Advice please Foccers!

[CRH]

with your long legs etc ,you,d be far better off with a traily"type ..4stroke..mabe not your cup a tea?..but if it gets you from a,t b"..then its better than nothing?....then at least if you do find a job you wont have any probs getting there!! ....

[CRH]

also if money is as tight as you say?...just make do for now til your circumstances change?....you also have the option of paying monthly for your insurance"..so that in itself should take some pressure off you finances!!

[ChristoT]

Do an unrestricted quote and find the cheapest insurers then go to their websites directly. It may be that they don't support the restriction through their aggregator channels - I work in this industry (albeit travel insurance) and the politics of it all is insane. For specialist products (insurance on a restricted bike isn't standard) its often best to go outside of the comparison sites.

I tried that, and then I got an error message: "We cannot provide you with a quote". So i think I'm stuck with a bike that's under 33bhp.

What do people think of this?
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Honda/VT250/1986/_/R-NXGN-3078347

[CRH]

that vt looks good?....only thing to worry abt is spares and availability?...you may be able to get something like that on a ...classic insurance though?

[ChristoT]

that vt looks good?....only thing to worry abt is spares and availability?...you may be able to get something like that on a ...classic insurance though?

Spares could be problematic... but it's £260 pa insurance! 

[CRH]

that vt looks good?....only thing to worry abt is spares and availability?...you may be able to get something like that on a ...classic insurance though?

Spares could be problematic... but it's £260 pa insurance! 

...in that case??....go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....cant see you beating that?

[noggythenog]

Dont do it Cristo!!!!!!


Id rather have a fazer and pay the extra insurance


Just me though & i am known for wasting good money


I meanif youre gonna go down that road id say youd be better off with cbr 125, regardless of outright speed youd still have fun but that old 80's honda i dont think will cut the mustard for you.


Jus sayin!

[ChristoT]

Dont do it Cristo!!!!!!


Id rather have a fazer and pay the extra insurance


Just me though & i am known for wasting good money


I meanif youre gonna go down that road id say youd be better off with cbr 125, regardless of outright speed youd still have fun but that old 80's honda i dont think will cut the mustard for you.


Jus sayin!

Maybe not. But as a workhorse? Looks good! Plus, I need a bike to take me back to France regularly too. Got to factor that in. The VT looks pretty decent. I'll do a test ride first, make sure it's OK of course!

[noggythenog]

Check out this honda bros on bike trader, within your budget & looks a good'n




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[noggythenog]

Ir if you wanna go uber retro check out this rare gpz 305, belt driven plus it has the fairing you require.




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Edit - actually NO. Jus read a review - described as dry turd by a kawasaki mechanic

[ChristoT]

Ir if you wanna go uber retro check out this rare gpz 305, belt driven plus it has the fairing you require.




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Edit - actually NO. Jus read a review - described as dry turd by a kawasaki mechanic

ROFL!! And anyway, it's £200 over budget. As for the Bros, Exupnut said it was a uncomfortably pokey - and he's shorter than I am!

EDIT: Also found the VT250-FII. Do want!

[CRH]

whatever you do decide on its got to fit?...so looks like ya got to try a few out?...window shoppings"..well?..out the window!! ....unless of cause you have shorter fkn legs fitted!!

[dazza]

HOW ABOUT THIS...... ....http://www.wehostdns.net/clio-ebay/renault_clio.html

[CRH]

HOW ABOUT THIS...... ....http://www.wehostdns.net/clio-ebay/renault_clio.html

....foccin brilliant dazza

[ChristoT]

  NO. 







But LOL at the ad. 

[CRH]

hey christo?....its french man ....look what ya missin innit !!

[ChristoT]

LOL. But still. No. 

Thinking of nipping up to Chelmsford tomorrow for a test drive on that VT! 

[CRH]

LOL. But still. No. 

Thinking of nipping up to Chelmsford tomorrow for a test drive on that VT! 

...dont blame ya matey!!..looks nice?

[noggythenog]

Well let us know how you get on with that test ride, the net recons a ballache to work on but if it doesn't need any maintenance then apparently a decent enough experience.


I mean how long are you talking about keeping it,if it was just a year then you could get away with flogging it again before any money needs spending on it.


Then get a 

[red98]

that vt looks well cool init,know what i mean,init...... ......looks like a nice origanal bike,low mileage and well cared for,its a honda so i`ll be surprised if you have any trouble with it.......be a lot better at £750......know what i mean....init     

[ChristoT]

Well let us know how you get on with that test ride, the net recons a ballache to work on but if it doesn't need any maintenance then apparently a decent enough experience.


I mean how long are you talking about keeping it,if it was just a year then you could get away with flogging it again before any money needs spending on it.


Then get a 

Well...

If I get it, I was thinking of modding a Fazer style fairing for it. The VT250-FII looks the tits with it's full fairing! I might do something like that to it. 

IF being the important word. And I've decided to wait until AFTER I've secured a job to go look / spend money.

that vt looks well cool init,know what i mean,init...... ......looks like a nice origanal bike,low mileage and well cared for,its a honda so i`ll be surprised if you have any trouble with it.......be a lot better at £750......know what i mean....init     

You assume I plan to spend that much? I am quite prepared to spend all day in there arguing them down. I want a bike, I refuse to spend more than X on it, X is a wee bit more than what I want to spend, time for a fight with the salesman! 

[red98]

good on yer christo  .....i like a good haggle  ...why should you pay their wages 

[JoeRock]

The GPZ and the GS are both good suggestions, but there is a huge problem.

The 33bhp restrictor.

Not many insurers want to touch a restricted rider. When I was looking at a Fazer 400, insurance for me cost £500. Add a restrictor, and the price rocketed to £1,500.

The VT250 may be a stopgap - assuming I get a job, that is...

THat's funny that Christo, my insurance companies really didn't care. I'm suspeecting you're adding that in on a comparison site which does screw around with values, best couple I used were Carole Nash, and a company called wicked quotes. Both charged me about £400 for my honda hornet 600 (more expensive than a fazer to insure) at 18 and 19 respectively. Do think that your accident will be a hefty cause unfortunately though :/

[Doddsie]

Putting a modded fairing on it??............................... You gonna tell the insurance company about that????

[ChristoT]

good on yer christo  .....i like a good haggle  ...why should you pay their wages 

Reminds me of a sign I saw in a restaurent a few years ago:

The wages of sin are death... but the wages here are a lot worse!!