Wanting to buy a super cheap street legal sporty looking bike. Looking for advice.

**MJH** · 03-22-2012, 04:53 AM

http://www.cycletrader.com/New-Or-Us...:asc&newsort=1

**lightend** · 03-30-2012, 08:12 AM

does look like a very nice bike :-)

be wared, the resale value of chiense bikes is poor at best. better to just keep it until its scrap, then bin the thing.

also, you will need to keep the rust in check, and once you get it delivered, retighten every nut, bold and anything that was put in by hand (otherwise it will rattle loose after a few miles)
also check break fluid and change oit stright away (shipping oil is usless and little better than old cooking oil)

**MJH** · 03-30-2012, 05:27 PM

http://www.cycletrader.com/search-re...cycle|356953&&

**MJH** · 03-30-2012, 05:30 PM

http://www.cycletrader.com/search-re...cycle|356953&&

**ZMC888** · 03-31-2012, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by euphonius

Ninja or other sport bike may not be the best choice for a new rider. The lean-forward riding position is not conducive to 360-degree vision, and the overall design is more about going (and looking) fast than being safe.

There's a huge difference between a bike that bike looks sporty and an actual sports bike, in reality the way the controls are set out on the Ninja 250 are actually very beginner friendly. Not every bike with a fairing has you laying flat against the fuel tank and your feet in your armpits!

Junluncurisoity, honestly buy the best 2nd hand Honda you can afford, as sadly most Chinese bikes still are not at anywhere near the level as a 90's or 80's Honda. Even if you got lucky with a reliable Chinese bike and got a good bike, the resale on the Honda would be so much better. A Chinese bike really suits a home mechanic, or someone who lives in China where it is insanely expensive to buy an imported bike due to government tariffs.