** LAMS / Learners Bike Discussion **

**krogoth** · 22-09-2008 10:44 AM

looks cool

but yeh, hyosung........i know sometimes they just make the chassis and the engine is made by a jap company

Ive always preferred an original proper bike by a brand name that has been doing its thing for a pretty long time, very succesfull at that too

i also need my first to be pretty reliable since i hope to do alot of long trips into the country with it, so i guess i have more piece of mind with a suzuki than hyosung...

**Nax** · 22-09-2008 11:04 AM

fair enough, cant beat a good name. its basically the same reason i didnt get one, just wasnt sure of it. so instead i got a honda

**lo0se3r** · 22-09-2008 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Nax

well u could get a cheaper naked bike, some duct tape and a bunch of colored cardboard! way easier to repair

Originally Posted by Nax

i saw the same, a 89 cbr250 for 7.5, wat a toss sif u would pay that i mean comon u could buy a brand new vtr for close to that if ur good at haggling, or two cbr125s lol, just ductape them together and ull have a cbr250 :P

nax is always very creative

**Nax** · 22-09-2008 11:45 AM

is there anything ductape cant fix? if there is i havent met it lol

**hooyn** · 14-01-2009 09:50 AM

so i got my learners recently and am looking to get myself a 250cc bike that ill keep for a few years
trying to keep my budget 5k and under and spend another 1k on the gear.

ok, so i've looked around on bikesales and found the following

1989 cbr250r - found some for 4 - 4.3k

these were made in 1989 and are still quite exxy ?

2006 vtr250 - these are over my budget since theyre over 5k

2008 kawasaki ninja - 7.7k

1994 ninja - 3.4k but with 95xxx km's on the clock.

cbr250RR - theres a few under budget

are theyre any other ones that you fellas would recommend ?

ive read that the cbr's and vtr's are good learners bikes.

**Zdster** · 14-01-2009 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by hooyn

so i got my learners recently and am looking to get myself a 250cc bike that ill keep for a few years
trying to keep my budget 5k and under and spend another 1k on the gear.

ok, so i've looked around on bikesales and found the following

1989 cbr250r - found some for 4 - 4.3k

these were made in 1989 and are still quite exxy ?

2006 vtr250 - these are over my budget since theyre over 5k

2008 kawasaki ninja - 7.7k

1994 ninja - 3.4k but with 95xxx km's on the clock.

cbr250RR - theres a few under budget

are theyre any other ones that you fellas would recommend ?

ive read that the cbr's and vtr's are good learners bikes.

Also check out the GPX/GPZ (almost bullet proof motor), ZZR, Across and if you want an import a ZX2R. If you are under LAMS (and the bike is on the list) I have also heard very good things about the GS500.

Personally I would go for something with less fairings, not a massive number of km's and something that was built in this century.

Re: the VTR's, it is possible to get one in your price range - will just have to look a bit harder though.

**hooyn** · 14-01-2009 10:07 AM

i just had a look through the thread and seems like im gonna sway towards a vtr

are these good to learn on by myself ?

the place that i will be going to to get my license recommends 2 months of riding experience before trying out the course.

**Zdster** · 14-01-2009 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by hooyn

i just had a look through the thread and seems like im gonna sway towards a vtr

are these good to learn on by myself ?

the place that i will be going to to get my license recommends 2 months of riding experience before trying out the course.

Yes, I think one of the best learners (particularly if you are not under LAMS).

Where are you located? Most license places will teach beginners with no experience (I can recommend somewhere in Victoria).

**hooyn** · 14-01-2009 10:19 AM

im in brisbane i looked around a few places and they ask for 900+ for the course

found this place from someone else in brisbane in one of the threads here and they ask for only 350 for a 2 day course. pass the course and i can get my license

http://www.stayupright.com.au/qld.htm

is there any other bike sales websites besides from bikesales.com.au ?

**Zdster** · 14-01-2009 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by hooyn

im in brisbane i looked around a few places and they ask for 900+ for the course

found this place from someone else in brisbane in one of the threads here and they ask for only 350 for a 2 day course. pass the course and i can get my license

http://www.stayupright.com.au/qld.htm

is there any other bike sales websites besides from bikesales.com.au ?

Hmm, dont know much about Brisbane. Stayupright is Australia wide though so they should be ok.

Also check out bikepoint, ebay and trading-post.

**D4rk4n63l** · 14-01-2009 11:28 AM

I used to have 07 VTR250 myself.. very good learners bike, and as Zdster said, one of the best too..

Very forgiving, but wouldn't mind to be pushed hard a bit.. I sold mine only because I was offered a very good price I couldn't say no to

and then got myself an Aprilia RS125. Its a bit of a steep learning curve to me, but I'm glad I got it.. it teaches me on how to really ride a bike, after of course I learned about road safety / awareness on the VTR.

Like I said, the VTR is a forgiving bike.. so you can be more focused on the road and not on how to ride the bike

**Type R Positive** · 14-01-2009 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by hooyn

im in brisbane i looked around a few places and they ask for 900+ for the course

found this place from someone else in brisbane in one of the threads here and they ask for only 350 for a 2 day course. pass the course and i can get my license

http://www.stayupright.com.au/qld.htm

Thats who I went through years ago. Very professional and very good course.
Q-ride kicks ass!