which bike for my needs and my restrictions

beasty6 · 19 Jan 2013 at 23:37

hey guys,

so as im still young, driving insurance has put me off completely and im getting my bike licence atm, but im limited to 400cc and 46BHP (as i will be getting my licence next month)

the bike will be used for commuting to work 5 days a week and about 12miles each way (maybe some de-tours on the way home now and again lol)

i dont want a superbike or scooter etc.. i want a enduro or supermoto, i used to race motocross since i was about 8 years old starting on a KX60 then making my way upto a KX250F.

i then stopped racing and now looking for a road bike (or a enduro to do both

)

now as i used to race motocross im concerned that im going to get bored of a small bore bike such as a 250 and under, and 2 stroke is not a option as ill be re-building the engine all the time and haven't got the time and funds to keep doing this.

so what do i do?... can i get a enduro/supermoto with brutal engine power with my restriction?

will a YAMAHA WR250F suite my needs? or something similar, point me in the right direction guys as i end up looking at the MX bikes which not only has no steering lock or keys, but cost a fortune to keep on top of maintenance!

lol

cheers guys

beasty6 · 19 Jan 2013 at 23:47

my list so far is:

yamaha wr250f
yamaha wr250x/r
suzuki drz400e/s
CRF 250X

im just 50cc off of the CRF450X and the WR450F

never heard of CCM

beasty6 · 19 Jan 2013 at 23:50

just looked up the XR400, my gosh that thing is HUGE!! im only 5ft 8 lol

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:19

just looked up insurance, and it seems in going to be around the £1200-1500 mark! :O

any other bikes with cheaper insurance i should look at?

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:33

about the same price buddy

the cheapest i found was a ktm exc 125 2t for £503 but with £950 excess

2004 WR250F is £1429! and thats just fire&theft!

i am really shocked

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:37

that bike is a stunner! just the type of bike i want, tho will change the wheels or just get another set with road tyres

but the insurance quote is £1300 for that bike

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:41

i think its beacuse the year, ill try a 250cc the same year at the 400cc

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:43

both bikes are the same to insure, even tho they have 150cc difference, strange

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:48

managed to get a quote on a 03 wr250f for £751 so its looking up, btw what additional security can you fit to enduro bikes?

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:55

comparethemarket, should i be looking at a specific insurer ?

bennetts or something

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 00:58

ok, just trying bennetts atm then will try mce

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:10

bennetts is £1158
mce is £1013

still to high for my liking and the bike used is a 2003 yamaha wr250f

if i go smaller than a 250cc thumper, then its going to be soo boring

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:20

yup tpft, im 19 so i think thats resonable... its with a company called Ebike

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:21

19 and will be on a A2 restricted licence, it was 33bhp but i think it changed to 46 now?

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:24

yes, but apparently its changed this month and the bhp is now around the low 40's

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:28

2002 wr250f for £630 tpft with Ebike, i dont understand why it drops so much due to the year of the bike

EDIT: and extra £40 for a 4 year newer model

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:43

so is the WR250F the way to go for me? or any other bikes i should look at, bare in mind i used to have my kx250f setup to have a fierce pull through the low-mid revs

from research the WR seems to be the closest im going to get to the kind of bike i want without going into maintenance and anti theft issues (WR's have keys and steering locks and also lights already fitted)

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 01:57

ive got a couple of ground anchors and a few oxford chains and just looking at datatools now

the wr400 dose not have electric start and is a right pig to start apparently, and parts are harder to get hold of as their is not many of the wr400's around no more

thats what ive read up on the net

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 02:10

i havent got to hit any motorways to get to work so i think a 250 should be fine, just got to pick one up now and uncork the thing

beasty6 · 20 Jan 2013 at 12:00

whats the best security i can get for the WR250F? immoblisers,alarms, disc locks etc

links please

ive got a couple of oxford chains but just seen a review on youtube and they cut them with bolt cutters in under 30 seconds!

i have a feeling its going to grab attention as well so more than likely someone will try and get it (my MX bikes rarely come out as i just raced them twice a month)