** LAMS / Learners Bike Discussion **

**S2kane** · 13-08-2008 02:41 PM

Yeah VTR's are really good bikes.. Honda does Moriwaki Titanium exhausts for them and the CB400's as well.. that would sound awesome.

**Zdster** · 13-08-2008 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by S2kane

I agree.. And when it does break down good luck with getting parts for them.

Thats why a Honda would be the best option.

CBR125 - VTR250 - CB400 - would be a good order to follow.

Getting parts for the CBR125 wouldnt be cheap either as there cant be many on the second hand/scrap market yet.

I still think the GPX/Z are great learner bikes as well as an alternative to the VTR.

**S2kane** · 13-08-2008 03:53 PM

New parts from Honda are very cheap for the CBR125.
I wouldn't be concerned about that.

For example a crank shaft for the 125 is a quater of the price of a CBR250RR's.

Also the CBR125 was one of highest selling road bikes last year so there
Wont be any issues with used parts in the future.

**CL455** · 18-08-2008 03:07 PM

i've had a cbr250r and wasn't very much of a good learning bike....

after that i got a aprilia rs125 and i will say it's a very nice bike to ride - not very idle happy as its a 2 stroke but it's very forgiving in corners and you can learn alot by riding one about bikes in general.. (well for me anyways)

but you can't go past a honda

**Zdster** · 18-08-2008 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by cl455

i've had a cbr250r and wasn't very much of a good learning bike....

Originally Posted by cl455

but you can't go past a honda

-_- . . .

**CL455** · 18-08-2008 03:26 PM

LOL - i should say the cbr250r isn't a good bike but the others arn't to bad... eg... 250RR's and the VTR ....

but i wouldn't recommend the single R

**Jomsy** · 18-08-2008 05:57 PM

Get some cheap ass nugget like a cb250 or GSX250 , peddle it round for a year then spend the money on a r6/r1 etc,,

seriously 6k for a cbr250 wtf , you can get an R1 for that

**preludacris** · 18-08-2008 07:06 PM

i've heard cbr125r's are perfect learner bikes also. cbr250rr is a lil heavy and hardcore when u first get on a bike, can be a lil intimidating.

**Feverpitched** · 18-08-2008 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by CL455

LOL - i should say the cbr250r isn't a good bike but the others arn't to bad... eg... 250RR's and the VTR ....

but i wouldn't recommend the single R

Why not?

**Feverpitched** · 18-08-2008 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by S2kane

New parts from Honda are very cheap for the CBR125.
I wouldn't be concerned about that.

For example a crank shaft for the 125 is a quater of the price of a CBR250RR's.

Also the CBR125 was one of highest selling road bikes last year so there
Wont be any issues with used parts in the future.

They're still made to a budget and designed for the back streets of Thailand, not the open roads of Australia.

The NSR150's sold pretty well for a while too, and look where they ended up.

**Feverpitched** · 18-08-2008 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by preludacris

i've heard cbr125r's are perfect learner bikes also. cbr250rr is a lil heavy and hardcore when u first get on a bike, can be a lil intimidating.

...

If you find the weight of a 250 intimidating then methinks you should stick to the pushie.

**CL455** · 19-08-2008 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Feverpitched

Why not?

i just feel for the price of picking up a single R u might as well spend the extra cash and pick up a RR....

i just had a bad experience with my single R ... and shoulda picked up a RR for the price... that's my reason...