transport bike.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

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

 

Phantom can be cheap if you find a good one, DIY maintain it (easy if you study engineering), go to cheap and good garages for more advanced (and cheap) repairs. You can get very good Phantoms for $600-800, get someone to sort out the usual handling and reliability problems FOC, spend a couple hundred on cosmetics, keep until COE and scrap.

 

A lot of people sell cheap because they think their Phantoms "have no power", "skid easily", etc etc. Turn a few screws here and there (yes I say that because I know ) and suddenly you have a perfectly fine bike that gives you 350+km per 10 litre tank. Which is decent considering how old it is. Bike never complains when trashed, used for dispatch, modified for more power etc. Newer commuter bikes may give more economy but in a drag race, some lose to the ah pek bike... (how!?)

 

Admittedly, 1.5k isn't much of a budget to get a motorcycle powerful and safe enough for daily commuting. Cubs are way overpriced, old cubs give problems, modified cubs that are old and cheap are really bad safety wise... YBR125 is starting to be a smart consumer choice. At your experience level you're probably looking at a "plug and play" solution and the things I expect of such a machine shoot up the cost dramatically to the 7k-8k range for a 21st century technology fuel injected bike.

 

Suggest to save up and don't take the risk on an old, old bike. Unless you like Phantoms and study engineering And then you can grab a $600 phantom and sell it next month for $1500

Edited May 17, 2011 by Pandora's Kitten :3

[bradneo]

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

 

Phantom for the win. I've got an FV plate to let go (after transporting me around for 5.5 years). Trying to get myself to 50 posts so that I can start a thread in the Garage session... PM me if you're interested.

[bradneo]

Phantom can be cheap if you find a good one, DIY maintain it (easy if you study engineering), go to cheap and good garages for more advanced (and cheap) repairs. You can get very good Phantoms for $600-800, get someone to sort out the usual handling and reliability problems FOC, spend a couple hundred on cosmetics, keep until COE and scrap.

 

A lot of people sell cheap because they think their Phantoms "have no power", "skid easily", etc etc. Turn a few screws here and there (yes I say that because I know ) and suddenly you have a perfectly fine bike that gives you 350+km per 10 litre tank. Which is decent considering how old it is. Bike never complains when trashed, used for dispatch, modified for more power etc. Newer commuter bikes may give more economy but in a drag race, some lose to the ah pek bike... (how!?)

 

Admittedly, 1.5k isn't much of a budget to get a motorcycle powerful and safe enough for daily commuting. Cubs are way overpriced, old cubs give problems, modified cubs that are old and cheap are really bad safety wise... YBR125 is starting to be a smart consumer choice. At your experience level you're probably looking at a "plug and play" solution and the things I expect of such a machine shoot up the cost dramatically to the 7k-8k range for a 21st century technology fuel injected bike.

 

Suggest to save up and don't take the risk on an old, old bike. Unless you like Phantoms and study engineering And then you can grab a $600 phantom and sell it next month for $1500

 

Well analyzed. And given the crazy speeds those lorrys, buses and Optimus primes can go at (easily 90+ km/h), having a heavier bike will ensure stability when huge vehicles roar past you.

[tianyou]

Do some research on cub, the FC is better.I have a few friends riding, they said that $5 give a good mileage.I forgot how much mileage though.The spare part and maintenance is cheaper too.Initally I said to them is too small because they were quite big in built.But when they are riding it, it was quite nice.Somemore, he riding from amk to changi for work everday.

[Zeth0la]

Semi-auto? Wave? Hehe.. as long as u don't get a gilera.. you will do fine! Gillies really suck in maintenance costs and not too friendly on the pocket when it comes to FC.

[Zeth0la]

Well analyzed. And given the crazy speeds those lorrys, buses and Optimus primes can go at (easily 90+ km/h), having a heavier bike will ensure stability when huge vehicles roar past you.

 

Agreed! I used to ride a phantom. Lotsa ppl said it was too heavy, pick up no good, FC no good... but in reality, it was good!

 

Only downside is the back ache if your not used to riding choppers. Heh. After a while, it will go away.

[Jehuty]

Agreed! I used to ride a phantom. Lotsa ppl said it was too heavy, pick up no good, FC no good... but in reality, it was good!

 

Only downside is the back ache if your not used to riding choppers. Heh. After a while, it will go away.

 

Back ache cannot compare to the pain of riding sportbikes for long distances.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Or backside pain when riding cub for more than an hour (it's an issue if you're an american sized kitten)

[Zeth0la]

Haha... Even with gilera also my bum feel numb if ride for more than 40mins! Maybe I too big! Haha.

[Jehuty]

Somemore I no box, box on sportbike is sacrilege, so I carry everything in a bag. Even when doing groceries.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Since they are never going to bring the CBR150i into Singapore I'm looking at R15 now.

 

Problem is it looks nice from the front, but not from the rear. Looks very "commuter", not "racer". Now if they'd graft the FZ16 backside onto the R15 front that would be awesome.

[tianyou]

Or u get rxz,old but powerful bike

[CSV]

honda wave la. cheap, easy to ride, easy to maintain, small, light.

[ploder]

My current transport bike is rxz but full tank 12 liter can go up to 300 - 320 km depending on riding style.

Plus there's 2t. Noisy and smokey.

 

Rode wave b4 a good and relaxing bike but tank too small.

 

Anyone riding yamaha ybr 125? Hows the spare parts and maintenance?

Heard the full tank 12 liter can reach up to 480 - 500km

 

Btw I like to go jb pump petrol and my main bike is fz1.

Thanks alot.

[FinG]

my spark can last me 200km per full tank, and is really problem free:)

[Allen]

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

 

Something like X1? I think X1 have the most competitive prices. I've been seeing people selling at $1100, $1200 for 4-5 years COE.

[Jehuty]

Since they are never going to bring the CBR150i into Singapore I'm looking at R15 now.

 

Problem is it looks nice from the front, but not from the rear. Looks very "commuter", not "racer". Now if they'd graft the FZ16 backside onto the R15 front that would be awesome.

 

Commuter where got full fairing one.

[swashylahs]

Non-Urgent Sale

 

Yamaha RXZ 135

FBB-plate

Black

DOR: Aug 2007

Coe till 2017 Aug

 

Road tax recently renewed

Bike fully paid, please find your own financing, no COI and no Loan

Accident free, not even dropped.

 

Comes with Gold Sport Rims (changed 2weeks ago) and relatively new tyres near $200

Box, good enough for one fullface and some other misc stuff like gloves and rain coat etc.

Servicing done

Horns changed and passed inspection with it

Battery changed

Handle bar changed

Steering Cone changed

Brake pedal and lever changed

 

Appearance: 9/10; no visible scratches etc

Most worthwhile purchase for a well-maintained transportation bike with many new changes

 

2nd owner; owner is upgrading to 2A bike

Any interested party sms/whatsapp me, 9760 0559

 

S$3300

[ATTACH=CONFIG]245520[/ATTACH]

 

looks tempting, haha.

[shah9177]

take spark la...go asphoon n see how....

[mrburger]

Spark 135 is a good bike for commuting daily to sch/work/home. Easy to park, ride and very relax. Parts can be found almost in any bikeshops in SG...

[rockerz90]

Spark 135 is a good bike for commuting daily to sch/work/home. Easy to park, ride and very relax. Parts can be found almost in any bikeshops in SG...

nk clock post nampak.. haha!!

[krazell]

take spark or x1. both are very gd transport bike and he fuel consumption is gd too