thoughts on this bike/deal

[jackzR]

I been looking at getting a ninja for a while but I thought they are too expensive however I have the money saved and can afford one however didn't see the point when you can buy a ninja 250 1800 Suzuki 650s for 2k etc..

However I seen this bike it's close to my address, do you think it's too cheap? comes with 17months warranty or if I brought it i'd still loose money? the insurance is 1k for me fully comp. 3.5k is still alot of money for a first bike.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201410128151293/

Thanks

[wr6133]

Check it for finance or loans outstanding

[Taught2BCauti...]

It's cheap for a reason - With the engine size and power output, I'm not sure it would be the best choice for the class of licence you would need to ride it - which could make it difficult to sell.
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[Rogerborg]

Echo chamber:

Could very well be on finance.

Might be tricky to sell on because it's not a massively popular license class, and it's not the "best" bike that an A2 rider can have.

BUT. That's a decent price, especially with ABS. There doesn't always have to be a catch.
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[jackzR]

[Taught2BCauti...]

[wr6133]

Do you currently have a 125? If you do why not just keep that for a year?

That Ninja is a new bike aimed at a new(ish) licence class, Honda and Yamaha have got their own 300 offerings coming so I guess the manufacturers see it as a growth area where there will be demand so arguably it could be a good purchase. However the otherside of the coin is it's an unknown so why gamble?

You could pick up a CBR/VFR/ZXR/ZZR/FZR/GSXR 400 for less than 1/3rd of the price, easily restrict it, ride it for a year. Then do DAS and derestrict, sell when you get bored and buy bigger. As long as you don't mangle it the little 400 probably won't lose you much if any money (buy low and treat it well it may gain you a little).

[jackzR]

[jackzR]

[wr6133]

[notbike]

I'd get it if you plan to keep riding it and putting a lot of miles on it.

Like me and then we can meet up and be ninja buddies

But really I think the ninja is a nice bike and I paid full price new so that would be a bargain price for the ABS version which new price would be like 5k. Also maybe the price has dropped because 2015 models have come out now. HPI Check it for sure though.

As for those saying it's not the best bike you can get on an A2 license, who needs the full 47bhp when you can get to 60 in 5-6 seconds, and cruise at 70 comfortably. Just yesterday I took mine to an indicated 100 for the first time and it still wanted to pull higher (I chickened out for fear of losing license ) These bikes don't really seem to be common around here either so there's that factor. Probably does mean it's harder to sell, but if you're looking at the long term you haven't got to worry about that really.

I pretty much realized in my situation I can't afford a supersport for many years to come yet even though I'd love to have one, so I went full retard on this bike.

So my advice is if this is gonna be an in-between bike for you and not a long term investment, don't get one cause they're expensive for what they are, and are sort of uncommon in terms of license category and are therefore harder to shift when you're going to move onto something bigger in the short term. It'd be easier if you're getting an inbetween bike to get something more common/cheaper around the 1.5k mark and easy to flog at only a couple hundred less than what you got it for.

If long term, that's dead cheap for a new ABS ninja.

[Wednesday Biker]

Ninja is a good bike.I still have my 250 and the 300 is even better.
But if you get something with a restrictor in you can maybe think about getting it out next year and not have to buy another bike.
I still have and enjoy my Ninja but maybe only because I have the option to ride my other bike too.
The 300 is still pretty new and expensive though.That would be my only worry.Because you can get a bigger cc bike for a lot cheaper.
But again the 300 is a nice bike and being fairly new you'll have little hassle with it.

[suburban myth]

I'd check that the warranty is transferrable too. Also, current owner has had it 4 months, and has 17 months left of a 24-month warranty. This tells me there's 3 months worth missing somewhere. Seems to me that this bike was pre-registered and you'll be the third owner. If you were to sell it in a year when you go for the top bracket license you're looking at it being a fourth owner bike in less than 2 years.

I'd be looking at this with a sort of large dose of salts rather than a pinch, especially with what can be had for much less cash in the same (A2) category.

If your plan really is to go for (A) in a year, then get something bigger (SV650 et al) and restrict it down. Take the restraints off with the new license.

[Pete.]

Everything about that ad says that an middle aged gent has bought a bike and can't get on with it. Tidy house in a leafy suburb, car that's in the upper price range for it's class and look the bike is even full of petrol. Not a financial circumstance I bet he's a return-to-biking guy who's had 400 miles of riding to realise it's not like it used to be.
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[Wednesday Biker]

Is your second name Cumberbatch

[thepuma]

If its what YOU want and you can afford it then get it....if you ask other peoples opinions on bikes you'll end up with a hundred different answers.

I doubt youd lose much on that bike if you had it 6 months then realised it wasnt for you. So its not that big of a gamble.

Its obviously a bike youve carefully thought about and chosen. Its you that has to live with it so go over and have a look. It would be would checking it has no finance. But as long as it hasnt and is clean example then why not.
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[stu_m]

I would go for the SV then you can unrestrict it

coincidently my brothers is for sale

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231359313499?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[Polarbear]

Do a c heck on it, the reg numbers id in the pictures (which makes me think its legit like Geri says)

Then buy it, its cheap,
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[Wednesday Biker]

Looking again I would say go for it.
If its 1k insurance I'd think some other bikes will be ridiculous money to insure.
Looks nice and tbh it will be plenty fast enough for a first bike.Think the 0-60 is about 5.5 secs which isn't too shabby.
You could keep it a year and probably still get your money back.

[jackzR]

[P.addy]

You pay the sportsbike premium for what is essentially worse than an ER5

Would just buy used and wait out the A2...

[Rogerborg]

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[notbike]

I'm paying £900 TPO for my insurance cause everythings so fucking expensive for me. Granted I'm only 20 and have no NCD and just got my A2 license a month ago so it'd be expected to pay this much for a new shiny bike. The insurance on the Ninja is absolute wank.

In fact for me (I think I'm cursed) insurance companies seem to want to rip me off with any fucking bike. It's like they're pointing a finger at me saying "fuck this person in particular".