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I just bought an old 1980 SX250 Twin. I thought I got myself an ok bike. I took it for a quick test ride and apart from it idle being too high and the handlebars being a bit bent it seemed ok. Let me say I am not a mechanic, not even close, apart from an oil change and few other minor things that is...

Thanks for the reply, I have 2 things working against me. 1) I only have 2K AU$ to spend which limits my choice dramatically. 2) I am not really mechanically minded. The bike with the 80,000 kms on the clock was a Yamaha Verigo 1994. He wants 2.5K AU$ but I think I can get him down to 2K. I took it ...

I am looking at purchasing a 250cc cruiser. My question is how many kms on the clock is too high to consider in general? I have looked at a coulpe of bikes and one had 80,000 kms which I thought was too much, what do you guys think?

Thanks for the help.

I can vouch for the Honda Rebel 250 as being a nice bike. It can tackle the freeway if you end up on it and it's a great little bike for going around regular roads too. The gas efficiency is nice. I'm not sure of the conversion from mi to km, but you can expect 70-80 mpg. Top speed on a rebel is ab...

Hi guys I am new here. I am from Australia and about to purchase my second motorbike. I owned a bike about 10 years ago and am finally in a position to get another bike (can't wait). The previous bike I owned (10 years ago) was a Honda CD 250U. Bit of girly bike I know but I liked it, I like cruser ...