Complete noob wants advice...

[gtechosting]

Hey all im new to this bike malarky, gonna buy an NSR tommorow, its year 2000 and its £1600 its restricted, so ill need to chat with you experts to get that sorted out

I read that the exaust gets restricted, to fix that do you buy a new one??

[True Blue]

You should read this mate... https://www.nsr125.com/derestrict.htm
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[gtechosting]

Thanks, have i picked a good bike? I know nothing about bikes but the NSR's look the business (to me) and ive been thinking for to long, so today i took action and got the cash, im going to see the bike tommorow and if i like it its mine.

[mr jamez]

Good choice

Here is a guide on things to look out for when buying a bike https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=16507

And remember it is a 2 stroke, so if you buy it remember to let it warm up properley before opening it up, and don't forget the 2 stroke oil!

[gtechosting]

I can hardly contain myself, cant wait to pick her up

[mr jamez]

[gtechosting]

I hope so too, The bike only had about 1 month MOT left on it and it was going for 1400 and then the guy got it MOT'd today and hes uped the price by £100, so now he has the new MOT on it hes asking £1500 2000 Honda NSR is that about right? id h8 to think im being ripped off!! after all i worked hard for my money

[mr jamez]

That seems to be the going rate for them, but their is no harm in knocking the price down, might as well save some cash! he has probably raised the price to accomodate for it

When I finish rebuilding my 1990 NSR125F it will come to a total cost of about £700. your bike is 10 years newer, looks better and is probably a little quicker

[gtechosting]

Whats all this business about engines blowing up how will i know if this has had a rebuild or if its got 100 miles to go before boom, as im a noob i cant listen out for the knocks etc cos im inexperianced.

I will be 100% fcuked off if i get this bike and after a few outings it goes boom!!!!

Especially when im going to pay £1500 for it, i was going to get a CG but my mate (GZV 250((i think)) and my brother CBR600 were taking the piss out of me!!

The NSR im buying today has done 6200 miles, is that alot should i expect it to have had an engine rebuild?

[Frost]

[gtechosting]

Thanks for the advice man, feeling better now still feeling shit about insurance but hey lifes a bitch!

My NSR is restricted and i presume has been since day 1, is that a good thing??

[True Blue]

[gtechosting]

If it hasnt had a full service history, or he says it has but has no proof, what should i do? should i get it serviced good and proper! how much will it cost to get a good garage to give it a really thourough and caring service?

[True Blue]

If it has no service record whatsoever then I would probably walk away. I'm no mechanic though so I wouldn't be able to tell if it had been regularly serviced or not.
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Past >>>> Honda NSR 125 >>>> Suzuki GSXR 600 K1 >>>> Suzuki GSXR 600 K4 >>>>Kawasaki Z1000 DAF >>>>Suzuki RMZ 250 >>>> Current >>>> KTM Superduke R 1290 >>>>

[gtechosting]

I know nothing about anything mechanical, let alone bikes i just hope this guy is genuine! Im going to look at it at 5pm wish me look people!!