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I was merely saying 4 years as an example,
Here's what I though was a good idea explained a little better:
If I were to finance a motorbike, it wont be till July. So at this moment till July I can start saving say £250 every time till July, so there's a bit of money and I could then take out a finance for say 4 years and pay a low monthly cost that will still leave me able to save that 250 each payday, and when I get all those 250's together I can then pay the entire bike off in much less time than the 4 year contract deal.
But I'm now thinking, I can just do that with a cheaper bike, and to be honest, I've just fully looked into it and I'm thinking it may be too tall for me by an inch or two, as my previous bike was 34inches of the ground with my 29 inch inseam, I could only one foot it (barley) but I could shake the bike around all I want, it may be the fact of getting use to a different bike. Saying that, when I first got my bike I sat on it in my back garden for about an hour straight, not started, just gaining a feel for the bike under me, leaning it side to side to see how far I could go before no more  ____________________ Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.  |
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I agree with paddy, a Varadero, took my test on it, blasted around for 18 months on it. Unlike Paddy, I had a whale of a time on it, I could get the pegs scraping on certain corners, would go down dual carriageways alright, performance felt no different to my mates YZF-R125, both maxxed out at 75, went green laning with me.
And also my old 05 model with 17,000 miles on is for sale. PO was an old man who had it from new and went 20 miles a day on it. Very comfy, unless you're 6ft4, your hips play up after 2 hours. I always wanted a taller seat. There's some damage to the right side where the 5ft6 previous owner dropped it on a hill and couldn't get his foot down. ____________________ Current:1991 Honda MT50 (Soon to be a H100/MTX/MT5 hybrid), 1976 Honda Cub C70, 2005 Honda Varadero 125, 1993 Yamaha TTR250 Open Enduro , 2010 Road Legal Stomp YX140, 1994 Honda CRM 250 MK III, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 1992 Honda CB400 Super Four, Stomp T4 230, 1984 Honda H100s, 2009 Sym XS125K
Past:2003 Aprilia RS125, 1982 Kawasaki GPZ550(FREE BIKE!)
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Don't get me wrong, its a superb bike. But scraping pegs is not fun, being overtaken on motorways is not fun... a 125 4 stroke is not fun.
It was a great get from A to B bike, massive and held its speed really well. However, for my commute, it was not the best.  |
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Do Honda still have them available, say finance? ____________________ Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.  |
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I don't have money to scrape out my arse though that's my point, I could get a bike sooner if I did, it would be useful for seeing the girlfriend a bit more, commuting to work and college, would make life a lot easier ____________________ Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.  |
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Paddy. wrote: | Don't get me wrong, its a superb bike. But scraping pegs is not fun, being overtaken on motorways is not fun... a 125 4 stroke is not fun.
It was a great get from A to B bike, massive and held its speed really well. However, for my commute, it was not the best.  |
It was fun at the time, my TTR now makes the varadero feel like a dog. It only has about 6 more horses but weighs less and the torque is addictive. I'm sure my bike pulls as strong as my bosses RMZ250, you just ride different, you rev his to the moon but mine has to stay lower in the rpm, which means getting through the gears faster. Undeniably, though, his is faster round a track, mines easier.
A 125 on finance is a waste of money, put as much savings away as possible and pay outright. My bikes were all paid in full. ____________________ Current:1991 Honda MT50 (Soon to be a H100/MTX/MT5 hybrid), 1976 Honda Cub C70, 2005 Honda Varadero 125, 1993 Yamaha TTR250 Open Enduro , 2010 Road Legal Stomp YX140, 1994 Honda CRM 250 MK III, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 1992 Honda CB400 Super Four, Stomp T4 230, 1984 Honda H100s, 2009 Sym XS125K
Past:2003 Aprilia RS125, 1982 Kawasaki GPZ550(FREE BIKE!)
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As hard as it is to believe, at twelve I knew I wanted a bike. I put my name down for a load of paper rounds for when I was thirteen. I had three rounds for five years. I told my mum to hide my bank card and asked to get paid to the bank instead of cash.
I saved every penny.
I now have two peds, a 125 and my 250 to show for it and enough to cover anything that needs doing to it, i.e. recntly I blew the TTR and i managed to fix it with paper round money.
My saturday job has enough to pay for fuel and stuff, if I hadn't had those rounds I wouldn't have a bike.
Anyway you shouldn't get a loan for toys. ____________________ Current:1991 Honda MT50 (Soon to be a H100/MTX/MT5 hybrid), 1976 Honda Cub C70, 2005 Honda Varadero 125, 1993 Yamaha TTR250 Open Enduro , 2010 Road Legal Stomp YX140, 1994 Honda CRM 250 MK III, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 1992 Honda CB400 Super Four, Stomp T4 230, 1984 Honda H100s, 2009 Sym XS125K
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Valid points mate, well done.
I'll be saving £200/month, I'll see how it goes! ____________________ Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.  |
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After Spain however
The best bike I've ridden on the actual road has been and always will be the GSXR1000, but for fun, I'd have to say the RS125. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 11 years, 284 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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