knibbsta wrote:
Hey guys i'm an aussie noob who is about to buy a nsr150 sp 2002 model
Anything to look for when buying????

Apart from trying to NOT buy one that has been owned by a Thai, there isn't anything much out of the ordinary that you wouldn't look for on any other second-hand bike!

The suspension is a bit crap, and only really good for lightweight SE Asian riders, and the stock tyres leave a lot to be desired. Just look for signs of crash damage really, and rounded-off nuts on all the essential parts like barrel, head, exhaust mounts, etc.

A 2002 model should be in pretty good nick, but if it's an import it could have had a hard life on the streets of Bangkok already!!! On the whole though, they are pretty reliable - they need to be considering the market they were designed for! Even our own "fabled Fabian" (Luke F) never managed to kill his, and he's destroyed an NSR250 in as little as 1/2 a warm-up lap of Donnington!!!

Support should be OK though, as they were official bikes in Oz around 2002~3 I think. No service manual in English still though I believe, but the motor's pretty much the same to work on as the 250, so just ask here when it comes time to turn spanners on it.
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