FMX 650 (After year experience)

Jadc · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Karma :

Hello guys

Ive really taken a fancy to the HONDA FMX 650cc from my local honda dealer ship for £3995 he said if i traded in my honda xr 125 aswell they do the bike FMX for £2995 so thats a Grand off....

Ive been riding bikes for bout 7months now and im planning to get a bigger bike in bout 5months or so.... im under 21 so ive got to take the A2 test retricted to 33BHP do you think it be ok ?

he said i can pay monthly which im going to have to its gonna be about £120 a month he said thats over a 2 year period.

will my insurance go sky high? im 18 now and my insurance on the cruddy 125 is £900 and had no claims w00t lol

Cheers guys

pwntifex · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Karma :

https://www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk
Give that a go. It should be cheaper than you think.
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h00dwink · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2006 Karma :

£900 on a 125? did you just take the first quote you were offered?
i know the reasoning for this is that it's a motoX style bike so you're at risk of chancing it at green laning, but that price is incredibly high.
doubt you current insurer will take you on with it.
get the idea of the bike you want, then ring around insurers to see if they're prohibitively expensive.
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lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

Insurance should be fine. My sv is costing me £350 and I'm 18.

The FMX is soft as shite, and will make a great first bike after the 125 stage.
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Jadc · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Karma :

my m8 said the FMX 650 will be very heavy? this true it does certainly look it in person but then again so did the xr when i first got on it lol....is there any other bikes like fmx ? but 400 cc or n e thing

Jadc · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Karma :

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Jadc · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Karma :

Nope havnt claimed yet Smile

and i will do and let you guys know

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The Tot · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Karma :

Wooah, if you ain't done your test, do THAT first then reasses your options.

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There's a whole host of cool bikes that you can get after selling your XR for only a bit more and probably far more capable than the FMX. The DR400 is one such example. Even a honda XR400 or XR650 will be better than the FMX, which is effectively a tarted up honda dominator, same engine.

Even an old clapper such as a KLX650 will still be a good fun bike. I rode Smotobob's back to back with my XR125 and it was rate torquey. If you bin it, you won't feel as gutted.

Do you by any chance live in london, cos even then, my insurance was only 500 TPO for the XR125. (TPFT being 850 with 0 NCB at 17)
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Jadc · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Karma :

did live in london but i moved to hastings so maybe thats why of insurance ! lol

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Seriously, i had nsr 125, just turned 17. Cost me nearly 300 for the year, i think it was fire and theif. You can knock them down so much, if you don't ask you won't get!
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