L-Plate Rider
Hi there,
im a wannabe biker - did my handling course (not so easy as the bikes were too heavy for me to ride). Now im on the hunt for a first bike thats light enough for a 55kg girl!!?? Have ridden samo's gn250 fine, but can anyone think of anything better for me??
Ta
:spudbn:
Forum whore
Yep a Suzuki FXR150
pretending to give a fuck...
Buy my GSX250Originally Posted by leather and lace
It's just one of those days, where you don't wanna wake up,
everything is fucked, everybody sucks,
You don't really know why but you wanna justify ripping someone's head off
Whale Oil Beef Hooked!
no buy mine, i even have matching helmet
Certified mechanically retarded
Freakin' hippy
Well I may as well join in!...
"No, buy my GN, it is cooler than a GSX, see my sig below for proof. I have a matching leather belgian army motorcyle jacket too."
Determined to kill my bike before it kills me
Whale Oil Beef Hooked!
Thats a good choice. My first was fxr. Nice and light and very comfy
Certified mechanically retarded
Bad toys, bad toys!!!
I am sure Crashe will be posting soon about the virtues of the Yamaha Virago 250. Lovely bike, not too heavy, that is very forgiving for a learner and lots of fun - both around town and out in the country.
Small and dangerous with a sting in my tail!!
on the wagon
what style of bike do you like?
all of the above bikes would be great for a first bike.
my pick would be the fxr, very light and neutral handling
pretending to give a fuck...
piss off, i saw her first!no buy mine, i even have matching helmet
BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA great tui ad!
fuck that, i'd rather ride a bicycle than a GN
until 2 weeks later when you realised your lawnmower had more horsepower.
It's just one of those days, where you don't wanna wake up,
everything is fucked, everybody sucks,
You don't really know why but you wanna justify ripping someone's head off
Freakin' hippy
10 Char....
Determined to kill my bike before it kills me
Forum whore
lol, couldn't agree more
Seriously though, the SR is a much better bike mechanically than the GN (hence why I bought one). Not as many around for sale but worth the wait I reckon.
All the best with it & welcome to KN forum
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Hardcore Biker
The SRX is great. Extremely light.
L-Plate Rider
I learned to ride on a GN250. I did about 9,000kms in 9 months.
After the first 3 weeks I started to get frustrated by the lack of power.
After 9 months, whenever I could, with my opinion of safety, I was putting my feet on the *rear* pillion pegs and my chin on the handlebars, with my left hand on the tank to try and squeeze every extra ounce of speed out of it through better aerodynamics.
I also took to hanging right off the sides of it round corners - slowing down was not preferable because it took so long to speed up again.
I wouldn't recommend the GN to anyone who has any ambitions of travelling quickly.
That said, all of the above practices (maintaining uncomfortable positions for long periods of time, really focusing on apex speed, moving my weight around on the bike for every bend) were really good for when I finally was able to get my hands on something a little sportier
Edit: I should also stress all of this meant I looked totally ridiculous riding the thing. Cool it certainly aint!
Scotsman on a German
I'm selling a 2003 VTR250 shortly bike only weighs about 140kg. If you can't afford mine then I know D50 is selling his 1998 one for a bit less.
We're both in Howick so you could ask one of us for a test ride - weighs less than a ginny but oodles more useable power.....and ...er kudos too....
Fair weather rider
yeah but are you tall? vtrs aren't too heavy - but the biggest deciding thing for me was the combination of standover height and seat comfort. I'm only a shortarse and reaching the ground easily was a big deal for my first bike - my g/f took it out for a test ride too and felt the same (she's like 5'5" or so). I don't think the GN's actually much higher if at all but the sort of square seat on it meant neither of us felt comfy in a sort of not as stable kind of way. Which was bad. But if you're taller then maybe that'll be ok. And if you're lots taller then maybe you'd be squished up on a vtr.
You wanna try sitting on some, in a shop or find a local KBer or 2 you can harass til they let you have a go :) Make sure you find something you think will fit you and you can feel reasonably confident on - riding around's supposed to be fun so you want to be comfortable.
Good luck with choosing anyway :)
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