Ah screw it

[Skifledanabit]

ok... best 250 Road bike? opinions people, cheers

[ozkat]

Why a 250?

[alfiestorm]

SUZUKI RGV 250

[Skifledanabit]

beeeeecause, im only a wee nipper, 19, and with all the info iv been given i can only ride on a restricted license, plus iv only got 4/5 grand to spend on bike and insurance

[Skifledanabit]

oh yeah, prefer to have a 4 stroker

[fimpBIKES]

i hate to say it,
but i think the 250ninja shits all over the cbr250rr


or maybe a vtr250


hmmm, are 250 motards learner legal?
they dont make much power so it might be ok

[Large]

Don't they have that LAMS scheme going in Queerland?

[devo]

Yeah Large I thought that to but then have you got your full
car licence because I am sure that with your bike license gives
you the option of a bigger bike with restricted Kw.
But please correct me if I am wrong.

[Iceman]

I've always liked the look of the VTR, but it's still a stink'n Honda!

[Skifledanabit]

hey, nothing wrong with hondas, i have a 96 coupe at home, i have a full UK car license so if anyone can give me any more info from that too?

[Jockney Rebel]

skiff shouldve done yer bike test in blighty mate they do a straight transfer here and as far as i know our tests are less grief......best 250 aprilia RS

[Kamakazebusa]

Yamaha WR400 converted to motard.......Leaner legal.

[Gix11]

Frankenbiker. The staright swap licence thing stopped before I even got here back in '97. I had to take my car and bike test again. That's where I discovered the tricl to getting it done in a country town! Car test took 1 minute of driving and 25 minutes of talking about England, and the bike test took me 5 minutes to ride round the block while the examiner did some sketches on his clip board.

Anyway, Skifledanabit, are you on your L's, P's or do you have your full licence? I notice you're on the Coast as well. I might be able to help you as I work on Lawrence Drive.

[Foxy]

Suzuki bandits go allright.

[papa smurf]

250 Katana & we've got one on the lot here at work.
Goes great i've taken it home a couple of times & hace been very tempted to buy it myself [:0]
Rick

[Zed14]

a quarter of a kawasaki. why wouldnt you just get a whole bike. much easier to ride

[BOHEMION]

No LAMS in QLD Large...

RS250 fightered up

here is somthing from the gallery as well

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/images/gallery/honda/darren_NR125/darrens%20streetfighter.jpg

NS125 - looks like a shit load of fun for around town on!

[Large]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11

Frankenbiker. The staright swap licence thing stopped before I even got here back in '97. I had to take my car and bike test again. That's where I discovered the tricl to getting it done in a country town! Car test took 1 minute of driving and 25 minutes of talking about England, and the bike test took me 5 minutes to ride round the block while the examiner did some sketches on his clip board.

Anyway, Skifledanabit, are you on your L's, P's or do you have your full licence? I notice you're on the Coast as well. I might be able to help you as I work on Lawrence Drive.


When I first got my Ls (84-85 ish) you could ride any size bike...and if you got pinged for speeding etc, the points didn't transfer to your car license...needless to say GSXRs/Katanas/z900s/CB1100r etc were recognized as "the" learner bike to have:D

Then in 1990 after they changed the rules, I was going for my Ps on my mighty 250X7 and I was at the counter watching a discussion between an ex Hong Kong native and her tester, who had just failed her for several infringements like failing to give way/indicate/stop at stop sign and the bitch was going off about how she'd driven for years and never hit anyone (that she'd seen) and he was being racist yada yada.

The best part was...she had driven up to the registry...but wasn't allowed to drive home.:D

[latheboy]

my first wheels was a suzi across .. great bike cause you can get a slab of cans in the helmut holder .. not a rocket comparied to an rgv /cbr/etc but great bike non the less .. but if i was to have to get a 250 agian it would have to be a motard no if's or but's its the way forward

[Jockney Rebel]

christ when i took my test in 19seventy long ago
u just rode round a corner and as long as u didnt kill the examiner when he stepped out in front of you ,you passed!... when i got here last yr i was convinced theyd make take it again gave me a licence no probs mugs then i promptly went out and got 9 points on it

[Skifledanabit]

ok, i only just passed my CBT back home so thats why i didnt have a full license, i also didnt have the money to buy a bike, there would have been no point in buying one just before i came out here and even that would have been a shit 125cc, so i thought, practise out here, get back and do the full test pass, come back after a while for my second year and tour... also, im on a budget, wont stretch to an RS250 so screwed there, ive been thinking of a bandit, but im not sure, the GPX has taken my eye... its getting really confusing, im in two minds about getting a bike or just getting a car, bike will be more fun but car is more practical... argh, i really want a bike though

[WATEVR]

bike-car-bike-car are u mad mate getthe bloody bike and let the madness BEGIN!!!!!!!dont know a great deal about the 250cc seen but there decent bang for buck with all the grey imports. maybe a newer vtr.

[megareg]

I was toying with the idea of buying an old 250, GSX or something, and then wacking a supercharger from an 800cc Subaru car on it!! silly thing to do, but a great conversion piece!
What about those Honda 250RR or something, they seem to get along ok!
Cheers
Reg

[fimpBIKES]

meg, i have a registered 250 bandit u can have for $600
92 model

[Skifledanabit]

how many k's and pickup from where... and whats the catch? lol

[Jockney Rebel]

quote:Originally posted by Skifledanabit

ok, i only just passed my CBT back home so thats why i didnt have a full license, i also didnt have the money to buy a bike, there would have been no point in buying one just before i came out here and even that would have been a shit 125cc, so i thought, practise out here, get back and do the full test pass, come back after a while for my second year and tour... also, im on a budget, wont stretch to an RS250 so screwed there, ive been thinking of a bandit, but im not sure, the GPX has taken my eye... its getting really confusing, im in two minds about getting a bike or just getting a car, bike will be more fun but car is more practical... argh, i really want a bike though
m8 get a bike ive had the bug for 30 od yrs and its still one of the only things that keeps me young[apart from the aussie missus of course]tell you what that bandit sounds like a deal mate

[BOHEMION]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES

meg, i have a registered 250 bandit u can have for $600
92 model



Bargin !!!