Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

hey guys,

I am finally giving in to tempation and looking around for my first road bike...hopefully a ninja 250r. I found one i really like yesterday at what i think is a reasonable price but the only catch is it has 13000kms on the clock. its an 08 model and as far as i can tell it seems to be in great condition but should i be looking for something with lower kms or am i just being too picky?! lol

OR....should i be looking at something cheaper for a first bike? originally i was pretty keen on the hyosung gt250r's but after riding the ninja, ive lost interest. The ninja was more comfortable, more powerful and gave me more confidence....but of course its more expensive and if i dropped it i would prob cry, haha
heres a link to it...

http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotiv ... esult=true


cheers,

Darren

mate, the engine in those thing will last 100,000kms easy

dont worry about 13000.

as long as its been serviced etc it will be fine

mate 13,000 is nothing...I do 20,000 a year..

13000 k's is just the break in period for them isn't it?????

The ninja 250 is definetely the way to go. As you have said more power and comfort. And you can really get those things hammering when you get a bit more skill and confidence. The only other sport bike I would consider in the learner legal range would be the Hyusong GTR650 but I would still probably choose the Ninja for the sake of comfort and reliability. Oh and welcome aboard mate. Hope to see you around the place.

Awesome, thats settled then, bring on the ninja!!

Will be seeing u guys around for sure.
I live right near the black spur so im keen as to join up on the next ride out that way

i had 10,000 on mine when i sold it after 7 months... the engine is just getting good by then...

oh and dont pay the robbing prices people want for 2nd hand versions of these, it really ir robbery...

and know i've seen that price i'd be snapping it up!!! i sold mine for 6100 with 10,000kms on it...

getting this one for $5800 and theres not a single scratch on it

Razza wrote:13000kms too much?

No

that look like a good deal bugger the hyusong

5.8... even better!!!!!

As other's have said it's definitely not too much - and that price looks good if it's schmick.
For some perspective I got my GPX250 at 35000kms and put 60000kms on it in just over 15 months - the engine was no worse then than when I bought it.
This bike just sounds like it's actually been ridden rather than just kept in the shed.
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13000 is good as long as it has service history because it means a major service has just been done.

ahhh the engines been warn in and now you can ride it like you stole it

you could always take it for a test drive never come back and ride it like you stole it.



That whole "I'll leave my car keys and phone with you" test ride/drive situ is always a bit unusual.

There was one bike I was checking out when I was looking, I called the guy up and he said

"Sorry, it's gone man, a learner took it for a test ride this morning, binned it and payed full price"
"HA, oh no, how bad did he crash it"
"Was un-ridable, had to tow it"

AHAHA poor dude. Full asking price for a bike you've already wrecked.

Whoops, back to the topic.

Yeah man, 13000 ks is great! Mine had ~17k on it when I got it, it's just like a new bike.