Lam's bike advice

[Two dogs]

Hi Ozmo's ,
My son is about to start an apprenticeship and wants to get his first moto.
We have been searching around on the puter for used but not very impressed with what
is available either too old and lots of K's or too $$
He would like a Monster but the only one we have seen is a bit pricey with lots of K's
So I am leaning towards a new bike he can pay off Yamaha/Honda/Suzie.
What new LAMS bike should we be looking for in the 250 c + ?
Any suggestions for ones to avoid or look at would be greatly appreciated
cheers
Dez
and Tyson

[brimo]

I've always liked the Honda VTR250, sometimes known as a mini monster, Honda reliability and build quality, nice looking sounds good and good price.The engine is a pretty low stresed V twin, so one with a few k's on it should still be good provided (like all bikes) that maintenance has been kept up.

[Betty]

Dez, my knowledge of the market is equal only to my mechanical knowledge (both next to none). But just to back up what Brimo has said the VTR250 is a common site amongst the commuter crowd in Sydney (often not accompanied with L/P plates). To me this indicates affordable and reliable transport which is comfortable to ride in traffic ... sounds like a decent starting point ... mini-monster looks are a plus.

The other bikes which I have seen around town as well often with the L/P plates are the new mini-Ninja and iddy-biddy CBR. Seem to be popular for the superbike look.

Just remember I don't know what the hell I am talking about.

[CairnsDuc]

Having owned a VTR250, it is a very reliable bike and a great bike to learn on, I did nearly 40000k's on mine in an 18 month period as a commuter, and did the services as recommended by Honda and that bike would start first time every time and would perform much better then I had ever hoped it would.

Cheap to run and service, it was a sad day when I decided to let her go.

[Six95]

I learned about 3 years ago on the little ninja 2fiddie (yes, a 27yo learner  ). My friend at the time was also learning on a VTR250. I always jealous of that bike and but was happy that I spent less as this was something to learn on. We both sold ours within the first week of advertising them too.
I did use mine as a communter and got about 3.5l/100km with a good range 18l tank. The bike was cheap to service as well.

From memory your boy is tallish? Maybe look at the GS500 too. My friend was nearly 6 foot and the bit looked rather out of place on such a baby bike.

Most people who buy babyblades have trouble with the MOST course. The smart ones hire bikes for the test whilst the others fail the first time and then resit the test on the hire bike. Dont let this put you off, it's only a test.

[Justo]

Earnt my stripes on on 250VT too.

Spada to be exact.

Commuted 40kms a day on it. In traffic. On open road.

Rain. Hail. Dust storms. Stinkin hots days.

Couldnt kill it. Oh I did try. Many times.

Lots of them about for parts and good practice for working up into a proper naked.

thats my 250¢

[KO801]

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