had the SV for long enough to beable to feel comfortable with the extra weight and power.
SV in my mind is a great step up, has a enough power to keep you thrilled and may have kept it but for the fact it was carbed and wanted injection.
It is surely wiser to take the incriments to a bigger bike in steps, gaining confidence and experience along the way. MTCW
Forum whore
Trademe search $5 -$10,000
There is heaps available in your price range from all makers - a few Ducatis at prices lower than I expected.
SERIOUSLY consider this – a good step from the VTR, extremely late model, very low kms and a nice all-rounder. Ignore all the knobs who will tell you its old tech and needs $2k of suspension mods - rubbish - sure they are not a GSXR750 but they are half the price and they are sweet capable bikes. And no its not mine!
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-185186074.htm
Or look out for a nice 900 Hornet
Easily ammused
I think I just threw up on my keyboard. But the Hornet's not a bad bike and can be a lot of fun.
Some things are worth dying for, living is one of them.
L-Plate Rider
yeah i no there is alot around, just getting ideasTrademe search $5 -$10,000
There is heaps available in your price range from all makers - a few Ducatis at prices lower than I expected.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-185186074.htm
Or look out for a nice 900 Hornetim kinda lookin for a lighter bike than the hotnet 900/gsx750f
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