Looking for a 250

[motorbyclist]

Any helpful comments would be good, and if you think it looks like a good idea and would maybe be willing to have a look at it with me (because i don;t have a clue what im looking for) that would be mean.

cheers!

first of all: good on you for showing some common sense and asking someone to have a look. with that attitude you'll do well. welcome to biking, welcome to KB and please don't mind the trolls (drider especially)

second: that bike looks crashed, and has no wof. this doesn't look good. i'd come around for a view but don't expect any miracles. look at a price for replacement headlight/tacho and add that onto the bike price.

third: as drider said, budget must include decent gear - armoured codura or leather jacket, gloves, helmet, then pants/boots if you can.

fourth: is this your first bike? any motorbike experience at all?

[bomma]

fuk it all and just get a scooter, great for magneto rides and pulling chicks

or a pocket rocket, pocket rockets are more fun

[PirateJafa]

+ rain gear * I recommend the revit wet weather gear*.

Why spend extra to get a separate set of "rain" gear? Why not just get some decent stuff to begin with?

I suppose the tyre kicking will have to commence hehe.

[BANZAI]

Why spend extra to get a separate set of "rain" gear? Why not just get some decent stuff to begin with?

I suppose the tyre kicking will have to commence hehe.

I agree with Dushy this time, you do want rain pants and rain jacket.

Get Placemakers weathergear from Phurball for $10.

Altho Rev it waterproof pants works. I weat draggin jeans so it can also protect me from wind as well.

[PirateJafa]

you do want rain pants and rain jacket.

Bah, extra stuff to carry around - most cordura gear will keep you nice and warm and dry.

[motorbyclist]

what the hell guys? listen to jafa here;

decent gear implies it's water and wind proof

you can piss around with an extra layer if you want but why bother? maybe get a fully faired bike so you can dry out your gloves in it if you're that soft

[motorbyclist]

oh and btw i had a blat on a cbr125 today - here's my review

[JBJB]

Hey guys, I'm new to KB and am studying at UoA. Sorry to barge in on mp64's thread but I thought it'd be better than starting my own. Got my learners and all gear except boots. I'm keen as to get on a bike and am looking at around the 3.5/4K mark. It seems to me that Hyos give you a lot of bike for your $s but I know a few people have very negative opinions of them. I guess I'd rather get a low kms hyo (gt250) for around 4K than a high km vtr or hornet. I'm keen to check out this bike: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh....php?p=1680153
Any opinions?

[avgas]

Hey avgas wats K100? Is it one of these?
http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/galle...les%20K100.htm
Not GN125, GN250!!!! Another GN rider in club hehehehehe

um try this lol
http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/fo...289153-001.jpg
it was so rubbish it had a hole in the exhaust
Why not GN125........you GN250 types ride slow enough for me to catch you on a 125

[avgas]

Hey guys, I'm new to KB and am studying at UoA. Sorry to barge in on mp64's thread but I thought it'd be better than starting my own. Got my learners and all gear except boots. I'm keen as to get on a bike and am looking at around the 3.5/4K mark. It seems to me that Hyos give you a lot of bike for your $s but I know a few people have very negative opinions of them. I guess I'd rather get a low kms hyo (gt250) for around 4K than a high km vtr or hornet. I'm keen to check out this bike: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh....php?p=1680153
Any opinions?

boss has got one - i have to ride VERY SLOWLY with him (well he is 60).
Good bikes - if its not you first time riding.
if it is get something you can scratch......because you will scratch it.....ideally less than $1500

[avgas]

hey guys just wanted to get some advice on the whole 1st bike thing. i like the idea of getting a older bike to learn on incase i stuff it up. so i was looking at this jade http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=172608663 on trademe because i liked the feel of hornet and people have told me that it sits about the same as the jade (can anyone verify?). Any helpful comments would be good, and if you think it looks like a good idea and would maybe be willing to have a look at it with me (because i don;t have a clue what im looking for) that would be mean.

cheers!

she is rough - but i can come around with jumper cables and we can see how bad she really is.
Ask to view on Saturday - sit a wof on it. if it passes the wof i say go for it.
ideally if its you first bike look more for less than 200cc

[PirateJafa]

Hey guys, I'm new to KB and am studying at UoA. Sorry to barge in on mp64's thread but I thought it'd be better than starting my own. Got my learners and all gear except boots. I'm keen as to get on a bike and am looking at around the 3.5/4K mark. It seems to me that Hyos give you a lot of bike for your $s but I know a few people have very negative opinions of them. I guess I'd rather get a low kms hyo (gt250) for around 4K than a high km vtr or hornet. I'm keen to check out this bike: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh....php?p=1680153
Any opinions?

To be honest, in your price range you could fairly easily get a VTR, Hornet or Bandit (Don't forget the Bandits matey!) with low k's similar to that GT250.

And personal opinion, but all any of those three would keep you entertained longer than a GT250.

[Slyer]

Listen to the Jafa.

[motorbyclist]

Hey guys, I'm new to KB and am studying at UoA. Sorry to barge in on mp64's thread but I thought it'd be better than starting my own. Got my learners and all gear except boots. I'm keen as to get on a bike and am looking at around the 3.5/4K mark. It seems to me that Hyos give you a lot of bike for your $s but I know a few people have very negative opinions of them. I guess I'd rather get a low kms hyo (gt250) for around 4K than a high km vtr or hornet. I'm keen to check out this bike: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh....php?p=1680153
Any opinions?

not bad at all, you're off to a good start

welcome to KB

Is this your first ever bike? ANY prior experience?

when the hyosungs first came out everyone was a bit skeptical but they have proven themselves to be reasonably well built. Now i've only ever ridden one of these up and down a driveway, but can say a few things:

• nothing wrong with a hyosung for a learner
• a honda vtr or hornet or even a suzuki bandit would be just as, if not more reliable. most japanese bikes (or atleast most the hondas) will do well over 100000km without complaints provided they've been cared for. the only reason bike rarely see 100000km is cars. hyo's are yet to prove themselves
• the honda vtr250 definitely has more grunt and a more solid feel. same for the hornet and bandit.
• and as for cornering/handling, i've seen a hyo keep up with a pretty fast hornet rider around the coromandel (until the hyo up in the side of an oncoming truck)

so what i'm saying is that imho the hyo isn't as good a machine as the japanese ones, but it's still a good machine.

I'd strongly suggest going around and having a look, bring someone like myself/avgas or whoever is keen and actually knows what they're looking at incase there's something wrong. while this seller seems like a good guy and there's no "my bike is fucked" threads under his name, never buy a bike unseen.

EDIT: and go have a sit on a few bikes to see what they're like. on your learners don't expect a test ride, but if you bring myself/avgas they can have a blat for you to check the gearbox etc is all good. if they wont let a full licenced rider test ride then dont buy it.

[Real_Wolf]

Oh yes, one other good idea.

Get a naked bike, a bike with fairings can get them scratched up pretty easy, but a naked bike is usually just pick up and go, with maybe a bit of a bend to something but nothing like what can happen to the fairings