My KR150 is up for sale..... Great lil bike!
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
My KR150 is up for sale..... Great lil bike!
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Hardcore Biker
And my bandit! I rode a 50cc scooter for about 2 years before getting around to getting the license too...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=38248
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Oi, piss off. No one wants my poor lil bikeOriginally Posted by Bend-it
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Somedays rider
Must have been thinking about the 400s
If you can't be good, be good at it
L-Plate Rider
If ya keep looking you will find a bargin, took me 3 months of searching and test riding untill I got my bike. why not use the 2500 as a deposit for one of those hyosung 250s.
Theres not much in the way of cheap 250s, is why ya see alot of people on trails.
good luck mate
expired
Hey mate,
depends how 'uber hard out' you are mechanically, but you could always go to the turners damaged vehicle auctions in Whangerai and try and pick up a 250 (cbr/zxr) for not too much money that only has cosmetic damage. Then get your mates/dad/cuzzie bro to help you fix it up and plastic weld the fairings! That way it doesnt matter if you dont do the worlds flashest job cos its bound to get scratched up at some stage. Then when you get some more money you can get a propper paint job.
My bike was really ugly and rough when i got her but now I'm pretty much almost happy.....except i want a new cam chain and tensioner, nice matching tyres, get my carbon fibre exhust fitted and tuned....and the list goes on!
Good luck!
Gidday and Welcome,
You got to get good protective gear that's a first in your budget.
Your bike, all depends on how you want to come at it: in the market the GN250 is at a recommended retail of $3300 + on road cost, and is a good first bike. The resale value is very reasonable too.
So if you have a 9 to 24 month objective to get to your Full licence do the math and see how much you are prepared to pay in finance interest if you take out a loan and have a realistic a resale figure in mind.
You should be able to get a new GN250 on the road with all the protective gear for $4300 so you need to finance $1800. A BNZ Advance Personal Loan gives you 3 mths to draw down the loan, and would cost 97.36 a month over 24 mths. That's about $550 rounded in interest. Let's say you sell the bike in 15mths time then the interest would not be as much. So how much might you have left over toward your next bike having cleared the loan, and more importantly how much have you targetted to save over and above your $97.36 loan to put toward your next bike?
Getting into your first bike, is an emotional thing, and the emotion builds as you get into your new found riding experience and like most of us are thinking ahead toward our next bike when we have our Full. I'm over 50 and only been riding since May this year and have been thinking ahead to my next bike and my Full won't be until February at the earliest.
Irrespective of your age, there is one thing in common we should all have and that is respect for the motorcycle. How you approach the whole process of getting your first bike similarly should be mindful and not hurried into, think ahead.
I wish you all the best in your new found pleasure of riding.
Heads Up and Enjoy
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Forum whore
Hi there,
The GN250 has been a popular choice for many learners, if a cruiser style road bike is what you would like. Depending on your riding style, a road legal trail bike can be a good choice. They start at around the same price as a GN, are capable of highway speeds, but give you the ability to go down the beach and practice without other traffic around. Excellent riding skills can be learned off road, and it adds to the fun you can have on your bike - do a few local trail rides and you will gain experience, valuable handling skills and extra confidence. The 200-250cc trail bikes also make good commuters, they get good gas mileage, keep up with highway traffic, and will bump up that pothole or kerb, rather than sit you on your arse. Down side is they can be quite tall for shorter riders, they dont cope well if stuck in traffic for a long time, and trail tyres are not ideal on tar.
David must play fair with the other kids, even the idiots.
Big xx birdie man
your budget is a we bit low, if you can go to 3500 you should be able to get a good suzuki bandit 250 or a kawasaki zzr250 both good little bikes and not to old and crappy.
its Crazy Big Al but if your have lesbian fantasies you can read it crazy bi gal if you like!
Somedays rider
Trail bikes are a good start, friend of mine has an XT225, he has been riding for years but finds it suits him well, we travelled to the cold kiwi this year, I was on my CB750, ando on his maruader 800 and wolf on his XT225, had no problem keeping up (cause I am a slow old bugger now a days), he worte up a report: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=35252
It was cheaper to run than the big bike as well
If you can't be good, be good at it
L-Plate Rider
Hey I was riding a 50cc scooter for about 6 months and I've just recently upgraded to a Kawasaki GPX250 its quite an easy to learn on bike Ive had no troubles etc... maybe a Suzuki FXR 150?? thats what I would have brought had I not gone for the GPX
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