2a bikes to recommend

[ves2013]

Hi all

 

Just got my 2a and looking at getting a 2a bike,

 

Any recommendations?

 

 

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[barefoot]

super four ftw

[adamant1988]

Hi all

 

Just got my 2a and looking at getting a 2a bike,

 

Any recommendations?

 

 

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It depends entirely on what you are looking for. I rode DRZ400 for 5 years before changing to my FZ1.

Probably one of the best traffic buster bike around but forget about highway riding.

[ves2013]

What abt duke 390/ vespa 300?

 

 

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[keyxblade]

heard duke 390 is not a good bike. everything is the same as duke 200 except bigger engine capacity

[Az_itsme]

duke and vespa are an entirely different style of bikes. first thing u need to identify is wat rocks your boat. whats ur taste like? supermoto? street? classic?

then the practical side of it, whats the bike gona be for? need topbox? some bike put box not stylo. haha. travelling far all the time? ur budget? coomon bikes are obviously s4 and drz but being common sometimes can be positive thing, parts are everywhere so no worries. when u go for continental bikes, u pay for continental parts.

[ves2013]

duke and vespa are an entirely different style of bikes. first thing u need to identify is wat rocks your boat. whats ur taste like? supermoto? street? classic?

then the practical side of it, whats the bike gona be for? need topbox? some bike put box not stylo. haha. travelling far all the time? ur budget? coomon bikes are obviously s4 and drz but being common sometimes can be positive thing, parts are everywhere so no worries. when u go for continental bikes, u pay for continental parts.

 

Haha that is true… cos I had a vespa 150 and was oso keen on trying a bike with manual gear and am attracted by the looks of the duke 390… but I'm sure for a bike like duke put box cfm not stylish haha

 

I'm sure practicality vespa gts 300 would be better with the box etc

 

 

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[DRZ]

why not try a 2A dirt bike, wr400 or ktm 400 etc... go off road trail and have a good time hehehehe

[Raven85]

Why not get CB400X. HAlf off road, Half on Road. Fuel Consumption economical.

[kaiq]

VTR250! Honda v-twin street bike. But need a group of interested buyers cos no shop wants to risk bringing them in.

[haoKR]

Haha that is true… cos I had a vespa 150 and was oso keen on trying a bike with manual gear and am attracted by the looks of the duke 390… but I'm sure for a bike like duke put box cfm not stylish haha

 

I'm sure practicality vespa gts 300 would be better with the box etc

 

 

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u can make it stylish even with a box, get those trax/metal box

[SparkerS1]

Haha that is true… cos I had a vespa 150 and was oso keen on trying a bike with manual gear and am attracted by the looks of the duke 390… but I'm sure for a bike like duke put box cfm not stylish haha

 

I'm sure practicality vespa gts 300 would be better with the box etc

Since you mentioned that you had a vespa and attracted to manual gear bikes, you should go with your heart and get the duke 390. You can mount a small box on the duke as well.

 

Other 2A bikes you can consider are CB400 Revo, CB400X, CB400F,DRZ400SM, CBR250R

[ves2013]

Thanks all for the reply! I tink I'll stick to a duke hahaha

 

 

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[Shadow Dancer]

I got a scooter too, Gilera Runner St 200, also thinking of getting a 2A Manual bike. Below is my choice of bike.

 

Honda CB 400 Revo

Kawasaki Ninja 300

KTM Duke 390

KTM RC 390

 

And finally Suzuki DRZ 400 SM

Dual purpose bike !

[syapek]

S4 bro. Balance of everything IMO.

[pxg]

Anyone can comment on the below?

Yamaha R3 - maintanence, fuel consumption?

Kawasaki Ninja 30 - maintenance, fuel consumption?

 

Thank you!

[BlueSoapr]

Yamaha R3.

 

One word, sex.

[haoKR]

Yeah R3, 7.5k nia

[mechwira]

Yeah R3, 7.5k nia

 

Seriously? Dats dirt cheap when ninja 300 and z300 is about 12k machine. Even cbr250/300 is not that cheap. Dats the price I expect for r15.

