Kawasaki KR 1-s

[eelracing]

Aah well you could always settle for second best and buy a four stroke.
Two strokes are in the blood,once hooked theres no going back.
The right one will come along and you will know.

[Ixion]

There's a Kawa tandem on tardme now, and a couple of RZ250s. To my mind the RZ is the pick of the bunch for a practical , fun bike at reasonable price. .

[gammaguy]

mate last time i was in cyclespot barry pt rd there was a mint late model Aprilia RS 250.Forget the KR1 SP(nice bike in the day but rarer than a virgin in a brothel now and twice as dodgy)at least with the "priller"there will be back up if all turns to sheeite.

[AlBundy]

Well, I did see another guy looking for one in online trading... Seems you are not alone...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=85347

[wbks]

Yea I was just looking at the Aprilia's. Pretty new. Pretty pricey though as well and maybe I'm just weird but the '94 NSR SE on trademe looks sexyer than any of the aprilias. The Aprilias just look too round. But I'm assuming the aprilias being later models are a lot better performance/part availability...

[imdying]

You should do some research before you go any further.

[wbks]

What kind of research?

[henry]

I had one of these. Loved it.
I'll never forget the day I smoked my buddy on his newly imported TZR250. Fun times.
I've been on the look out for a nice one. If I find one I'll buy it.

[Coyote]

If you want a 250 2 stroke race rep that doesn't cost you heaps, look for a genie to grant you 3 wishes. It's the only way.

[imdying]

What kind of research?

It appears that you know little to nothing about the current offerings on the market... spend a few days having a snoop around the net, see what the differences are between them.

Try rgv250.co.uk, nsrworld, and the like. There's heaps of data out there, you'll be able to find out all you want to know pretty quickly.

For a start, go find out what it takes to derestrict an MC28

Armed with knowledge, you'll get something that suits your needs... without it, it's easy to buy a lemon. Two strokes are a pain because most Kiwis are cheap arse idiots with little comprehension of how to correctly maintain a high performance motorcycle. Add to that they're a 250 and thus likely to be owned by young guys with insufficient money and/or skills to look after them, and you've a recipe for disaster.

[wbks]

I was just on NSRworld and it was interesting that the Card Key system i was wondering about was just an ingenious way to restrict the bike in a hard way to deristrict. Learnt a lot for sure. So I get the differences and changes in the NSR years now. To be honest they are the only ones I'm really keen on. When (yes when, not if damnit) I get a two stroke I will make sure to do regular rebuilds and keep her in good shape and try not to be an antipodean idiot!

If you want a 250 2 stroke race rep that doesn't cost you heaps, look for a genie to grant you 3 wishes. It's the only way.

You're a smart arse cunt aren't you?

[AlBundy]

Another point to consider...

The Aprilia runs an RGV motor... So motor spares should be available...

[imdying]

Cool, now go find out about deresticting rgvs, and see how they compare dollar/complexity wise.

[xwhatsit]

There's a Kawa tandem on tardme now, and a couple of RZ250s. To my mind the RZ is the pick of the bunch for a practical , fun bike at reasonable price. .

Yeah! If you're a flash git, you might think the RZ250 doesn't look cool enough (especially nekkid, I know what you fairingfags are like) -- although people with proper taste know they're gorgeous, but they're cheap and long lasting and winding back that throttle and slipping the clutch is seriously addictive. Beats the shit out of riding a CBR250RR. They seem to be pretty cheap and reliable, I know GiJoe1313's one (Daisy, to be particular) wails and howls along with merely the slightest impression of maintenance. I think pistons etc. were pretty cheap too. I like that bike a lot, even if riding it for the first time was when it was pissing down with rain and the tyres were absolute rubbish. A lot of fun.