Wanted- Trail Motorbike

Biker



Joined: 11/01/2008
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 00:19

Trail motorbike wanted 200- 400 cc engine.

Must have lights and be usable on the road.

4 stroke engines preferred.

MiketheBike


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 159

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 01:14

Harvey is your man, he may have something to suit you.

Try - 0533 845 6016

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 05:27

confirm Harvey is yer man - he has a Honda 400cc Falcon for sale - perfect for the TRNC roads/off roading...

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 06:06

While you are looking if you come across a proper bike like a Bultaco,Montesa,or even an old Greaves let me know i have been looking for one here for ages.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 06:23

hippo - the Honda 400 Falcon is the best "all round" bike you'll find in the TRNC...

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 07:49

Far to heavy for me I want a bike that i can pick up easily on steep ground

scootex



Joined: 03/03/2009
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 09:02

Hi I have 125 & 193cc skyteam s both have honda copy 4 stroke engines I know they are chinese but good bikes for the money brand new ready for the road with plates & taxed £1595 for ST125 and £1895 for the ST200 give me a ring if you want to try one

Regards Phil scootex 05338711176 email phil.chappell@hotmail.co.uk

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 15:38

Chineese bikes are great for the first 2 weeks then they start dropping appart....



Honda Copy engines - perish the thought....

Bikerboy



Joined: 10/09/2009
Posts: 111

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 17:15

Hi i have an xt 600 yam for sale £4000 very good condition hardly used

ozgurkara


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 79

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 19:24

I BOUGHT A SCOOTER FROM PHIL 12MONTHS AGO NO PROBLEMS AT ALL GREAT BIKE AND GREAT GUY TO DEAL WITH

scootex



Joined: 03/03/2009
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 21:10

OK negativenick how many chineses scooters and bikes have you owned then 2,3,4,10? probably none .Do you even ride ? there is nothing seriously wrong with chinese bikes and scooters ,if there is a problem it is usually down to poor PDI as for your general assumption you are talking through your bum as brands such peugot,(QMB13 engine) suzuki,honda and oh yes Piaggio are all made in china please don,t disparage a product you know sod all about

Biker



Joined: 11/01/2008
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 23:52

Negativenick

Honda Falcon sound like a good choice. Are you sure Harvey has one for sale?

I will give hima a call. Thanks

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 08:47

mess 11 - Scooty Baby, i have been biking for over 30 years and have had all sorts since my first Fantic Ti 4 back in 1976......



Briefly worked for Tony Rutter Motor Cycles in Lye as a trainee mechanic...



As someone who knows - the Chineese stuff ain't as good as the Japaneese stuff, i know it, you know it and anyone who knows anything about biking knows it - a fair halfway house is the Koreon stuff like Aeon, but the chineese stuff can't hold a candle to the Japs...



The Chineese stuff is cheap - i personally woundn't touch it with a barge pole....



A quick look on the internet (customer comments / reliability on....) will confirm....





Biker - i had a Honda Falcon 400, for 18 months when i was in the TRNC (sold it to Tattlad) - fabulous bike - really suitable for the road conditions, perfect balance of on road/off road, and of course, Honda "bomb proof" reliability - Harvey has a red one that i think is for sale - or you could buy a Chineese copy from Scootex..

scootex



Joined: 03/03/2009
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 14:09

Negative nick I never said they were as good as Jap stuff but then again their a third of the price . The difference between you and me is I can remember the Jap stuff coming on to the British market (yes thats right I,ve been biking for 44 years legally) and a few more before that, and what was said of it " JAP crap " so they must have improved somewhere along the line lets face it Nick a baby can't run before it's learnt to walk .and the chinese stuff gets better every year it must do if it wants to survive .I understand that the ZHongshen racing team is doing ok in GP as well . as I said earlier Piaggio, peugeot suzuki, honda all manufacture in China .I still ride a Honda ST1100 Pan european but I am not above putting my leg over a chinese cruiser, enduro or scooter and ride nearly every day over here .My pedigree is that I have been in the motor trade all my life have built them worked on them ,raced them and fallen off them so I still say you are talking through you bum.

Phil

scootex



Joined: 03/03/2009
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
20/11/2009 14:13

cont

also in the UK we offer a 5 year warranty on the SMC range of scooters hardly cost effective if they are no good I thionk you should start living in the present not harping on about chinese quality of the past

Biker



Joined: 11/01/2008
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
26/11/2009 23:09

bikerboy

What year is your xt600 and whereabouts do you live if I decide to have a look at it?

Biker



Joined: 11/01/2008
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
26/11/2009 23:10

Mikethebike

I have tried calling Harvey on the number you suggested, but it seems like it is a dead line.

Any idea if he has another number or if he is still around?

cyprusharv


Joined: 16/12/2008
Posts: 423

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 09:24

Hi Biker!



Just came across this thread and see that you are genuinely interested in buying a bike. I have a Honda 400 Falcon 2008 and a Yamaha XT600 2001.



The number that was posted to you was incorrect, my number is 0533 8456019



If interested still, give me a call



Regards

Harvey