New rider - what should I get?

[Buckets4Me]

Well ok I'm not that new 30+
and I have been riding since I was 2
33 years without a licence

thought I would finaly do it right and get a road bike

now the big question WHAT!!!!!!!!! should I get

I want something to ride that wont be to noticable amongest the fireblades
R ones and gsx's that mates have

was thinking an Aprilla or older NSR TZR etc

Any sugestions ???

being I havent riden on a road for 10 years
have raced smaller bike the last 3 years thow

it neads to look good handle well and keep up with the bigger bikes sort of
yes I know I can only do 70

and no it dosent have to be super fast as friends have slowed down with age
and speeding fines

[hospitalfood]

RSVR ape.
XB12R buell.

you will only get pulled if you speed or look like a gangster, so get a big one.

[Buckets4Me]

RSVR ape.
XB12R buell.

you will only get pulled if you speed or look like a gangster, so get a big one.

HA HA I like it
but want to stay legal as I will get pulled over at soem stage

ride around on a 1400cc HD but dont realy like it that much
would rather ride a cbr250rr or r6 Yammy but cant aford the r6

again Buall much better than HD but I would rather a r1 or something Jappa
Dont beat me up it's just how I roll (being a white guy and all) I'm no law maker or law braker

so something in the 250 range
was looking at a tdr yamaha the other day

[chester]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh....php?p=1860624

[del-solider]

Get a TZR! great bikes im loving mine culdnt be happier with it .

Any of the 250 2smokers are good go with one of those i say, but all depends what youll be useing the bike for? commuting or a for nice sundays rides? thatll make it easier to deciede on what to get as the 2 smokers a shite for commuting lol

[motorbyclist]

seeing as you already know how a two stroke works get a mid ninties NSR

or a cbrrrrrrrr

something sporty, hornets are good too, the vtr is a very good for learning how to ride but is still a great bike for the experienced

you already know how to ride and the road rules so go nuts

[Buckets4Me]

TZR is my first choice but finding a nice one is getting harder and harder
Aprila is a rgv suzuki and as i race a suzuki then those 2 may be the go
the aprila beiong newer and more of them may be the way I go

I have seen a few cbr's around and might get one instead or a fzr yam
any one got some money I can have

[vtec]

This is still for sale.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89481
Ask Samgab what he thought of it, we went for a good long ride, me on the VFR him on the CBR.

[Buckets4Me]

going to have a look at a few bikes today

is the honda hornet a naked vertion of the cbr ???
both inline 4's ???

[vtec]

It's not as high performance, again ask Samgab, he's ridden both. I think it's probably got tamer carbs, it's very different from the CBR in terms of frame and suspension and brakes and obviously appearance. Probably a really good bike though. Just it's no CBR :P

[DarkLord]

What sort of budget do you have for your new bike, dude?

[DELLORTO]

get a lifan chimp!! and spend all day on the side of the road waiting for lifan's trusty road-side assitance......gud luk

[motorbyclist]

going to have a look at a few bikes today

is the honda hornet a naked vertion of the cbr ???
both inline 4's ???

same motor, but in a 600cc chassis


they look good, are more fun to ride than the 900, and have oodles of confidence inspiring traction, but you're paying big-bike prices for tyres and it isn't as nimble as it should be due to the frame/tyres

[R6_kid:Me]

same motor, but in a 600cc chassis


they look good, are more fun to ride than the 900, and have oodles of confidence inspiring traction, but you're paying big-bike prices for tyres and it isn't as nimble as it should be due to the frame/tyres

The hornet has an MC14 Honda CBR250R motor in it, so it goes pretty much just as good.

[Howsie]

Hope you have many spare days set aside for the amount of posts you should get as there are as many opinions here as there are members!!

Try providing a bit more info:

Style of bike
Budget
Class is sorted - 250cc
type of riding you want to do
your physical dimensions and shape

etc etc etc

then you might get close to getting the answer you want.

For me, i knew what i wanted so i got the new Ninja 250R.

For you, as you have more bike experience than i had at the time, i suggest you go and test ride as many bikes as you can. Only then will you find a bike that suits you

Happy bike hunting!