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Romeo
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Hi from Cairns

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Hi guys and girls.
My names Luke, 18, live in Cairns QLD.
Tomorrow I will hopefully give the nod to a 2007 GPX250. The bike is cheap, has rwc/registration, service history and has been owned by a 60 year old from new (im not kidding). Only catch is it has done 47000 k's :cry:

So my first question is what are the common problems if any with the later model gpx and what should i look for? Appart from the obvious like chain and sprokets etc. Also how many k's could you expect from a well serviced 250 before it would require 'freshening up'.

Thanks and ride safe.

Luke
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Welcome aboard Luke :D

I can't help with your questions but have no doubt you'll get an answer here very soon :D
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......welcome to here :kuda:
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Thanks guys
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Howdy Luke. :kuda:
Another Cairns member joined a couple of days ago.
Well Mareeba actually but close enough :shock:
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yep its only a 40 minute ride, if that.
Well im off to inspect the bike, wish me luck ;)
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well im a little bit dissappointed in the overall condition of the bike, few scratches here and there. Its a 12/07 with 48000 k's with RWC and 4 months rego for $2500. It would clean up ok.
Do you think its worth it?
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Good luck with shopping, and welcome to the site 8)
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GPX250's go forever, so I wouldn't be too concerned about the k's - check redbook for the $'s, but 2.5K sounds like a decent deal.
If it's only a few scratches here and there I wouldn't worry - you'll probably do more (everyone drops sometime - even in the driveway).
Have a look around and compare and you'll get an idea of what else you can get for the same money.
You might be able to get an older model, with similar k's for cheaper - dunno.

btw 45000k's just sounds to me as if it was used as intended - I put more than that on mine in 1 year ;)
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Hi Luke welcome to KSRC :D
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oh yeah - welcome ;)
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Welcome aboard man :kuda:
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welcome :D :D
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G,day Luke, welcome from another nooby :)

Good luck with the 250, could see you up the track oneday.
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yeh Dean might see you up there.

Id be racing either an Alfa Romeo GTV (when the sprints start) :kuda: or a crf450r motard

Thanks for the warm welcome
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