Finding me a bike

[Real_Wolf]

Yay, the time is here to start looking for a new bike....

Atm still not too rich, sitting on about 2 grand that I'm willing to spend, but that should be going up still.

What i'm really after is a nice 250 4 cylinder, or a 250 2 stroke that won't break down in the next 5000km.

things I've seen so far (note, some of these I probably wouldn't even get)

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213775057.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213230647.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=211689878 - going in a few minutes

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=208798441

[Magua]

I'd stay away from that across.
http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=36tjz&search=Check

[Real_Wolf]

yeah, judging frmo the comments it looked really dodgy, just included it cause a mate sent me a link to it

[Ragingrob]

All those bar the zxr seem to have a decent bit of work to do and may be the kinda bikes that will give you constant trouble. But $2k I'd say you would be pretty stretched to find a decent il4 or 2-stroke! You would probably end up spending more on repairs etc than if you saved up a bit more and could find something a bit more decent.

[xwhatsit]

The NSR250 has a problem oiling sparkplugs, and the owner doesn't know why. The NS250R has had the ignition removed and hardwired, also missing indicators.

Why not a nice four stroke twin? There's some fairly rapid ones out there and your criteria is `reliable' after all. ZXR250 would be good but it's going to go for decent money, they don't really go for cheap any more.

[Ragingrob]

From a quick squiz -

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213049200.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213421931.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-212959152.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-212454579.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213233352.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213247593.htm

[Real_Wolf]

All those bar the zxr seem to have a decent bit of work to do and may be the kinda bikes that will give you constant trouble. But $2k I'd say you would be pretty stretched to find a decent il4 or 2-stroke! You would probably end up spending more on repairs etc than if you saved up a bit more and could find something a bit more decent.

Thats why I'm not in such a hurry to really buy one.

Not to mention if I do get a 2-stroke I know that its gonna cost me a ton in repairs in not too long.

Would really like that CBR 1992

the nsr you linked looked a little, well, done for K's. If its sitting at about 45k on a 2 stroke it probably needs a full rebuild soon

[Slyer]

Go for a niiiice 2 cylinder.

And crap Rob! Those are all sweet deals.
Gotta love the hard times eh. Bikes going cheeeap second hand.

[Magua]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213653574.htm

That could be interesting, depending on what state the motor's in.

[motorbyclist]

wow, i'm impressed that that across got round the clock - mine barely made it to 30k!

do consider the rate at which a zxr eats cam chains/tensioners...

I'm fairly suspicious of teh FZR - there are too few of them and the few i have seen have had problems, so maybe they simply don't last but either way parts aren't going to be easy

TIf its sitting at about 45k on a 2 stroke it probably needs a full rebuild soon

you cleearly don't understand these 2 strokes: it will have already had several rebuilds to get this far so what concerns us is what has been replaced and how recently - and if it was replaced pre-emptively or after it went bang

likewise that guy who always gums up his plugs may not realise there is going to be an easy fix for this, possibly just riding it correctly, but there is bound to be other issues he's unaware of.

so considering all that and the reputation these things can carry, perhaps a 2 stroke isn't the best idea... unless of course you enjoy riding the bus to and from uni.


and a final note - bikes in napier are a bit difficult to view, and there's nothing wrong with a 2 cylinder; at $2k a decent IL4 is really wishful thinking

[Ixion]

Steer clear of the two smokers. Luvs them we does but you need deep pockets.

Realistically, you are looking for a high performance two stroke in reasonable nick for $2k. Just join the line, the one over there that goes out the door round the corner and half way round the world.


What about this .

Rough, but honest rough, and rego can be livened up cos it's less than a year out of date

Or this . Boring but honest

[motorbyclist]

i wouldn't even touch that FZR... and the gpx looks like work, though it surely can't me much worse than sam's one!

or this

the guy is clearly an ultimate noob not only for the chain but also for thinking a car is a good choice for uni (obviously has more money than sense), so it may have some obvious fault.

get in quick

[Slyer]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-213049200.htm
Freaking perfect!

[Squiggles]

RGV>NSR
Sam's CBR or a lower offer on the FXR me thinks

But you might be better off with a bike that suits taller people

[motorbyclist]

Sam's CBR

now be fair, rob found it first

knocking that fxr down to 2k or lower goes without saying, and the cbr needs a kinda KB mechanic to check it out for us and then an airfare down there plus petrol to get it home

cbr will probably be better suited for you needs