transport bike.

[Allen]

hi guys, i need a transport bike which is easy to maintain and the parts are easily available in sg.

 

can anyone recommend me?

 

-fuel saving

-cheap parts

-easy maintenance

 

basically the bike is use to travel to work & to my school.

 

budget around 1.5k, coe about 3 years?

[slayer2cool]

honda phantom 150 or 200

[lesterq]

150 not really fuel saving? base on forum trolling. . most of the 4 stroke bikes are all

fuel saving , cheap parts and easy maintenance. like wave , spark x1r. . and phantom ta200. .

[Allen]

x1 and pulsar ?

[lesterq]

pulsar expensive parts , no?

[Fried Rice]

@Allen! in my opinion, the fc for 2b bikes does not differ much.

 

if i were you, i will look out for other things. like the insurance cost especially if you are of a young age. and the age of the bike. older bikes tend to have more problems.

 

get a decent bike of a suitable age, if its not too old, i don't think the bike will have much problems.

 

any 2b bikes will do in my opinion. except sp, krr and tzm. those 2 strokes sport bikes are old and usually have lots of problems although they look nice. but after you buy it be prepared to keep going to motordiam to fix it.

[crazydj]

Why all of you don't want to say YBR125? Haha.

[jayz]

wave. or x1.

[arthur_chan]

  Allen! said:

budget around 1.5k, coe about 3 years?

 

3yr old or 3yr left?

if 3yr old, almost impossible to get, if 3yr left, be prep for lots of problem.

[paithorn]

sparks or wave... cheap, good FC, almost anyshop knows how to repair/service..

 

easy to sell

[CivicR]

Baja or X1 bike?

[Isopropyl]

i will say a kup like spark135 or X1-R. these kups have good FC.

 

further more, they are water-cool and have oil filter which can give you longer oil change interval unlike some other kups which does not have. any bike shop will be able to repair such bike. parts is cheap and can be easily found. bike is easy enough to DIY for some basic maintaince like oil change, oil/air filter change, tighten chain, tuning, change sprak plug etc etc if you are interested.

 

the only issue is the small fuel tank. most people will be topping up every 2-3days so you will get to know the cashier at the petrol station well. finding one with pretty cashiers and having small talk does make refilling an enjoyable process

[terrormania]

Bro if u really want a transport bike go get a old sch vaspa, the gear is on ur left side handle kinds not those auto ones, lower maintainance full tank 8 bucks change of engine oil 4 bucks, no need to change chain cause is running on fan but is kick start... easy to handle tires are cheap to change can kupp corner until u bua the skirting of the bike...

 

Cause when i was ur age i too ride a vaspa to sch and to work, cause is within my pocket actual is also quiet fun to ride can do wheelie.... u see last time the pizza hut rider also riding vaspa and the bikes are also damn fast... hahaha.

[qeith]

  terrormania said:

Bro if u really want a transport bike go get a old sch vaspa, the gear is on ur left side handle kinds not those auto ones, lower maintainance full tank 8 bucks change of engine oil 4 bucks, no need to change chain cause is running on fan but is kick start... easy to handle tires are cheap to change can kupp corner until u bua the skirting of the bike...

 

Cause when i was ur age i too ride a vaspa to sch and to work, cause is within my pocket actual is also quiet fun to ride can do wheelie.... u see last time the pizza hut rider also riding vaspa and the bikes are also damn fast... hahaha.

 

It's called a Vespa, not a 'vaspa'.

[Allen]

Vespa is not cheap right?

[Jehuty]

  Allen! said:

Vespa is not cheap right?

 

Done up vespa not cheap, uncle vespa then cheap and the Sprint is never cheap whether in good or bad condition.

[NRI]

YBR 125 is good . Their seats are comfy too ...

[NRI]

YBR 125 is good . Their seats are comfy too ...

[slayer2cool]

there is a YBR125 parked at my workplace's lobby for some motorcycle ride safely campaign LOL. looks decent and solid enough.

[benxie]

rxk, cheapest le. fulfill cheap parts and easy maintenance. fuel savings across all 2B bikes pretty insignificant.

[Allen]

Anyone got good auto 2b fuel saving bikes to intro? Lazy to clutch in and release clutch haha..

 

Prefer auto one, just throttle and go!

[revhappy]

Allen, bro. Automatic? How old are you?

 

Automatic bikes are no fun, very monotonous. You have no control of the power delivery. When you need to accelerate, you can't. Also FC will be bad. Its only good if you always ride in traffic jams during peak hours.

 

Buy a pulsar or phantom man, you wont regret

[Allen]

I'm still a student. Yeah, i have this 2 bikes in mind man.. But phantom and pulsar arent cheap..

[Jehuty]

  benxie said:

rxk, cheapest le. fulfill cheap parts and easy maintenance. fuel savings across all 2B bikes pretty insignificant.

 

Significant what, 2T Sportbikes and modern 4T cubs very diff leh

[mU]

  Allen! said:

I'm still a student. Yeah, i have this 2 bikes in mind man.. But phantom and pulsar arent cheap..

 

why do u think they are not cheap? not cheap in terms of? not cheap compared against? if u elaborate im sure people here will clarify with u