TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!

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http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Kawasaki/NINJA-250R/2009/_/R-NXGN-7599515

Seem like a good buy?

:frown:

Are you selling Yoshi? :eek:

Reply 9981

Chilledice

Original post by Boristhethird

Are you selling Yoshi? :eek:

Yep! The poor thing has had only about 600 miles on him this year, it seems a shame to have it hanging around.

And I have had a full license for almost a year now :colone:

Reply 9982

username952244

Original post by Boristhethird

Are you selling Yoshi? :eek:

What's insurance like on it?

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Reply 9983

Juno

Original post by Boristhethird

Are you selling Yoshi? :eek:

Boris i love you :flutter:

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Reply 9984

JC.

I've just bought a new bike myself.
Yamaha XV125 Virago.

Had my CBT a month and I've got 3 bikes... think I might be getting into this 2 wheel lark a bit!

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Reply 9985

Bathwiggle

Original post by JC.

I've just bought a new bike myself.
Yamaha XV125 Virago.

Had my CBT a month and I've got 3 bikes... think I might be getting into this 2 wheel lark a bit!

woo

So you finding a cruiser suits you then? When you doing your bigger test? How's your OH finding it?

And in other news... Honda have refunded £178 to me for failing to change my spark plugs, they didn't even argue it, just took my card off me and put the money back on

Reply 9986

Juno

Original post by JC.

Yamaha XV125 Virago.

Bike snap

Reply 9987

username952244

Thoughts?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201307157820121/sort/recpriceascdefault/usedbikes/cc-from/300cc/cc-to/400cc/model/xt/make/yamaha/quicksearch/true/page/1/postcode/sw193rq/radius/1500?logcode=p

Reply 9988

JC.

Original post by Imperial_Maniac

Low miles for the year, eh?
Got to be worth a look if you like that style of bike.

Reply 9989

Juno

Original post by Imperial_Maniac

Reply 9990

JC.

Original post by Juno

Well, it has the added advantage of you never having to let me have a go :yucky:

Nic gets the hump cause she can't ride my varadero.

That's what you get for being a short arse! :wink:

Reply 9991

Juno

Original post by JC.

Nic gets the hump cause she can't ride my varadero.

That's what you get for being a short arse! :wink:

Well, I'm not a short arse so that must mean I can have a go :smile:

Reply 9992

username952244

Original post by JC.

Nic gets the hump cause she can't ride my varadero.

That's what you get for being a short arse! :wink:

Varadero 125's are lovely, but their bigger brothers...I hate with a fiery passion.

This is only because I used to have to push the buggers about and they're like a bus- you'd be screwed if you dropped one.

Reply 9993

Motorbiker

Original post by Islam Hamza

I'd like to ask a few questions about getting a bike, for the past year or so I've been planning on buying a bike .. cheap to maintain, cheap to insure and all the girls go wild when you take your helmet off (just kidding :biggrin:

).

Thing is, I'm starting university and I'll be commuting. Didn't really want to move into halls and pay £6000 a year. I live in central London, no point moving to an area that's tougher than mine. My uni is about 7.5 miles away from home, by transportation it would take about 30-40 minutes which is a lot considering the distance. Cars, I'm sane .. never gonna pay £4000 per year for insurance.

Other than the fact that I've always wanted a bike and that I would use it to commute, how good/bad of an idea is this? Oyster would cost me a good £100 a month for terrible, smelly, slow public transportation.

I'm 18, which is another issue .. no point getting a 125 and selling it less than a year later. So I might as well wait, do my tests and get anything restricted for 46.6 bhp.

But other than that, has anyone tried this? anyone experienced commuting to university on a bike?

sorry for the long post, but thanks in advance!

A 125cc bike would do the job well tbh and be quicker than public transport. Can filter through the traffic nicely.

I would get a 125cc bike atm and then pass your bigger test when you can and then when you feel the need to upgrade then go for it.

I commute to university with a mix between motorbike and bicycle and it's quite good. Can normally park for free in a lot of places.

Also, i need to go make Mk 4 at some point.