Hunter Motorcycles

Hi Ben,


Cheers for the swift reply mate. I suppose my only fear is that its manufactured in China and that I keep getting vast differences in opinion. I think it would be best to visit a showroom once I get my license and take it from there.

 

I own another brand of Chinese motorcycle a copy of the Yamaha, and have had is no problems with the quality of manufacturing. I would say for sure go and have a good look at the hunter and not worry about where it came from.

I am sure you would get great after sales service as Ben appears to really care about his customers.

I don't know how old you are but when I was younger nobody wanted to touch "jap crap" and now some of them are very hard to get as everyone wants one now.

 

Hey azi69

Finding the right bike can be challenging at first, let's be honest there is so much to choose from! We all tend to have our favorites, but the reality for you is not to rush out and buy the first thing.
Spend sometime looking and test riding various machines, you are going to part with some of your hard earned cash, make sure it's what you want and are comfortable with.
If you like the Hunter and it ticks most of the boxes, then go for it. Ben Hunter is a passionate man, think you are in good hands!
I think PD186 makes a valid point, don't worry too much about the country of origin, they have to be well made or they won't survive in the world.
That's my 2 cents worth, keep us posted on what you decide on, good luck mate  :Thumbs_up:

 

true, but chinese food is definately Australian

 

Hi Ben.

I am a newbie to this site and a proud owner of a hunter bobber.

I love riding and customising my bike that I have now owned for 5 months. It is a dream to ride and goes well for a 350cc. Will be putting a 30t sprocket on it in the next couple of weeks to get a bit more out of it.

The only couple of complaints I have are minor but should be addressed. As I bought this bike brand new it only came with 6 months of rego but probably not hunters fault. Waiting on parts is a nightmare. I ordered slash cut pipes along with my sprocket when I bought the bike but they took an extra 6 weeks to get to me. I have to replace my temp gauge and gear linkage which I ordered 2 months ago and am still waiting for them. Not sure weather it is a dealer or manufacturer problem but the dealer said today he only just received an email from hunter today saying the parts had turned up and I should have them in a week.

Also I originally emailed hunter and never heard back.

All that aside I still love my bike but the service is horrible.

Hope this will improve for future buyers.

Cheers Tim

 

I can understand that it may take time to get the part but it is a shame I am the one that is constantly ringing around to find out how it is going. Also a temp gauge should be something they have in stock for spare parts. My first lot of parts sat for a week then I called to find out and they said oh yeah we've been meaning to post that.

No matter, I am happy with my bike and would recommend it as a great bike for a learner.

I do wish it came with books.

Cheers for your input.

 

Yeah will check around. Didn't seem to be many near me when I bought the bike.
Would like to know what psi to run in the tyres and when services are due to keep the warranty and what not. It had 42 psi in the rear tyre when I first purchase and felt like it was going to throw me off the seat with bump but now down to 18psi and seems to be riding much better. Not sure if I want to go much lower.

A mate of mine just bought himself a cfmoto and is loving it so far. Just thought I would put that out there.

 

Hi Tim,
Great to see you got such a cool looking bike. I'm sorry to hear you have had problems with service, can you please let me know which dealer it was and I will deal with it directly.
Regards
Ben

 

hi im thinking of buying a spyder 250cc not yet test riden one yet but one for sale a couple of hours away its a 250cc my only concern is i weigh 95kg will it have the balls to do 100km/h easy with decent pick up

 

Test ride it dude, only you can ascertain that.

My first bikes were a CD250U and a ZZR250 and I am around 100kg. I had no problems with the handling or power on either bike (for the 250's they were) just the size was a bit small (especially on the ZZR) for my height.

 

cheers i would love to save the drive but really like the look of the spyder

 

Yeh I get the difficulty with distances, but if you're serious about it make the time as it will be worth it. It's a bit like buying a new car, only you can decide what you like in terms of feel, responsiveness, power etc. Others may have opinions but end of the day the only person who you need to convince is yourself.

 

haha just want a cheap bike for 1 year with out chewing up my harley fund

 

Hi Thommo, I'm 90kg, you'll be fine. Obviously they're not going to drag off a Twin cam Harley, but I've ridden Hunters with packs of Harleys and had no trouble keeping up. Standard they'll sit on about 120 kays and with the 30 tooth rear sprocket are good for 130-135.
The EFI models have better resale than the carby ones. New models are now 350cc.

 

Been meaning drop in here this week. I've got some great news, will let you all in on it next week.

 

thanks ben ill go for a drive have you tried to set up shop in mackay its a long drive to brisbane