Best bike for training in preparation for 2A

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by s4^dreamer@April 04, 2007 02:05 pm

Umm... this brings me to another question... Which 2B bike has the best resale value? It's also a factor for me as I'm definitely going to upgrade after 2B...

And... between the Pulsar 180 and the Roadwin 125... which one has better resale value??

[stsoh]

bajaj pulars will have more resale value than rw125.

more riders r getting bajaj n it is cheaper plus 55cc extra.

why not consider phantom200, kips150 or nsr150sp??

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by stsoh@April 04, 2007 04:19 pm

bajaj pulars will have more resale value than rw125.

more riders r getting bajaj n it is cheaper plus 55cc extra.

why not consider phantom200, kips150 or nsr150sp??

Actually, The reason why I'm afraid to take KIPS150 or NSR150SP. There are no longer in production. Which means that... the possibility of getting a "bad" bike is higher. Is it true?

 

Secondly, I'm afraid that I may not have enough skills to handle a sportsbike. Is it true that sportsbikes are more difficult to handle as compared to streetbikes?

 

And... as for Phantom 200, I've heard a lot of stories about its rear wheel locking easily. I really don't know how far it's true. Plus, I don't really fancy the designing that much.

 

So that's why I'm looking more towards streetbikes or scramblers...

 

I thought about Pulsar but afraid about its resale value... Of course, if I can help it, I would like to choose a Jap brand instead...

[stsoh]

Originally posted by s4^dreamer@April 04, 2007 04:50 pm

Actually, The reason why I'm afraid to take KIPS150 or NSR150SP. There are no longer in production. Which means that... the possibility of getting a "bad" bike is higher. Is it true?

old bikes with proper maintenances is still a good bike.

even if u brought a poorly maintained bike tat need repairs.

it's still a good thing for u to learn more about bike maintenance.

 

Secondly, I'm afraid that I may not have enough skills to handle a sportsbike. Is it true that sportsbikes are more difficult to handle as compared to streetbikes?

human beings r very adaptable animal, handling different bikes will take awhile to get use of it, don't be too concern about it. without trying out u won't learn any skills. one reason why as we get older, the wiser we be.

 

And... as for Phantom 200, I've heard a lot of stories about its rear wheel locking easily. I really don't know how far it's true. Plus, I don't really fancy the designing that much.

lock wheel largely due to rider's unawareness of how much force when braking.

it's a skill tat has to be learn from experience n constantly practice.

many riders will applied full force n not knowingly when to release it.

chances of getting rear wheel skimming/fishtail when it is locked.

 

So that's why I'm looking more towards streetbikes or scramblers...

 

I thought about Pulsar but afraid about its resale value... Of course, if I can help it, I would like to choose a Jap brand instead...

scramblers r great n robust becoz not easily damage if u luv off-track riding.

streetbikes r meant for urban road so won't be wrong on this choice.

in fact all 2b jap bikes r made in thailand or china, also got no resale value.

if brought new, resale after 1~2 yr value less 60%.

go for any 2~3 yrs bike if u plan upgrade to 2a.

[s4dreamer]

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate that! Maybe I might just go for a Pulsar after all! (judging from the specs and people's review in the forum) And learn not to be bias against non-Japanese brands.

[jkaiser]

seriously i dun understand why u need to worry about training for 2A. As long as ur bike is manual gear and has a tank for u to grip, your're essentially in the same posture. Worry more about picking up bad habits in your probation year. Alot of riders go back for lessons with all the bad habits.

 

If you are going to ta1 your 2B year, get a really cheap bike. I was riding yamaha rx100..bought for 600, sold for 300.. i'm not complaining.

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by jkaiser@April 07, 2007 08:23 pm

If you are going to ta1 your 2B year, get a really cheap bike. I was riding yamaha rx100..bought for 600, sold for 300.. i'm not complaining.

Umm... get a really cheap bike...

 

What cheap bikes do you suggest other than kups? (In my opinion, kups are not so good for training because they don't have fuel tank for me to grip.)

[MonoWorld]

s4^dreamer, now which 2B practical are you?

[s4dreamer]

Originally posted by MonoWorld@April 09, 2007 05:49 pm

s4^dreamer, now which 2B practical are you?

will be taking my TP test on the 16th of April (next monday)!

[s4dreamer]

Any tips for me?

[redbeacon]

Skills, common sense, correct technique, balance, and an easy mind are all recipes to success.

 

Good luck!

[MonoWorld]

Originally posted by s4^dreamer@April 09, 2007 06:09 pm

Any tips for me?

confidence, eyepoint, blindspot and confidence again.

[jkaiser]

Personally i like my rxk... if too old for you, u can get some decent rxz these days.. and you wun lose much most of time...