Is It Possible To Get A Decent Bike For Like 200K?

[louse1953]

If you look in the classifieds, you will find MANY bikes under 200K. You can get a New Honda 250 for 130K.

In the place with best view in the world,98k new.

[louse1953]

and how old are you? stocks?

I am 89.My apologies for not taking your question seriously.I wishing you luck in find new bike and house.

Have nice time

i let you get back on topic now

enough said, i will have that much money too when ma poppz and mumz pass away, but good luck, you are more than twice my age, I have time to get rich anyway.

I'd rather have the bike than "the view".

[louse1953]

I was thinking about ninja 250r, i like it a lot, if I could grab one under 200k I would probably do it.

I always liked ninjas, but I am a big guy, 187 cm and 90 kios, I hope it will be big enough

does ninja 250 have enough power? Or is it like a bit better than scooter?

I am not that familiar with 250 cc bikes.

I drove motocross suzuki 125, oh boy that was super fast and crazy.

I have Honda 250 and i'm 180cm. and 83kg.,great for me,but your getting up there mate.Take both for a test run.

[JonnyF]

wow, this video i think made me choose 250r, is this really 250r? is is really fast and the sound is really good!!

Cool video, thanks for posting. Really shows how the Ninja 250's make a lovely sound when ridden hard with an aftermarket exhaust, that high revving twin is a lot of fun when it's on the pipe. Nice looking bikes as well, bullet proof and excellent dealer support here in LOS.

250 is a nice bike, funny thing is that every time I come up next to one on my 650 Versys the Thai riders try and impress me by speeding away which of course I just let them go but in reality it would be no competition if I opened up the throttle. I'm actually looking at one of these myself as they are very easy to drive and smaller than the Versys so down town Bangkok drives in heavy traffic will be much easier. Long drives to Cha-am or Pattaya I will always use the Versys, much better on my back given the riding position and much more power to keep up with traffic and of course get out of the way of bad drivers.

That's pretty much what I do. I use the Ninja 250R for Bangkok and short trips and then I have a bigger bike for the trips out of Bangkok, down to Rayong, Khao Yai, the very occasional longer trip to Chiang Mai etc. You should take one for a test ride, they have quite an upright seating position (about the same as the Ninja 650R, I never rode a Versys) and they're pretty comfortable for short trips. As has been well documented, you need to keep it in the higher end of the rev range to get the power but for me that is what riding small bore bikes is all about, keeping them singing in the sweet spot.

They're pretty decent on the highway as well, sitting at 130-140 you're at fairly high RPM (right in the meat of the powerband) so the move up to 155-160 isn't as lethargic as you'd imagine.

[louse1953]

Yes 250r is cheaper, but I think is very slow, i saw some videos on youtube and 250r seems twice as slow as 650r

I saw on youtube how fast 650r is, enough for me.

I dont have experiece riding big bikes, i have small bike for many years as a kid, than bought a car and ditched the bike because in europe the weather is so cold.

Here you can ride all year and that is why i love to buy one.

I think 250 is very slow and it does not have that sound that I want. I think 600r is a beast and too dangerous for me.

I am also tall guy,

the main problem is that i like the design of 250r more than 650r, the front part of 650r is like a enduro, at least a bit, and that is what I dont like.

And 250r is super cheap, I would buy one for 100k easily.

Is there a place I can test this in pattaya? 250r?

I dont have a license yet, only for car, but that is not enough for 250r i guess.

What is this about speed? Consider the roads and other drivers (some folks pull into roads without looking or the creep slowly into your lane). Then there are all these animals on the road. Dogs, hen, cows, I even saw a crab once. So you go fast and then there is some crazed pick up driver driving on your side of the street. You see him when you round a corner. Top speed of around 120 km/h is okay and likely faster than your Suzuki motocross bike was. Biking is more about enjoyment and control.

A friend had the Ninja and he was tall, about 1.90 m and he rode it for up to 600+ km a day. Lovely sound, the bike feels like a bigger one.

You could go to Chiang Mai and rent a Ninja and a KLR or D-Tracker. But then, what about your bike license?

I saw a turtle,middle of the road.Put it back in the paddy.Good karma for us both.

[Fishenough]

Rent all bikes you can get your hands on, to try different models available in Thailand. Your requirements and the riding you do may be different than Europe.

i have a 17 million baht house which provides me with one of the best views in pattaya.You have a long way to go to get where i am boy

A real long way