To start, My name is Blaine Roberts... New to the forum, and street bikes as well.

Question:

Is trading a 2006 KX 250f (motocross bike) for a 1999 cbr600f4 a good deal? The cbr has 14xxx miles on it and has been well maintained. Although kbb has my dirtbike priced a little higher than the cbr is worth. The man said a new bike tire is needed. The bike has been painted with "truck bed liner"...but it does look nice and well done. Dont know much about mileage and or the bike itself...

Any input it helpful.

Thanks

 

do you really want a streetbike? or get into street riding?

a cbr is a good bike to start on.

it's hard to say whether 14k miles is good or not. was it adult ridden, never dropped, very well cared for, etc.? i'd be curious as to know why panels were bedlined. or at least look behind them.

there are a lot of things to look for when buying or trading for another bike. i'm sure things that you arefamiliar with on mx bikes can transfer to street bikes and help you evaluate it (suspension action, brakes, etc.).somewhere i think in this forum area, there is a lengthy list of things that could help you evaluate a streetbike. i or someone else may find that topic. it's been sometime.

if you don't want to make and even trade, you could trade the guy for the bike and cash to make up for value of mx bike. that way you get the full value of your trade and can take the cash for a new tire or insurance or whatever.

i don't know if this was helpful of not, but i think it really depends on whether you want to get a streetbike or not.

 

My own personal advice would be to consider something else other then a crotchrocket as your first streetbike. Reason being,a street bike handlesmuch moredifferently than an offorad or on/offroad bike would. I would suggest riding an older, cheaper bike for a year or so to get the feel for how street bikes handle. Then once you have the nessesary experience, go ahead and upgrade to a sportbike. My first bike was a 1974 Yamaha TX650A street bike that was very easy to learn on and yet had the power to have fun for when I hit that level of riding experience. Having an older bike is much nicer for times in case you do slip up and have accidents. I'm glad I didn't have a crotchrocket as my first bike because I would have killed myself instantly,due to the factcrotchrockets require their ownstyle of ridingthat other street bikes don't need. After riding my old Yamaha for a year then upgrading to my F1, it was like trying to learn how to ride a different bike due to the fact that sportbikes require more body movement and a different seat position. After riding an older streetbike for a long period of time, one will have more respect for a sportbikes great amount of power. This my own personal reccomendation and philosophy.

 

Here is the used motorcycle buying guide:

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/buying-bike.html

 

I completely agree with camoweasel. Let your first street bike be something older, slower, and lighter. I rode a 79 Yamaha SR500 for a year before upgrading to the CBR, and I am very glad I did.

 

lame asses... y buy something that will be old in a day... i'm startin off with a real bike

 

There is no need to be insulting just because people with more experience than you tell you something you do not want to hear. As I am not going to waste any more time trying to help somebody who clearly does not want to listen to the input he requested, I will merely wish you good luck with your choices. Hopefully you will not regret them.

 

Ban?

 

back in ye old days, those were real bikes...