Some advice if you will

[andrew]

Hello everyone i need a bit of advice.

I'm looking for a shitty commuter bike, ive seen a c90 'B' reg 15,000 miles for 250 quid, now this sounds perfect i just dont know if i want to be seen riding a cub 90 ... could anyone recommend a *cheap* alternative that doesnt look like its just been nicked off a pizza hut delivery guy??

Thanks in advance

[TiN]

I've seen some shitty FireStorms...oh wait...
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[Demonic69]

1989 HONDA CD250 UJ
1989 Blue. Reliable and economical used daily. Second gear slips hence very low price. 60000 miles. £200.


Tel: 02392595793
Distance: 168 miles
Price: £200

https://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=16522534
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[andrew]

thats the sort of thing im looking for, although id prefer one that didnt have an iffy gear box .. oh and is that 168 miles from you, or me in london??

Oh and tin... ive seen some shitty RVF's in my time

[Demonic69]

168 from me, should be closer to you. The gearbox shouldn't be too diff to fix for that money.
I wouldn't go for a pizza boy bike(??) though.
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[Scotty]

well least you know your insurence wont be much, and hell if you drop or bin it, you can just laff your ass off at the thing.
and i supose if anything goes wrong with it you can just by another one.!
woohoo
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[Demonic69]

1983 Y Reg Kawasaki GPZ550
, 1983 Y Reg , Black. MoT until January, runs well, cheap transport. £399.

DBM Motorcycles Ltd

Tel: 01582452452
Distance: 111 miles
Price: £399


No pic. Just have a look on biketrader. There's plenty of bikes under £500
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[Demonic69]

Ummm. Wasn't he asking for cheap commuter bikes?? Your eyesight is def fooked
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[Scotty]

yeh i noticed , i retacted my post.
I stand corrected
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[G]

Adtrader's usually quite god for cheap bikes:


https://www.adtrader.co.uk/classhome.php?class_id=112&trader_id=1779

ie:
Honda CB250 N superdream, taxed and tested until April 2003, £350 no offers,

Yamaha RD 250cc tax and tested, very original, offer around £400,


Honda VF 500cc F2F 1985, C reg, offers or £430 ono clean motorcycle,

[Ropehead]

Kwack AR 50/ 80 /125!
i got a tidy one(AR 80) for £300 only done 5.000miles
DIRT cheap insurance and will do 60 Mph!!
Looks Good 2

https://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:d3xBeNGZlp0C:home.planet.nl/~knoes133/Kawasaki-AR80-1981.jpg

[Demonic69]

Cagiva Mito 125,
Mk1, G reg, needs attention, good looking bike, very fast, ideal project for learner,


Ad age: 10 days old

Price: £450 or near offer.

Contact details: 07786 562653

Location: Click here for map.
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[andrew]

ive found a few promising Honda CB250's on that site G suggested... i found a really good CDU250 aswell but it was in ramsgate ....

a mito isnt really a good commuter bike is it Demonic

[Demonic69]

Yeah man!! Cheap too
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[Doddmaster]

I know of a Sym Husky that should be up for sale soon, probably at a bargain price

[andrew]

erm, Sym Husky ill give that one a miss , thanks all the same

[minesweeper]

gpz550 might be expensive to insure but lovely bike mates got one it can keep up with my rvf until we reach the top end where ive got a few mph's on him

matt

[JimboJ]

how about another nsr
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[andrew]

nah i basically need a piece of shit that i can run into the ground and not worry about it... id prefer not to get a 2-stroke cos of extra costs e.g. oil... ive seen a superdream for 300 quid which im gonna go for i think, insurance is only 250 aswell bluegh back to work

[Doddmaster]

Get the Dream

No, I aint joking. There was one at a bike meet last night with straight-through pipes, and it sounded mint

[WildGoose]

id be happy with a CG for commuting, i quite enjoyed them towards the end of my training
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Used to own a 400 superdream and I have riden 250 ones. I would say go for one. They are fairly tough. Change the oil often (<1800 miles I think) and watch the cam chain (typical '80s Honda).

Cheap tyres, OK on petrol, brakes on the CB400NC were OK (better calipers than on the earlier bikes)

They are solid slow handling bikes. I ran a sheep over on mine without falling off

Oh, I would say that £400 is very ott for a superdream. For that amount it looks like you could find a VF400 or even nudge towards a VF500 now.

All the best

Keith
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[Doddmaster]

I'm sure he didnt do it on purpose

[andrew]

I spoke to a bloke on the phone last night, and he wants 300 quid for a 1980 cb250 thats done 17000 miles (apparently) is that still ott??