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Old 10-20-2007, 10:58 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #1
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Booked in for my CBT on the 3rd of November. Now all I've got to do is buy a bike...

A guy I used to work with is a real bike nut, and has offered to come with me and take a look. I want something preferably with a sporty look to it, although the performance on a 125 won't be particularly impressive.

Bike will mainly be used for commuting to and from the station, but I also want to have some pleasure trips out at the weekends. I've been looking at various options - I want something reliable and cheap, above all else - oh, and I don't want a scooter/moped

A lot of bikes I've found online have been Chinese copies - any thoughts on these? - I've heard mixed reviews, although the styling of the Kaisar XT125/Skyjet is really nice, IMHO (although not in Kawasaki ripoff green ).

Any thoughts?
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:05 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #2
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Honda nsr125r are great sporty learners. Twas my first bike so many good memories
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:07 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #3
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oh, and I don't want a scooter/moped Wink
Good man. :thup:
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:19 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #4
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Bikes afs *runs for cover*
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:24 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #5
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Depends what you want out of the bike really mate.

I bought my first bike before I had passed my test. Still got it. A lot of my mates were/are bike mad too, so had lots of conflicing opinions about what to get.

I knew that I wanted a sports bike, and was set on getting a 400, but all of them are imports, and parts etc are hard to come by.

Decided to go for a 600 in the end, and it came down to a CBR-600 or ZX-6R. Had a look at a few of them, and spoke to loads of friends and mechanics/shops about reliability, servicing etc. From what I was told at the time, and what I know now, 5 years of riding, the Honda is a far more reliable, safe machine. The Kawaka on the oher hand is a riders bike.

Like I said all depends on what you want the bike to do. Insurance, even on a 600 I didn't find too bad. Think I was paying about £500 tpf&t my first year. I am now paying about £120 for insurance, and I think it was £45 for a year tax.

The servicing I do all myself, about 3 times a year. Costs about £300 ish. Valve clearances every other year about £250. They do need to be done on any bike really.
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:41 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #6
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Like the look of the NSR - very nice :thup:

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Depends what you want out of the bike really mate.

I bought my first bike before I had passed my test. Still got it. A lot of my mates were/are bike mad too, so had lots of conflicing opinions about what to get.

I knew that I wanted a sports bike, and was set on getting a 400, but all of them are imports, and parts etc are hard to come by.

Decided to go for a 600 in the end, and it came down to a CBR-600 or ZX-6R. Had a look at a few of them, and spoke to loads of friends and mechanics/shops about reliability, servicing etc. From what I was told at the time, and what I know now, 5 years of riding, the Honda is a far more reliable, safe machine. The Kawaka on the oher hand is a riders bike.

Like I said all depends on what you want the bike to do. Insurance, even on a 600 I didn't find too bad. Think I was paying about £500 tpf&t my first year. I am now paying about £120 for insurance, and I think it was £45 for a year tax.

The servicing I do all myself, about 3 times a year. Costs about £300 ish. Valve clearances every other year about £250. They do need to be done on any bike really.
The economics of it attract me quite a bit - Fuel for the best part of a fortnight would be about 15 quid IIRC. As I said, it will mostly be used for the daily commute, but I want to have some fun at the weekends.
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Old 10-20-2007, 11:49 PM   Have we got any bikers? Post #7
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<BLOCKQUOTE>oh, and I don't want a scooter/moped Wink
Good man. :thup: </BLOCKQUOTE>

I had a scooter for 7 years, it was fine although I know it doesn't look as cool as a bike to ride in the city its exactly the same.
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Old 10-21-2007, 01:02 AM   Have we got any bikers? Post #8
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Get a bicycle instead. Great economics and the pounds will start dropping off. If that's not enough to make you happy the excercise will trigger the release of happy hormone serotonin.
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Old 10-21-2007, 07:20 AM   Have we got any bikers? Post #9
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I had the Honda CBR 125, which IIRC was the NSR's replacement.

Was an unbelievably great bike, had a couple of people used to 500cc+ bikes have a go on it and they loved it too.

£15 a year road tax as well.
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yeah, my first bike was also an NSR - fantastic little hairdryer....although, not long after I passed my test they changed the law, in that if you took your test on a 125 you had to ride 125s for 2 years before upgrading - but if you took it on a bigger bike, you could jump straight on them. If that is still the case (been 7 years since I left England, so things may have changed), I would definately say do you test on a big machine.

I have a Speed Triple now - and that is just 100% pure fun.
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