bike choice advice...

[Pie-25]

in the near future i hope to be getting my first bike.

im looking at a vtr from 1999 onwards. any negatives / positives about vtr's i should know before i go out and purchase one?

i know that they are not the fastest 250 out there, but the other day i took a zx250r that needed a service really badly for a blaze around my suburb and that was fast for me (im used to being in a car lol).

anyways, any suggestions or advice on bike choice would be gladly accepted.

cheers.

[rc_sam]

You can't go wrong with a VTR.
best all round 250 imho.

[Maxo]

^ exactly.

Best learner 250.

[BigTim]

Originally Posted by rc_sam

You can't go wrong with a VTR.
best all round 250 imho.

Funny you should say that http://www.perthstreetbikes.com/foru...50-06-a-61448/



Yeah mate, like these guys have said, they're the best learner bike around atm.

[Stoneville]

lol rhey all seem fast when you're new, umm do you have your licence??? I wouldn't be taking too many bikes for a spin without one.

If you are tall or have a large frame then the VTR250 or the Hyo would be your best bet, depending on your preference to naked or faired bikes.

Look in the For Sale section, there's a few VTR's in there as well as Coralee's nice looking Hyo http://www.perthstreetbikes.com/foru...-gt250r-56971/

[rony]

Hey mate, if you're looking at a VTR, then a 'similar' bike worth looking at is the Yamaha FZX-250. My brother had one of these and it was awesome fun, easy to ride, and had good solid power. I'm sure there's some guy on here too attest to that?

[TORQ]

The VTR is a great learner bike ... also good if you're vertically enhanced. Factory tyres are a little average IMO, otherwise I never had any issues with mine.

[Absent-minded]

VTR was a great learner bike for myself my brother and mum. its been binned 3 times, 2 at pace and one low speed, and it still runs fine without a problem hasnt missed a beat and its at almost 30k km

great bikes IMO

[kwakas]

if you can find a Hornet 250 have a look at that too... bit more powerful being a 4 cyl machine, still a naked bike (minimal repairs when you drop it), and they look awesome..

[DJ749s]

A GPX or ZZr250 would be a good choice if you like faired bikes and there are tons of them around, if you like new then the new kawa ninja 250 looks the goods too.I know the early vtr's had cam chain problems but not sure about the newer ones.

DJ

[Pie-25]

DJ749s, thanks for the advice, i will find out about that problem and if it includes the newer ones as well. im avoiding the rgv's as i have heard they cylinder head cracks in the old ones.

also, thanks for the help stoneville, i am a naked fan thats why i am leaning towards the vtr... im not the smallest bloke, the zx250r was too small, the cbr250rr is way too small, ive also ridden esquires zzr, to be honest its a bit ugly... but comfortable.

haha funny you should say that, because uhm... no, i dont have a licence. on my L's. But here in nedlands there are never police about so its pretty chilled. lol

thanks for all the support everyone

[Spuddy]

Originally Posted by Pie-25

no, i dont have a licence. on my L's. But here in nedlands there are never police about so its pretty chilled

Careful mate - you'll find the fact that youre not going to get caught is a really moot point to a lot of people here. Most of us would be far more concerned that without proper training/assessment/experience, you'll hurt yourself or others riding around on your L plates. I know it feels like you know what youre doing, but in just one years time, if you looked back, you'd probably be shocked that you were buzzing around with the lack of skill.

Having said that, I've been where you are, and back then I wouldnt have listened to someone saying to me what I'm saying to you right now

[The Saint]

Originally Posted by Pie-25

haha funny you should say that, because uhm... no, i dont have a licence. on my L's. But here in nedlands there are never police about so its pretty chilled. lol

... and of course you realise that any cop reading that will tell his mate Senior Constable Duncan from Subiaco the next time he sees him at the law courts to make a point of cruising down to Nedlands a few nights a week over the next month or so and be on the lookout for a big fella on a 250 ...

[Pie-25]

ok guys...

all i meant was like up 10 houses on my road and back...

but thanks for the advice and concern anyways.

[esquire]

It's k guys. He rides well. Seeing as how he has quite a few years experience back in South Africa and all.

[Spuddy]

And no insurance if you get wiped out by a dickhead in a cage...
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE INSURANCE!

haha

good stuff mate, hope to see you out on a shiny little 250 sometime soon

[McHarrie]

Yeh i did the same just a few laps up and down the street no harm in it but as spuddy pointed out think of the insurance! so be careful but a vtr sounds good they are a nice basic learner bike and so easy to do the slow control figure O's with

[thro]

Ask CIP about "just riding up the street"



(or chyna/satan1) haha

[Bad Minton]

I hear those ZR250 Balius' are pretty good learner bikes.
Oh look, there's one for sale too

[Desmogod]

VTR250 > All other learner 250's