If you can keep your 250, DO IT.

[ducatilover]

my first toy was an 86 gpz400r. it was crap. i hated it.
my second toy was a 2004 gn250e, it was worse and i hated it with a passion.
my third and favourite bike was the lovely characterful 1990 honda bros nt650.... i miss it alot, it went good, handled good, sounded orgasmic and i crashed it good.
my current toy is an 89 vt250 spada and it handles nice and is economical. but its a pile of crap, the brakes and suspension are crap.
fuck the 250....i want my bros650 back

[breakaway]

I miss my RG150

[r00kie]

my 1st bike is here wiz me`~ i love her

[Rosie]

Mine can fuck RIGHT off.

Roll on the new bike!

HUZZAH!!!

Lol. Know the feeling. Admittedly my new, bigger bike is a 250, but when I sold the 150 on Monday, I wasn't really sad to see it go.

[Donor]

Well, as at today I am no longer stuck on a two fiddy.

And I still have NO desire to hang onto the one I have - hell I can't even force myself to think nice things about it!

Ah well, I guess that's 'cos I'm a double hard bastard...

[gijoe1313]

Well, as at today I am no longer stuck on a two fiddy.

And I still have NO desire to hang onto the one I have - hell I can't even force myself to think nice things about it!

Ah well, I guess that's 'cos I'm a double hard bastard...

And that's how you treated Daisy as well! Now I have to get you to help her get back in running order!

[Bren]

My first bike was a good old Kawasaki Z200...i loved that bike, and would love to have another z200 one day...then a GN250...I know which one I would prefer to have back...The Z200 had character....the GN just had reliability...bit like my corolla stationwagon, purely a tool...

[sprag]

Well, as at today I am no longer stuck on a two fiddy.

And I still have NO desire to hang onto the one I have - hell I can't even force myself to think nice things about it!

Ah well, I guess that's 'cos I'm a double hard bastard...

LOL I hope you don't say the same thing about the kids or the wife :P

[sunhuntin]

the virago will be staying with me as long as possible. i love that bike, shes like a kid really. shes had 7 previous owners, and i feel thats more than enough for one bike, specially being not even 10 years old. my plan now i to try and get one example of each cc rating under the virago banner.
i have plans to customise the 250, but i want a second set of tins so i can put her back to stock if needed.

my first was an 86 gn250... would still be riding her had that bitch not pulled out and collected me. learned to ride on that bike, and she was very forgiving. hell... i ran her to levin and back once with no oil, and she barely even complained. even after the car got her, she still fired up and ran. pup had been in my family for years... brother learned to ride on her, then dad got her and then me. i did have plans on giving her back to dad when i moved up licenses.

the 06 gn was a heap of shit, though i didnt love her any less. she just kept falling to bits, and in the end, wasnt reliable enough [ever been pushed around a forecourt by your boss while trying to jump start???]

and yeh... 1990 isnt an old bike. early 70s and older. 90s bikes are still pups! LOL. gotta laugh at the guy on the harley decker at work "what years your bike" "2000... getting old now! *scrapes her jaw off the floor "that aint old! shes still a baby!!" *gets given a filthy look*

[<G>]

I would love to keep the Eliminator but can't afford to maintain her, she is really showing her age but she still has a lot of go in her. I was concerned about going to Gisborne on her but she rode like a dream.
There will be tears on parting but I hope she goes to someone who will appreciate and enjoy her as much as I have.

[The Lone Rider]

Sold my first 250 already

Have another one but it's to be sold.

I hope to get a 250 sports bike (Hyosung one me thinks) for commuting and occasional blat with other sportys, later on but quite happy with the big beasty that I will be retaining for now.

Anyone got one of those Hyosung sporties in CHCH btw? I wanna have a looky.

[imdying]

I totally agreee... I brought an RGV to compliment my thou

[jrandom]

Sniff. I miss my Zeal.

[007XX]

Nice topic, cos it's exactly what I have been thinking about of late (amongst other things of course)...

I mean, I absolutely adore my little VTR, and everyone whom I have spoken to that once had one said they regretted selling theirs (McJim being one of them)...So as I see it, I have 3 options:

-Keep my girl as she is and never bitch about a lack of power when I outgrow her.
-Keep her but replace the engine with a 400 one...
-Or sell her and try desperately never to miss her as I ride a newer, more powerful beast.

[jrandom]

sell her and try desperately never to miss her as I ride a newer, more powerful beast.

Buy something with similar ergonomics. That's the key. A Monster, a naked SV650, a Hornet. Something like that. You'll absolutely love the extra power, the fatter rubber and the more expensive suspension components.

Just don't be fooled into going from your VTR onto something that will cramp you up and force you to change your riding style.