Urgent: 250cc Bike needed for licence test

**Donor** · 7th July 2008, 09:41

Of course, had you been riding the prescribed 250 already, this wouldn't be a problem...

Anyhoo, all the best bud!

**breakaway** · 7th July 2008, 13:37

Originally Posted by Donor

Of course, had you been riding the prescribed 250 already, this wouldn't be a problem...

!

And pay twice the price for a broken ass piece of shit in mediocre conditon? Never!

I passed btw, was pretty easy.

** breakaway goes off to eat subway meatball footlong with vanilla coke

**Nordy** · 7th July 2008, 13:49

congrats!

**Gubb** · 7th July 2008, 17:12

Originally Posted by breakaway

And pay twice the price for a broken ass piece of shit in mediocre conditon? Never!

You ask for help, then insult everyone who you were asking?

**fizbin** · 7th July 2008, 17:43

Haha teach me to not check Kb
My bike is just sitting in th garage doing nothing at the mo you could have used it soz cuz

BTW congrats on the pass

**erik** · 7th July 2008, 19:21

Originally Posted by breakaway

...
I passed btw, was pretty easy.
...

Congratulations!

**gijoe1313** · 7th July 2008, 20:57

:slap: ...... obviously cocking a snoot at all the other bikers who are starting out with their 250s ...

**breakaway** · 7th July 2008, 21:24

My intention was not to be a tool, I was merely stating my opinion / experience!

**mnkyboy** · 7th July 2008, 21:44

Originally Posted by breakaway

Some bloke texted me, willing to lend me his cruiser (he was in mangere somewhere iirc) and I was about to ring him via a land line, but in the mean time I decided to do something dumb and empty my inbox as it was getting full without saving his number.

Still haven't had any response from him. But for now, I seem to have secured a VTR250. I will post back here later

Was me who txted - sorry didnt check thread before i went to bed

And my POS 250 works fine. Keeps me off the pigdar until I update

**Donor** · 7th July 2008, 21:53

Originally Posted by mnkyboy

And my POS 250 works fine. Keeps me off the pigdar until I update

Ah well, some of us have big enough tackle to be seen on a 250... and others of us need to compensate...

**Kittyhawk** · 7th July 2008, 22:32

GN's you can get knee down, 12oclock them too

but what would i know im a chick

noob rider at that!!!

**Zealot** · 7th July 2008, 23:05

Stop giving him flak. It's a stupid law, and I know many people will agree with me. It means the 250s are artificially propped up in price with no increase in safety for learner riders. As a student who was looking around for a bike for a period of about 2 months, I found it incredibly frustrating that every 250cc bike I went to look at was worth a ridiculous sum of money considering the condition. My budget was limited (I'm a student ffs, I'm not made of money), and almost every 250 I looked at was sooo overpriced.

If it wasn't for my desire to be legal(ish), I would have done what breakaway did and bought myself a nice 400.

**breakaway** · 8th July 2008, 02:06

Originally Posted by Donor

Ah well, some of us have big enough tackle to be seen on a 250... and others of us need to compensate...

Quit twisting my words. I ended up with the 400 because I saw it on trademe for cheap, and used the buy now option straight away. I didn't go out looking for a >250. I bought it sight unseen (well I did see the photos in the auction). My top priority was having a reliable bike, in the style that I wanted (Sport), that I was able to afford. Everything else was secondary. It's not like I went and jumped straight on a 1000. FYI, I had a 2 stroke 150 which would require a top end rebuild shortly, which I didn't want to deal with, and quite frankly didn't have the funds to, so I flicked it and got the 400.

Also, it's not about 'the tackle'. It was never about buying a fast bike. It's all about how I'm way too tight to pay $5000 for a CBR250RR when I can get a CBR400RR for $2500. Despite 'high ks', my 400 is in top condition. No tappet noise, no weird grinding, etc. - probably because it hasn't been owned by learner riders who thrash the hell out of it when cold and have no clue how to lube a throttle cable. And have no idea what preventive maintenance is.