Honda GB250?

[aw55um]

hello!

Ive been looking around for a learner bike for a while and came across these.?

http://www.sumoto.com.au/

http://www.bikesales.com.au/all-bikes/results.aspx?TabID=1409178&Ntt=gb250&keywords=gb250&N=1432+604+1430+1429+1428&Ntk=BikeAll&Dx=mode+matchany&Nne=15&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ns=p_Make_String%7C0%7C%7Cp_Model_String%7C0%7C%7C p_PriceSort_Decimal%7C1&D=gb250

They come in 400's too.
Has anyone ever ridden one?
are they a new bike?
how come this place is the only place selling them!?
Any info would be great.

Cheers
Paul.

[wikky]

Just be very wary of this stealership. They build bikes from parts sourced overseas/wreckers, and I don't know how some of these bikes pass roadworthy. They cover 'things' up in fairings and fresh paint. If you're not sure what you're looking at, get a mechanic or someone who knows to do a thorough check of their bikes if you go there.
Good luck with the looking, hope you find a good one. :)

[aw55um]

thanks mate.
Thats what i thought.
Are you speaking from personal experience or just heard the the grape vine?
they look abit too new and shiney for the price. and no one elso sells the same bike?

Cheers
Paul.

[Road Warrior]

That looks like a grey import. Stay away from them. For the reasons Wikky just said.

Stick to something that is normal, like a VTR250 if you want a Honduh, or a GPX250.

[Slyder]

GB250's are a fab bike. I bought one from raider motorsport, these guys have been around for years and build cafe racer's using GB250/400/500 as well as Yammy Sr400/500. I looked at sumoto first and found raider when searching for info. its a no brainer when it comes to you'd you buy from :)

[wikky]

thanks mate.
Thats what i thought.
Are you speaking from personal experience or just heard the the grape vine?
they look abit too new and shiney for the price. and no one elso sells the same bike?

Cheers
Paul.

I'm speaking from personal experience. I was young and knew everything and had a pocket full of cash............and they saw me coming. I wish I knew then what I know now. I bought a CBR250RR grey import. All nice, shiny and brand new looking, but I had no idea what I was looking at. I got sucked in by the newly painted fairings on all their bikes.
I had the fairings off to clean it one day and had a mate round who pointed out the bike was made up of several different bikes, eg frame, tank, sub frame, forks etc. I ended up selling it and finding a much better quality CBR250RR and loved it. It was so much fun. Oh the memories..........