Movin up: suggestions?

Tree

So im in love with my suzuki vanvan, sadly 125 is just not enough for me anymore. anyone with suggestions on something similar sub 500cc. i love hybrid looking yokes, and rarer machines are always a plus

madrab

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I have one too.. Nice bike and despite many trips to the breakers to get parts to fix it up I've never been out of pocket much. Heavy winds can make driving on the motorway feel like you are going a few rounds with a boxer though.

Tomohawk

Hiya Tree,
Have a look at this Kawasaki D-Tracker SUPER MOTO 250 over at motomax.ie website...


or the Honda CL 400 retro scrambler is probably what you're after.

http://world.honda.com/news/1998/2980922.html

Tree

yeah, that CL looks yummy

Odysseus

Its taking it up to a 500cc, but I've had a KLE500 for nearly two years now, great bike done over 50,000 km no problems from it at all.

SuprSi

That Kawasaki looks gorgeous. Gonna check it out tomorrow. Anyone know how reliable Kawasaki's are?

madrab

k-tric drove one for ages

leef23

i'll be selling my pride and joy (Hornet 250) in the next week or 2 if your interested...............it's time to upgrade

KTRIC

madrab wrote:

k-tric drove one for ages

I've been driving Kawkers for about 5 years now and never had a problem with them. All them are easy to service, very reliable and start the first time around.

Old Suzuki's are great aswell, anything pre-91, especially the old GS models.

Q_Ball

leef23 wrote:

i'll be selling my pride and joy (Hornet 250) in the next week or 2 if your interested...............it's time to upgrade

how did you find the 250 to ride? i've been thinking of upgrading late summer and have been looking at getting the bros or the hornet

Tree

having trouble finding stuff online. anyone know of a price range for the cl either new or second hand?

and can you get the vanvan250 in ireland?

leef23

Q_Ball wrote:

how did you find the 250 to ride? i've been thinking of upgrading late summer and have been looking at getting the bros or the hornet

i've driven my mates bros a few time and would much prefer my hornet.
the're both bullet proof but i never liked the look of the bros it's a real narrow/plain looking bike.

and i'd say the 250 is just as quick as a bros

Tomohawk

Tree, there were 2 silver Honda CL 400's on bikebuyersguide.ie about a month ago, one for €4,000 and the other for €3,500 out of bike shops in Dublin. I think they were '00 models. Motomax had one (I think) and maybe JP Motor's on Pearse street the other. www.bikebuyersguide.ie is where I came across this nice looking retro first!!

Never heard of a vanvan in a 250 flavour being made but hey what do I know!?

Tree

they made the vanvan in a range of sizes from fifty to two fifty but ive only come across the 125 in cork so far.

SuprSi

Can I ask if €3.5k seems a bit steep for that Kawasaki D-Tracker above? I checked it out today and it's in great nick. Looks the part, 10k on the clock, though it does seem a bit pricey.

Tree

what year is it?

SuprSi

It's a 2000

murphaph

K-TRIC wrote:

Old Suzuki's are great aswell, anything pre-91, especially the old GS models.

Ropey electrics though. I have an 82 GSX and it's shall we say, temperamantal sometimes it is 23 years old of course

ambro25

Leef23, mind giving me heads up on that Hornet when you come to sell it? Exactly what I'm looking for (I think...). Am I right in thinking it's learner-legal? (or have you tuned it beyond that?)

HEATZ

Odysseus wrote:

Its taking it up to a 500cc, but I've had a KLE500 for nearly two years now, great bike done over 50,000 km no problems from it at all.

agreed!!!

i had a KLE a few years ago great bike