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Haha - too true. LOL.. but this week I filled up just before they hiked the price Laurence

Cheers for the further input guys. I had considered holding out for the new law - bigger cc engine but I've decided to stay with a 250cc, mainly because of running cost/registration/insurance. Insurance nearly tripled (3rd party), rego up 1/12 times, fuel costs up too.. I could easily spend $1000 extra per year just getting the bike on the road.. I'm not too worried about lower top speed. Happy to cruise to work at 90-95kph. There's so many damn road works on the main road these days it's impossible to get to 100kph anyways, lol. I'll get pics up soon when I pick the bike up - in a few weeks or so. Laurence

Found a pretty decent 2010 Hyosung GT250R on Trademe the other day. Probably going to go for it.. Is being serviced this week, come will service history and as a bonus the factory warranty is still valid for the next 17-18 months. Cheers, Laurence

Thanks - good info. I was leaning more towards Hyosung.. They are cheeper than the Kawasaki rival (ninja). From what I've heard the body work isn't as flash but the engineering is top's. Cheers, Laurence

Prefer to stay away from 4cyl/250cc engines.. From what I've been told v-twin or 2cyl's perform better and don't have the same tendency to break down/need repairs at lower km's Cheers, Laurence

Hey Guys, I'm in the market for a fairly new/reliable 250cc motorbike and before I buy I am hoping you guys can help with a few questions, maybe point me in the right direction. I plan to have the bike for a few years, to upgrade to my Full licence. I've outlined a few things below. USE: Mainly commuting to work each day (aprox 30km's each way. 95% open road 100kph riding). With the occasional weekend riding over the Rimutakas to get better at shifting weight around, cornering etc. BUDGET: $4-6K ceiling STYLE: Sports ENGINE: 2cyl/250cc (inline or v-twin) Based on the above it's been suggested I consider the below bikes; Hyosung GT250/GT250R Kawasaki EX250/GPX250 Honda VTR250 I've read up about each model.. but there's only so much you can believe on the net. I'm keen to hear from anyone who has had real life experience riding any of these models. Or if you ride bikes a lot your thoughts would still be greatly appreciated. I've ridden a bit, but mainly on the farm/beach (eg: XR250's), so I have practically no experience with road bikes. This bike will get me used to road riding and I expect to put a few km's down on the roads over the next we while. Questions: What are the pro's vs cons for each bike?? Which will be most reliable? Fuel Costs,- are they similar? Long term costs? Other that that any input will be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Laurence

Post up your ideas http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/31686578/ -- BAM! Laurence

For 5-6k you could get a pretty nice mid 1990's Nissan Safari 4.2L diesel.. or, up around the 8K mark and go for the turbo diesel. Great cars, will tow almost anything. Either option will tow a boat quite nicely. Laurence

renew the wellington street races + bring these cars = WIN Laurence

my partner just got a new smartphone on XT last weekend - it seems pretty good, gets full bard around town and suburbs. I heard it was s**t when it started up but they seem to have fixed the bugs. We are in welly. Laurence

Short answer I would say yes. Long answer you may have to google e30 M3 community boards as lots of discussions as to why. Laurence

Went from 180hp to 210hp atw and that's before we got it running right. Just after I sold it it was re-dyno'd and made 220hp atw. Laurence

It depends on the mods, in the case of my old M3 I would disagree. It has 17" BBS RS's, custom swede recaro interior, 2.5L engine and CF airbox + motec - all done to compliment the car. adding 'bling' or non performance mods would probably not affect the value as much. EDIT: I made about another 40-50hp with the engine mods. Laurence

Fark!! when did the price of stock M3's go up to 40k?? Haha i should have held onto mine for a little longer and would have made a killing. Come on Lotto - be good to me Dude, if you buy another M3 you have to do CF airbox + Motec. Laurence

how did you get on today with insurance company?? Laurence

Check with them why they want to take $1000 off the claim because of the stereo - I would agree with this if you car was broken into and stolen as a new head unit would increase the (insurer) risk for theft/conversion but it wouldn't increase the risk of you having a crash. Given you crashed the car the fact of having a new stereo in your car should be irrelevant in terms of your claim. Maybe something to bring up with them. They should take this into account. Let me know how you get on. Interested to her back. Laurence

is it just me wondering if the companies that make PS3 S/Wheel controllers are swimming in it courtesy of GT5?? And on that note, does the wheel make a marked difference in the 'feel' to the game, eg is it worth spending the $200-$300 for them? Laurence

Cant wait, picking my copy up tonight.. But I wana know is there a BMW e30 M3 in the game??? Laurence

I considered a LDH to RHD conversion on the e30 M3. From memory it would have cost upwards of $10k. Things off top of my head: - Possible engine mod's. If you need to move the exhaust manifold, power steering etc. - New Pedal Box - modified firewall - new wiring loom if the LDH one doesn't stretch across to RHD - steering rack etc - Low Volume cert Hope this helps. Laurence

thanks guys! Laurence

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I have two sets of Euro plates for sale. WNTDM3 1987M3 I am considering all reasonable offers. PM me for more info if interested. Cheers, Laurence

minimum prices now listed. Laurence