Advice on first bike

[HTFU]

There you go buy it !!!!. Cheap flight down, Upper South Island and Lower North Island trip back. Perfect.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-130294825.htm

[NOMIS]

I GOT MY HORNET LOVE IT so dont worry gi joe i dont want yours any more my one is waaaayyyyy coooleeerrr lol probally just because its mine and i own it but im sure you will feel the same way about yours, tobad about the licence!! ( dont have one at all)

[HornetBoy]

I GOT MY HORNET LOVE IT so dont worry gi joe i dont want yours any more my one is waaaayyyyy coooleeerrr lol probally just because its mine and i own it but im sure you will feel the same way about yours, tobad about the licence!! ( dont have one at all)

nice choice picture? got any bling plans for it ?

[gijoe1313]

You rock! Welcome to the swarm bzzzt! Now details, details, details! And piccies, piccies, piccies!


I knew you were a fellow biker of distinction and taste!

[HornetBoy]

You rock! Welcome to the swarm bzzzt! Now details, details, details! And piccies, piccies, piccies!


I knew you were a fellow biker of distinction and taste!

o and gijoe i didnt sell my hornet,hornet blood runs in the family (along with good taste in bikes) so it got passed down to my brother who is a newly accomplished learner biker and is got all sorts of blingplans for it

[gijoe1313]

o and gijoe i didnt sell my hornet,hornet blood runs in the family (along with good taste in bikes) so it got passed down to my brother who is a newly accomplished learner biker,who is now on the coolest learner bike

Dewd, you rock ... good to hear, and you need to keep it around when he gets his full ... never know when you need to have a spare bike!

I'm in hornet bliss heaven at the moment ... oh, be still my beating heart (it goes .. *pitter* *pat* )

[HornetBoy]

Dewd, you rock ... good to hear, and you need to keep it around when he gets his full ... never know when you need to have a spare bike!

I'm in hornet bliss heaven at the moment ... oh, be still my beating heart (it goes .. *pitter* *pat* )

haha so actually the whole family has hornets (old man = 919 hornet ,lil brother -250 hornet) heaven for us hornet lovers ..He does not want to get off the bike a always asking me to go for a ride to he can hear the buzz lol.I will have to travel to auckland and see your bling hornet gijoe

[NOMIS]

Yeh i wana change the bars and the mirrors have the gay chrome ones they look rude i have a twin carbon exhaust is there much dif with this and a standard????

[gijoe1313]

haha so actually the whole family has hornets (old man = 919 hornet ,lil brother -250 hornet) heaven for us hornet lovers ..He does not want to get off the bike a always asking me to go for a ride to he can hear the buzz lol.I will have to travel to auckland and see your bling hornet gijoe

Very good! And before you know it, I'll probably be pootling down your way as an excuse to ride! My little ol'hornet ain't so blinged ... only the twin 'zorsts, levers, LED lighting system, anodised foot pegs yada yada yada! (have Oxford heated grips to install next!)

Yeh i wana change the bars and the mirrors have the gay chrome ones they look rude i have a twin carbon exhaust is there much dif with this and a standard????

It is pretty much different, not many standard hornets out there since all their owners like to bling them out! single 'zorst is the usual and the mirrors vary, ditch them and find what takes your fancy!

[motorbyclist]

I'm hoping to get my first bike this summer -- any suggestions would be appreciated. I like the look of the Hyosung GT-250R and the Lifan LF-125 Warrior. What do other Kiwi Bikers think of these two bikes?

of those two, do not buy the lifan


have a shop around, test ride some bikes, and always get someone who knows what they're looking at to check them over.

the hyosung 250 variants are all pretty good, but it never hurts to look at the other bikes on the market like the suzuki fxr150, gn250, gsx250, the honda cbr250rr, vtr250, cbf & hornet 250 and kawasaki zzr250, zxr250... i'm probably missing a few like the scorpio

some should be "avoided like the police on the coro loop", including lifan and the old suzuki gsxr250 and yamaha fzr250 - both old inline fours that are heaps of fun until their catastrophic failure

i personally believe 2 strokes are a bad choice for a 1st bike.... once you've learned how to ride a bike by all means look at one, but there isn't one quality of a 2 stroke that is suited to a complete novice. i'm sure Drider can vouch for that (and i'm sure all get all sorts of hate mail and death threats for the 2 stroke camp for saying it - *dons flame proof gear and retreats into bunker*)


also, what's you approx weight/height/build/age? what sort of bikes do you like (may change as you ride them, but naked, cruiser, chopper, sports, scooter, motard? what looks/sounds good?) and what will you use this one for (weekend burns, commute or both)? prior mechanical knowledge/petrol head or absolute newbie upgrading from his hatchback/skateboard?

