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Have to admit I’m more of a super sports bike guy. I bet I end up back with a 600 again lol With your budget,a decent 600 for 2.5k and the rest for insurance? I’ve seen some of the older ZX6R B1H models for under £3k, could go to that and afford the insurance. Still not sure I’ll really need that much power anymore, was different when I was 19 and careless lol

Have to admit I’m more of a super sports bike guy. I bet I end up back with a 600 again lol

Yeah, I think I’d get bored of a 250 if I’m honest. I think the CBR500R could offer best value for money for me, wondered if there was any owners on here that could shed any light on their thoughts of the bike

That seems to be the case for all 250s doesn’t it, the RS250, KR1S, NSR250. They are more like collectors items now, I want a bike I can actually use day to day though, whenever I feel the need

Yeah I think they are, I had a couple of 400s before and loved them, but most just look in really bad condition these days, then again most of them are about 25 years old now!

Max £3,500

I’d considered them, as I love the Aprilia RS250, but way too much money and need a lot of looking after too I think

Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice really, pros and cons, in case there’s anything I’ve missed! I’ve been off bikes now for nearly 8 years, after owning mainly 400 and 600cc sports bikes. I want to get back into biking, but am unsure of how big a bike I want really. Insuring a 600cc bike is quite a lot for me for something I’ll only use at weekends for pleasure, so I’m looking at either an old 400 (eg ZXR400, CBR400RR, etc), or a CBR500R. My thoughts are I like the idea of an old 400 as they are maybe faster and a bit more fun, but my sensible side is saying maybe a CBR500R with more reliablity, cheaper to run, can put my 12 personalised reg on, plus there just aren’t many 400s about which aren’t either rusty, or damaged etc. Any help would be great.

Hi all, I’m currently looking around for a ZXR400, that’s the only bike I want, and there’s very few of them around! Just wondered what people thought of this: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192906119811 In my price range, I’m just a bit concerned about the fairing damage around the exhaust, do you think if I asked him to throw the spare fairing in that he has I could get someone to spray it the same colour in the same scheme? Or is that very unlikely? I’m no good with this sort of stuff! Thanks for any advice.

Does anyone think it’s worth me doing a back to biking course? I’ve enquired and it’s about £200, I’m thinking that’s £200 towards a bike but maybe I’m just being tight!

Thanks everyone for your comments, think I need to get the bike I really want don’t I from what you guys think. I think it’s more of a confidence thing, but sure once I’m out there again (taking it easy) I will soon get back on it, can’t wait!

Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice really, for background information, I’m looking at getting back into biking as I really miss it! The day came that I could either only have a bike or a car, and with a young family had to choice but to choose the car really! I haven’t ridden a bike for about 9 years now, but before then I rode for about 8 years and mainly had Kawasaki ZX6r’s and was a very confident biker. I want to get the right bike, I don’t want to get anything like a 125cc bike as I think before I know it I’ll be back to normal and will want to upgrade which I don’t want to get into that position. I’ve considered something like a CBR500R, but again it’s like half the BHP of my old bikes! Do I go back to basics, knowing I’ve been off the bike for so long, or just get a 600 and I’ll be used to it again soon. I can’t decide.... so any advice would be great! Thanks