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Some-one has to buy new bikes or there'd be no second hand ones.
If you can afford it, will appreciate and enoy it; do it.
Brand new wheels under your bu is the best you are ever likely to have, and for a newb... means anything that goes wrong, is probably YOU, not the bike!
As for the choice between the two? Well, you haven't picked a Chinese lottery, or gone for a teenage posing pouch. You have short listed two sensible, practical, good VFM motorcycles... that there ISN'T a lot to choose between.
Honda's built in India and, they have had a few QC issues with them; YBR is built in China, and while fiish doesn't seem as good as it might be on a Honda, seems less variable. Honda is a little bigger framed, and better appointed. YBR a tad cheaper and a little easier to look after. Biggest issues likely to tp the balence between them is how they feel i the metal on the dealers show-room floor, ad what you can get the man in the suit to chuck in to sweeten the deal, really.
Your talking to the wrong people here.... get the shop, kick some tyres, wave the cheque book about and see if you can get a top-box and decent lock and chain, maybe even get the chaps in boiler suit round the back to fit a factory alarm for the ask price, if nothing off it. ____________________ My Webby'Tef's-tQ, loads of stuff about my bikes, my Land-Rovers, and the stuff I do with them!
Current Bikes:'Honda VF1000F' ;'CB750F2N' ;'CB125TD ( 6 3 of em!)'; 'Montesa Cota 248'. Learner FAQ's:= 'U want to Ride a Motorbike! Where Do U start?' |
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Posted: 10:20 - 19 Sep 2014 Post subject: Re: what to buy?(brand new bike) |
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dou91e wrote: | As I said to her.... it would be wiser to go new and get all sparkly and new and nice rather than go 2nd hand and want to change bikes every few months or so. |
Hang on... wife? Are you 19 or above?
Then I'd caution against wasting your time and money on a tiddler. Whatever you get, you will want to change it within a few months - or the moment that you ride something bigger.
dou91e wrote: | What would you go for? |
A 250 or above.
However, if you're determined to stick with 125s long term, are going to go new, and just want reliable transport, then any of the Honda 110-125cc scooters.
If you do that then I'd suggest having a look at "Tucano Termoscud" invalid blankets: they really do work well on scooters over winter. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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sounds like a cracking deal...
...and with the money you've spent you can start thinking about a full license...
...and you'll not lose any money on it when you sell it on for a bigger bike...
...in 6 months time See you then for a 'what big bike' thread |
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Posted: 21:12 - 20 Sep 2014 Post subject: Re: what to buy?(brand new bike) |
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Congrats ____________________ Adrian Monk: Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I'm not...
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MissTamsin wrote: | I'm not sure I agree with you on the dont bother with a 125 thing Roger. |
On what experience are you basing that though?
MissTamsin wrote: | Granted I'm only on a CBT and been riding 6/7 months but a 125 is actually way more than I need |
That's what I told myself too.
MissTamsin wrote: | although I'm planning on doing the full A next year I'm not planning on upgrading to a bigger bike anytime soon. |
I said that!
I lasted a week. 250, 305, 500, 800... 500... now going down again.
MissTamsin wrote: | Then again, I'm hardly a speed demon anyway |
Well, I'm not advocating a Fireblade. My daily ride claims 20-something bhp. Rear wheel, it's more likely in the teens, and it objects strongly to being taken past a real 60mph.
But it pulls eagerly up to that speed, blatting away roguishly, and even with the skinny tyres and 85-90mpg fuel economy it feels more substantial than a 125 while retaining much of the fun factor.
There's an ideal bike out there for everyone. I suggest that you'd more likely to find it if you have a full license and nothing to prove.
Might have to get a Street Triple or CBR600 at some point though just to appease the Massive. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Paddy-plate? ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 9 years, 221 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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