[motorbyclist]

It is pretty much different, not many standard hornets out there since all their owners like to bling them out! single 'zorst is the usual and the mirrors vary, ditch them and find what takes your fancy!

hehe, my brother rides a 250 hornet and hates his large, circular, chrome mirrors - when i had a test ride that was the best single feature that stood out the most, me having come from a series of fxr, gsxr, vfr and other sport bikes with horrible mirrors that give narrow views of elbows and little else

oh, and the seat/suspension, and the ground clearance! nice bikes the old hornet, just i dont like being an upright parachute in the wind/rain and prefer the full fairing look (and all the advantages of fairings)

I second on buying a hornet.... .... ..... ..its naked so if ya drop it its not as costly as a cbr etc

i dunno about that; you don't have to fix fairing damage, but you do have to fix engine covers and worse

and i've always thought full fairing bikes without fairings look damn cool

[HornetBoy]

hehe, my brother rides a 250 hornet and hates his large, circular, chrome mirrors - when i had a test ride that was the best single feature that stood out the most, me having come from a series of fxr, gsxr, vfr and other sport bikes with horrible mirrors that give narrow views of elbows and little else

oh, and the seat/suspension, and the ground clearance! nice bikes the old hornet, just i dont like being an upright parachute in the wind/rain and prefer the full fairing look (and all the advantages of fairings)



i dunno about that; you don't have to fix fairing damage, but you do have to fix engine covers and worse

and i've always thought full fairing bikes without fairings look damn cool

well crash a fully faired bike and add up the costs you not only damage the fairing but potentially the engine casing as well ... crash a naked bike and you only do the engine caseing, i can bet ya that it will cost more to repair a fully faired bike,but why would you base a bike buying decision on the off time you may crash it ? ,hmm faired bikes with removed fairings .... not so good in my opinion did that with my katana and it just looked plain weird lol.

On blinging the hornet i reckon you should get led indicators and a rear hugger as that rear spring gets a hammering otherwise,also your exhausts what brand are they?

[motorbyclist]

well crash a fully faired bike and add up the costs you not only damage the fairing but potentially the engine casing as well ... crash a naked bike and you only do the engine caseing, i can bet ya that it will cost more to repair a fully faired bike,but why would you base a bike buying decision on the off time you may crash it ? ,hmm faired bikes with removed fairings .... not so good in my opinion did that with my katana and it just looked plain weird lol.

in a serious bin? that's what insurance is for

in a minor off you'r looking at an optional repair/respray vs. a mandatory cover/maybe flywheel (and the petrol tank too seeing as the newer sports bikes have covers on the tank)

i crashed my vfr just the other week. if it wasn't for the top radiator being so wide i would only be buying an indicator and wing mirror - and that radiator would've been squashed anyway. there's a mark on the clutch cover from the fairings, and the fairings definitely meant i was able to ride it home again

but you're right, you don't buy a bike with crashing in mind - fairings is largely a personal thing....

i've even heard arguments that it's harder to steal parts off a bike with fairings - but seriously, if some asshole wants to steal a specific bike part he's not going to be put off by the handful of screws to remove a fairing, and i think the whole hing being nicked is more likely

[night rider]

Very good! And before you know it, I'll probably be pootling down your way as an excuse to ride! My little ol'hornet ain't so blinged ... only the twin 'zorsts, levers, LED lighting system, anodised foot pegs yada yada yada! (have Oxford heated grips to install next!)



It is pretty much different, not many standard hornets out there since all their owners like to bling them out! single 'zorst is the usual and the mirrors vary, ditch them and find what takes your fancy!

Mine is pretty stock n i think i'd like to keep it that way with only honda parts, gives it more of a classic feel even though its only 11 years old

[NOMIS]

On blinging the hornet i reckon you should get led indicators and a rear hugger as that rear spring gets a hammering otherwise,also your exhausts what brand are they?[/QUOTE]

My bike has the led lights in a single cluster has a front headlight faisring wich ill be taking off, i want to find some speed triple style twin lamps for it, i rekon the would look cool, if any one can give me the power figures for my hornet with the twin rfr carbon exhaust please let me no via pm thanks