lamb to the slaughter ?

[Jockney Rebel]

my missus has bin inspired? by you lot to learn to ride now im not gonna teach her as i have too many bad habits[^] ..and no patience
so we re lookin for a 250 thats easy to learn on ,very cheap [in case she changes her mind ]and advice [8D]
im not too up on the regs here regarding the learner stuff but she likes the look of the little bandit so maybe something along those lines :D

[BOHEMION]

Afew boys here ive heard say the Spada 250 is a great lil bike!

being South of the boarder I would also have a look at the CB400 Super 4 which is my personal fav small bike and i am 99% sure its learner legal where u are.


CB400
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery/Honda%20CB400%20Super%20four%2005.jpg

http://goobike.com/catalog/detail/photo/1010034_03_2006_04.jpg



Spada
http://www.wemoto.com/wem/pic/spada.jpg

buy her a Jet-Ski and a helmut.Water is much more forgiving than tar.A 6 speed 3 volt dildo has more power than a Bandit 250,according to rexie.

[Jockney Rebel]

nah baz shes already done the jet ski thing i just wana get her off the back of the bike ..sos itll go faster [no honda puns ] rexies bandit makes just noise then ......

[War_Hound]

A few girls I know like the Suzi Across ... mainly because it has a false tank / storage.. big enough to hold a helmet (or other girlie items) also a few of the nurses at work ride CBR250RR's ..

[Jockney Rebel]

ta war she had a sit on a cbr but shes got a lead foot in the car so ill steer her to something a bit less radical

[Zed14]

dont get her a bandit then they are too faster than a cbr. and the front wheel will be in tha air all the time.

[loosebruce]

Lots of info at http://www.stayupright.com.au/.
VTR250 and GPX250 seem to be popular choices and hold resale value.
NSW has a LAMS scheme which means things like GS500 and Kawa ER-5 are OK for learners.

[Gix11]

I never had a 250 but everyone I know that has rates the SPADA highly.

[fimpBIKES]

cant go past the bandit
man i hammered that thing :D

[scotty mac]

250 bandits arn't that bad to play or learn on. there are 2 defferent types 1 has a grey motor (which is very similar to the across) the other has a black motor witha red rocker cover which has varialbe valve gearing (i think) and a lil more power.http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/88210376375583.jpg

[crazymofo]

bandit 250 or VTR250, the gpx250 is a good one too, but has full fairing and a higher fixxing price lol.

cheers.joe.

[Jockney Rebel]

thanks guys ....she fancies the across since shes seen one just gotta find one thats reasonable

[loosebruce]

A bit of info on grey imports.
http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/IK's_Grey_Import_FAQ
there is one shop that does full page ads in Motorcycle Trader, getting some bad press from the kiddies on the CBR250 forum.

[Jockney Rebel]

cheers bruce

[damo1]

Out of all the bikes mentioned the VTR250 is the best bike of lot bar none
Its a bike that will do anything trip to QLD/race track/comute/scratch on the weekends.
you could get one for as little as 4grand and no its not just because i own a and work for honda
we see a lot of bikes come through the place and there the best bike by far do your missus a favour and get her a VTR mate shell love it and you for getting her one.

[HueyonaBlade]

Sound advise Damo

[Jockney Rebel]

thanks for that guys ...shes all geed up since she realised her mates doin the same ...

I hope you realise Franken that the first time she spits herself down the road, you're the one she's gonna blame for it.

:D

[Jockney Rebel]

YEP ur probably right there chalk but not half as much as her mum will
the family already think im a weirdo.... ex drummer, 15yrs her senior, biker :}ohh and NOT a doctor

And you moved to be closer to her family.

No wonder you need to escape down to here :D

[War_Hound]

YEP ur probably right there chalk but not half as much as her mum will
the family already think im a weirdo.... ex drummer

How can you be an X-Drummer 8) .. I thought that was in the blood like bike riding 8)
I know a band looking for a good drummer if you want to get into more trouble 8)

[Jockney Rebel]

it is me blood mate my old band has just released their first commercial cd on the elephant label[took em 20yrs] im just waitin for the royalty checks to start rollin in ...as if

the reason i packed it in was partly due to smashing my left arm to bits riding a bike for a livin and i got fed up bein the only one with a van, only one sober, first in last out, humpin all that gear about[but it was fukin mind blowin playin at glastonbury in 84]so mind blowin i have truoble remeberin it:} any way ive got 4 chapters of a book on the experience ill publish if i ever get round to finishin it :}

i messed about with the bass for a while.. havnt touched a kit in anger for a few years but evry time i see a live band... well u know how it is 'the i can do that' syndrome kicks in
id love to play again ..i sing as well [no feckin jokes ]
dunno if my style of playin suits evry one tho kinda nick mason style of drummer me

[War_Hound]

Funny that all the guys in my band ride .. so no one wants to lug the gear around in a cage 8) ..