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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:00 pm
by Johnnie5
wazza1234 wrote:I-K wrote:It's not like a postie is going to be any faster...
At least I will be able to get to the speed limit in an 80 zone...something a scooter isnt going to be able to do.
that all depends on what scooter you buy anything above a 50 will do that , or you could buy yourself something like the Aprilia 50 and big bore and pipe and still cheap rego mmm
a Postie still takes a bit to get to 80
My suggestion
deliver more pizza, work more hours and keep the GPX , it costs bugger all to run, is reliable, partsaplenty, commute on it for the next 10 years
RGV will require a lot of work to get it up to scratch and also the possibility of blowing it up and then its $$$
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:27 pm
by petro
Well the problem is sloved, a push bike it is, or now the question is what type of bike do you get? I think a mountain bike as it has gears, and if you want to go and do rough riding, you can.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:35 pm
by wazza1234
Johnnie5 wrote:deliver more pizza, work more hours
Reasons for 2 bikes are as stated above (more power dammit...not needed for commute but wanted for having fun), travel to work is a little more than 3kms...try about 40 at the moment...a little far for a pushie...hoping to get that distance down to 10-15.
Oh, and for the record, I haven't delivered pizzas for about 7 years since I was at uni, there is no money in it, barely covered fuel and car maintainence costs...if that were the case, I wouldnt not have a bike at all. If you are in a job where you have to work more hours to get paid more than in my opinion its not worth it. Give me a 8-5 job that pays well. Hang on...got one. Problem is I also have a wife and kids and far too many financial commitments...bugger.
EDIT
Rego is the same in QLD for scooter and single seat bike, so rego costs are not a problem. And where did the 3km from work idea come from
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:49 pm
by SocialSecurity
postie is a very good idea IMO... see a few in the paper with reg and RWC for about a grand too. the basket on the back has plenty of luggage room too, so no problems there! wheelies are only too easy too
id lean towards a mid 90's 600cc bike, maybe slightly newer with a little battle damage
hate to say it but of all the comparisons ive read between all the 600's from that era, the thundercat (YZF600) seems to come out on top
and they can be had pretty damn cheap too. keep in mind they have only JUST taken them off the market in the USA with absolutely zero upgrades since its release in 95-96. not many bikes enjoy a 10 year unchanged production life so thats gotta say something about it
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mccompare/top600s.html
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcracing/streettrack.html
might also be an idea to check the auctions over in townsville, some real bargains to be had there (how about a 2002 cbr954RR with minor damage for 3k? i guess the cyclone the day before scared most of the punters off tho
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:33 pm
by Johnnie5
wazza1234 wrote:Johnnie5 wrote:deliver more pizza, work more hours
Reasons for 2 bikes are as stated above (more power dammit...not needed for commute but wanted for having fun), travel to work is a little more than 3kms...try about 40 at the moment...a little far for a pushie...hoping to get that distance down to 10-15.
Oh, and for the record, I haven't delivered pizzas for about 7 years since I was at uni, there is no money in it, barely covered fuel and car maintainence costs...if that were the case, I wouldnt not have a bike at all. If you are in a job where you have to work more hours to get paid more than in my opinion its not worth it. Give me a 8-5 job that pays well. Hang on...got one. Problem is I also have a wife and kids and far too many financial commitments...bugger.
EDIT
Rego is the same in QLD for scooter and single seat bike, so rego costs are not a problem. And where did the 3km from work idea come from
yes i understand the reason for 2 bikes
this i why i suggest keep the GPX, my suggestion to deliver more pizza etc was to save somemore money to enable you to kep the GPX and buy another bike
You buy a postie and it needs major rebuild in a couple of years and is still a slow bugger
If you can get the work down to 10k then thats still adequate for a pushie and occasional motorbike ride to work , I actually know guys in syd that have gone from cars/bikes to work to riding a pushie due to fuel costs and the health benefit is a side factor in the equation
I guess at the end of the day the wife is an issue , maybe you need to do some figures and show her how it will be cheaper for you to have 2 bikes
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:45 pm
by petro
Well if you already have a 40k each way comute, I wouldn't be selling the 250 till I was sure you get the trip down to 10k, I wish I could talk my wife into owning 2 bikes!
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:04 pm
by Neka79
Johnnie5 wrote:I guess at the end of the day the wife is an issue , maybe you need to do some figures and show her how it will be cheaper for you to have 2 bikes
mate if the wife is an issue id buy the pushy...spend 4 hrs riding it to & from work, and not having to put up with the wife!!
hahah im kidding, im sure shes lovely....
wendy's 250cc scooter use to do abt 150kph & at a scary rate ill tell u...and her new 500cc yamy scoot is fairly frightening as well...but CHEAP to run..cost her $8k tho..
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:47 pm
by Johnnie5
Neka79 wrote:Johnnie5 wrote:I guess at the end of the day the wife is an issue , maybe you need to do some figures and show her how it will be cheaper for you to have 2 bikes
mate if the wife is an issue id buy the pushy...spend 4 hrs riding it to & from work, and not having to put up with the wife!!
hahah im kidding, im sure shes lovely....
wendy's 250cc scooter use to do abt 150kph & at a scary rate ill tell u...and her new 500cc yamy scoot is fairly frightening as well...but CHEAP to run..cost her $8k tho..
if the wife was an issue i would grow some balls and tradein
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:48 pm
by Neka79
Johnnie5 wrote:Neka79 wrote:Johnnie5 wrote:I guess at the end of the day the wife is an issue , maybe you need to do some figures and show her how it will be cheaper for you to have 2 bikes
mate if the wife is an issue id buy the pushy...spend 4 hrs riding it to & from work, and not having to put up with the wife!!
hahah im kidding, im sure shes lovely....
wendy's 250cc scooter use to do abt 150kph & at a scary rate ill tell u...and her new 500cc yamy scoot is fairly frightening as well...but CHEAP to run..cost her $8k tho..
if the wife was an issue i would grow some balls and tradein
i was gunna say that..but i was worried she might see the post & id b in trouble...
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:01 pm
by Strika
err, when has the fear of offending someone ever stopped you from saying something Neka!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:40 pm
by Burky
If i was u and the misses agrees to two bikes(or you can get forgivness) you could look at the Auctions some are not that bad and cheap. Just lookout for crack in frames. Watched to Kids biding on a stolen and smashed GSX600 (02) biding was at 4k but the thing was stuffed and they wanted to re-register.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:52 pm
by wazza1234
where are the auctions in SE QLD? Brissy? Any in Toowoomba?
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:27 pm
by petro
Have a look at this Fowles site, they have an auction coming up, just remember when you are bidding for a bike, you have some after auction charges to pay if you win one, find out what they are before you start.
http://www.fowles.com.au/auctions/aucti ... tion=DQM17
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:41 pm
by Stereo
uhm.... you wanna sell the 250 and buy a commuter?????
I thought a 250 IS a commuter........... anything smaller than that and it would be cycling right?