[MENTION=16033]fullmoon[/MENTION] The purpose of this forum is to share knowledge, my friend. Nobody knows everything, and Xbhp gave me the courage to buy a CBR 250 as my first bike. I'm glad to share information to the community and help others anytime.

About the insurance, most owners who use the bike and care for it will pay insurance year after year. I will not recommend touching a Diesel Bullet with no insurance, or insurance lapsed. It's a bit of a headache getting insurance for these vintage bikes, so once it lapses, you will have to cough up double the cash and sweetalk the insurance guy to get your bike done, I'm told. The Fitness Certificate will lapse every 5 years, so you have to spend around ₹1-2k (through agent) to keep the bike legal.


About buying one, financially, it makes sense to me. If well kept, your neighbors would forgive you the sound, once you explain its a vintage vehicle. Fit in alloy wheels and tubeless tyres, and you can do 500 kms trips in ₹400. Not to mention the "thug life" moments when you pull up to a busy petrol pump and fill up Diesel.

@fullmoon The purpose of this forum is to share knowledge, my friend. Nobody knows everything, and Xbhp gave me the courage to buy a CBR 250 as my first bike. I'm glad to share information to the community and help others anytime.

About the insurance, most owners who use the bike and care for it will pay insurance year after year. I will not recommend touching a Diesel Bullet with no insurance, or insurance lapsed. It's a bit of a headache getting insurance for these vintage bikes, so once it lapses, you will have to cough up double the cash and sweetalk the insurance guy to get your bike done, I'm told. The Fitness Certificate will lapse every 5 years, so you have to spend around ₹1-2k (through agent) to keep the bike legal.


About buying one, financially, it makes sense to me. If well kept, your neighbors would forgive you the sound, once you explain its a vintage vehicle. Fit in alloy wheels and tubeless tyres, and you can do 500 kms trips in ₹400. Not to mention the "thug life" moments when you pull up to a busy petrol pump and fill up Diesel.