WANTED - Honda CRF250L or similar (freeride etc...)

[byewayrider]

Why can't you travel 200mls to View a bike unless your in Wales or Scotland?.... Distance should not be a object and surely a drive or ride out after the restrictions we've endured would be great... Getting it delivered isn't hard..

Can't understand some folks logic..

[scramblermatt]

Why can't you travel 200mls to View a bike unless your in Wales or Scotland?.... Distance should not be a object and surely a drive or ride out after the restrictions we've endured would be great... Getting it delivered isn't hard..

Can't understand some folks logic..

It’s not that I physically can’t travel 200miles but I don’t want to do a 400 miles round trip to view a bike.

If you’d go that far good for you but I’d rather look for something far closer to home!

[scramblermatt]

Hi,not related to the Honda CRF250L but the last three bikes i purchased have all been delivered by motorcycle courier for round about £160 depending on distance. I used www.deliveryquotecompare.com I ended up taking the towbar of my car and selling my bike trailer as i got fed up trawling round the country for bikes. I haven,t been let down yet by either the courier or the bike sellers. Don,t let distance put you off buying a bike.

Thanks for the link Frenchy. So did you buy the bike without viewing it beforehand??

[Tramp]

I bought a 2500 quid bike unseen except speaking to the owner and a great vid around bike... From over 600mls away just arranged courier to collect for me... Was a great deal and worked out fine..

If the bike is the right price and turns out not for you sell it on... I once flew over 1000mls to collect a 30k motorhome..... And yes I'm crazy but it helps.

[scramblermatt]

I bought a 2500 quid bike unseen except speaking to the owner and a great vid around bike... From over 600mls away just arranged courier to collect for me... Was a great deal and worked out fine..

If the bike is the right price and turns out not for you sell it on... I once flew over 1000mls to collect a 30k motorhome..... And yes I'm crazy but it helps.

Yeh I guess that’s true, especially if they do a thorough video walk around! But 1000 miles is a bloody long way haha!

[Brenhden]

Hi,not related to the Honda CRF250L but the last three bikes i purchased have all been delivered by motorcycle courier for round about £160 depending on distance. I used www.deliveryquotecompare.com I ended up taking the towbar of my car and selling my bike trailer as i got fed up trawling round the country for bikes. I haven,t been let down yet by either the courier or the bike sellers. Don,t let distance put you off buying a bike.

Same for me, I've used shiply loads for bikes in the last 5 years and it's been cheap as chips and so easy.

[scramblermatt]

Hi,not related to the Honda CRF250L but the last three bikes i purchased have all been delivered by motorcycle courier for round about £160 depending on distance. I used www.deliveryquotecompare.com I ended up taking the towbar of my car and selling my bike trailer as i got fed up trawling round the country for bikes. I haven,t been let down yet by either the courier or the bike sellers. Don,t let distance put you off buying a bike.

Same for me, I've used shiply loads for bikes in the last 5 years and it's been cheap as chips and so easy.

Sounds like a good option then! How do you find the Rally?

[Brenhden]

Hi,not related to the Honda CRF250L but the last three bikes i purchased have all been delivered by motorcycle courier for round about £160 depending on distance. I used www.deliveryquotecompare.com I ended up taking the towbar of my car and selling my bike trailer as i got fed up trawling round the country for bikes. I haven,t been let down yet by either the courier or the bike sellers. Don,t let distance put you off buying a bike.

Same for me, I've used shiply loads for bikes in the last 5 years and it's been cheap as chips and so easy.

Sounds like a good option then! How do you find the Rally?

Hmm, I was giving this a lot of thought the other day, it is faultless, totally reliable, do it all bike. But it doesn't draw me to use it though like my old unreliable bikes did. I wish it made a dirtier noise and revved lower like my DR650. Also it really does need better suspension.

[Tramp]

You can't beat a donk for low rev plodding... Modern stuff loves to rev....

One reason I've gone to a xt660z it suits my style of riding no hurry plodding but has speed when needed.... A 250cc is well boring... I'd say you need to factor in another £1k to sort the rally version to make it a better bike aka minkys..

[boboneleg]

Hmm, I was giving this a lot of thought the other day, it is faultless, totally reliable, do it all bike. But it doesn't draw me to use it though like my old unreliable bikes did. I wish it made a dirtier noise and revved lower like my DR650. Also it really does need better suspension.

I can't understand why you haven't sorted the suspension Brenhden, rear shock from YSS and it transforms the bike, even the suspension on a DR650 needs sorting.