[haoKR]

Seriously? Dats dirt cheap when ninja 300 and z300 is about 12k machine. Even cbr250/300 is not that cheap. Dats the price I expect for r15.

 

ya! thats the first reaction when i told my boss the price; he has been waiting for the R3 for the longest time..but he is waiting for the COE to drop which i doubt so.

the shop post on its fb and it showed up on my feed.

 

another shop has it going for 15k, with akra pipe, 6months rd tax, insurance and all paperwork etc..

[stsoh]

Yeah R3, 7.5k nia

 

machine price only......exclude ++ taxes, coe n insurance.

o-t-r (On-The-Road) > S$20k.

if u check omv of all moped eg. honda cup, x1, all others 125cc.....etc, their omv is

currently plus all taxes, coe n insurance for mopeds otr >S$10k.

[mechwira]

machine price only......exclude ++ taxes, coe n insurance.

o-t-r (On-The-Road) > S$20k.

if u check omv of all moped eg. honda cup, x1, all others 125cc.....etc, their omv is

currently plus all taxes, coe n insurance for mopeds otr >S$10k.

 

cannot be leh bro... i dun see how machine price of 7.5k can end up exceed 20k otr, unless the shop play punk with the 7.5k figure.

 

'omv' and 'machine price' not the same leh. machine price is the base price from the shop. you only need to add coe, insurance and road tax (and interest if applicable), and you're otr good to go.

 

so you take coe 6.5k, insurance mebbe you very young or wat hit 2k, road tax one year oso at most $100, its at most 17k only. if the shop adds other funny stuff like stamp fee until really exceed 20k, the shop play punk.

 

my ninja 300 advertised 12k machine. i only added insurance and coe and road tax. of coz i buy 2 years ago coe much lesser, but the fact remains if 7.5k is the 'correct' machine price without play punk, its bloody cheap and practically makes ninja300 and cbr300 irrelevant purchase. and it definitely wont exceed 20k otr.

 

omv is a different figure. its an LTA number which comes into play only if you deregister before ten years. practically for buyers, machine price is the one you need to take note.

 

all the cubs, their omv may be

[mechwira]

 

another shop has it going for 15k, with akra pipe, 6months rd tax, insurance and all paperwork etc..

 

but additional 7.5k (15k - machine 7.5k = 7.5k diff) for akra, road tax, insurance does not sound worth it leh. akra full system i donno, maybe 2.5k? and thats full sytem, if they give akra slip on should be 1k onli. road tax 6 months

 

if this is really what they sell, i rather buy stock machine price 7.5k and buy my own insurance and exhaust. i will save thousands. unless 15k include coe, then yes worth it. but i would be surprised because everytime coe price volatile (like now) shops stop advertising and quoting otr inc coe prices.

 

but you know what, if this other shop 'truthfully' say machine price maybe 12k, plus the akra 1k, plus insurance 2k, end up 15k, i totally believe. makes sense. that would mean the 7.5k figure is a punk number, they will add bogus admin fees until actual machine price of 12k.

Edited June 23, 2015 by mechwira

[haoKR]

but additional 7.5k (15k - machine 7.5k = 7.5k diff) for akra, road tax, insurance does not sound worth it leh. akra full system i donno, maybe 2.5k? and thats full sytem, if they give akra slip on should be 1k onli. road tax 6 months

 

if this is really what they sell, i rather buy stock machine price 7.5k and buy my own insurance and exhaust. i will save thousands. unless 15k include coe, then yes worth it. but i would be surprised because everytime coe price volatile (like now) shops stop advertising and quoting otr inc coe prices.

 

but you know what, if this other shop 'truthfully' say machine price maybe 12k, plus the akra 1k, plus insurance 2k, end up 15k, i totally believe. makes sense. that would mean the 7.5k figure is a punk number, they will add bogus admin fees until actual machine price of 12k.

 

ya, 17.2k

1 year insurance, 6 months rd tax, coe, IU all in.

 

Just saw another shop going at 16.8k all in AND additional EO for 2 years or 20k km

wow..

[kzone]

can I just buy the machine, then pay insurance/coe/road tax on per day basis on the days I ride?