Fair weather rider
Hi,
So I'm picking my mc22 up from Raglan this evening- extremely excited!
Anyway..I wondered if there was much point in upgrading to a 400/600cc once I have my full. I'm pretty light and was thinking that it might be best for me to stick with the 250's. Are there any thoughts on this? Perhaps benefits of 250's vs bigger engines? I've heard that the mc22 is "flickable", is that the case with the bigger bikes aswell?
Cheers all.
Average trowel is average!
A 250 can be very capable in the right hands. Just look at renegade master (but not at his lisence). How long have you been riding for?
Originally Posted by John Banks
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
yeah after i got my full i upgraded to the mc22. its a brilliant bike and can easily keep up with on road riding of the bigger bikes.
just not in a straight line
pretty strong engines, but ive raped mine something horrid. still no major engine work required... so far lol
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
The TV collector.
Sticking with a 250? Can't hurt really, depends on the amount of experience you've had with motorcycling, give yourself plenty of time to learn the ropes before going in hunt of more power I reckon..
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Jeepers girl, take your time!! Get your CBR learn to ride, do a few trackday's and gain some confidence. It'll take a loong time before you will out ride your CBR!
Relax, enjoy and you'll know when its time to upgrade.
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Doesn't play well with others
You can sell a average sporty 250 and get a dang nice 400. Big enough to do everything (Bar 220km/h+ depending on gearing) yet small enough that they still corner like mad.
Beware the psychosis llama...
Big and small bikes are both great fun and fantastically capable - for different reasons.
I have just gone from mostly riding a VFR800 to mostly riding an FXR150 on the Auckland commute.
I've been having riotous fun on the twisties near home, and loving the economy and light weight.
(1/5 the horsepower has only resulted in 1 'oh shit' moment trying to pass a diesel ute uphill)
Back on the viffer today 2 up and loving the grunt.
You'll only know when you try - and that can wait till you feel ready as others have suggested.
Get out and ride that 250!
(For the record - nothing's wrong with my viffer - I was just disturbed at wasting the tyres on a city commute)
Hardout Cyclist
Wait, you haven't even got your first 250 yet and you're asking this lol?? Learn how to ride first, ask questions later!
parting of the sensory
Get the bike first, ride it, get your full, then upgrade to a different bike if/when you're sick of the 250. You might well find you don't feel like upgrading.
On the other hand, if you end up doing a lot of highway miles, you might decide that you want something that is more relaxing (requires fewer gear changes) to ride. Or not.
You won't know till you've done lots of miles.
I kept my first bike (175) for over a year after I got my full. May have kept it longer but I killed it. Second bike was a 250 - only sold that after more'n a year, because I ran out of money at university.
A lot of guys trade up to bigger bikes (if they're honest) because it's an ego thing, often somehow related to penis envy or somesuch. But they'd never admit it...
You shouldn't have that problem.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Hardcore Biker
Gen you know what I'm going to say.
Had the CBR250RR's for about 5 years. Only once I was truly the Jedi on it did I feel the need to upgrade. If you aren't racing superbikes, I don't think there is a NEED to upgrade. However, the VFR400R cruises on the motorway more comfortably and seems to be just as flickable, although not convinced it is quicker through the corners yet... yet. Quicker on the straights, but the gearing is funny.
Get riding so you can post up a bike review on here for us once you've got a few k's under your belt.
Hey Renegade... you racing yours yet? Tracktimes?
Scooter boy
ive had my cbr for about one and a half years and i love it but at the end of the day its up to what kind of rider you are if you like thrashing it as many of us do then a bigger bike when you skills have got to the stage where you can handle a bigger bike then id say go for it but if you enjoy just pottering around then id still say up grade, better tho have more power and not use it than not have it and need it. Besides makes take offs allot more impressive if your on something with more up and go as it were.
at the end of the day its what you feel comfortable with and what you can handle
HOT!
Exactally!!Jeepers girl, take your time!! Get your CBR learn to ride, do a few trackday's and gain some confidence. It'll take a loong time before you will out ride your CBR!
Relax, enjoy and you'll know when its time to upgrade.
geez girl you hav'nt even got the pocket rocket yet!!
Fair weather rider
Exactally!!
geez girl you hav'nt even got the pocket rocket yet!!
Tis true. But I like to plan ahead..
Got home from Raglan an hour ago with the cibby. We didn't have a bike trailer so resorted to suspending the bike between thousands (that's maybe a slight exaggeration) of bungee cords and a couple of ratchet strops- not ideal but it did the trick! It was too dark to take on a maiden voyage when we got home but I practiced some starts in our driveway. I found that throttle to be quite sensitive, might take the n00b a bit of time to get used to.
Anyway thanks for all the good advice guys
Hardcore Biker
Trade the 250 in on a Busa on your way back from picking it up,put a nice shiney L plate on it and slap on a coupla 250 stickers over the 1300 ones.Who's gonna know?
Doesn't play well with others
Only need two ratchet strops to hold the front down on a trailer - remember to compress the forks fully. Then if you want, you can use one more strop across the rear to stop it bouncing around, but this is optional.Tis true. But I like to plan ahead..
Got home from Raglan an hour ago with the cibby. We didn't have a bike trailer so resorted to suspending the bike between thousands (that's maybe a slight exaggeration) of bungee cords and a couple of ratchet strops- not ideal but it did the trick! It was too dark to take on a maiden voyage when we got home but I practiced some starts in our driveway. I found that throttle to be quite sensitive, might take the n00b a bit of time to get used to.
Anyway thanks for all the good advice guys
[several thousand k's with bikes on trailers behind me, all of which have been general-purpose trailers "borrowed" from a school.]
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