Your 250 top speed?

**chef** · 30th September 2009, 22:37

i wonder what is the top speed a 250 can actually go? ive gotten my little gt250 hyo up to 140 kmph took me a few seconds to actually make it there. what can you get your 250 up to? and what kind of bike is it?

post em up

**ducatilover** · 30th September 2009, 22:40

When I had finished toying with the spada it would indicate 175, may have had more but I doubt it. I have a mate who has run a real 203k over the flying quarter on a cbr250rr

**NDORFN** · 30th September 2009, 22:47

Originally Posted by chef

i wonder what is the top speed a 250 can actually go? ive gotten my little gt250 hyo up to 140 kmph took me a few seconds to actually make it there. what can you get your 250 up to? and what kind of bike is it?

post em up

Got my old '88 GPX up to 170 once. I know it's as fast as it could possibly go because it was ringing out in top gear. Didn't even mean to do it... I was passing a long string of cars, dipping in and out and getting loads of draft when it bounced off the limiter and I went for a gear change and got nothing, so I looked at the speedo and that explained it. I'd say it'd have been around 160 - 165 true speed. Can get my ZXR up to 180 indicated without too much hassle.

**Bren** · 30th September 2009, 22:49

Hmm...Kwaka Z200 did 120 tops, GN250 did 130, or if going downhill a little faster...got it going 150 once down the methven mt hutt straight with a tail wind....

Took a mates Honda NSR250RR out for a ride once...got over 200kph and thought thats enough

**Dean** · 30th September 2009, 23:14

Got my Yamahammer zeal to 160kph, on the reviews they say they can only do realisticly 140kph. A very long straight with next to no cars on a slight decline, helmet facing down, body bent down all the way, that speed on a naked frame bike is like getting blasted in the chest by a powerfull water hose. When I tried it again it was 140kph but straight line speed is boring anyways.

**chef** · 1st October 2009, 00:04

nice speeds wish my hyo would do 160. 1 year and 1 month till full test ha

**hayd3n** · 1st October 2009, 00:11

got the old 84 vt250 up to 177 on the speedo wahoo i thought bike started to shake so i slowed down

**YellowDog** · 1st October 2009, 05:38

My old XF650 wouldn't do some of those speeds.

I think you guys are providing strong arguments as to why the learner bike legal rating may be reduced from 250cc.

I am not in favour of this however I am in favour of more thorough training to help save lives through missadventure.

**DarkLord** · 1st October 2009, 09:25

173kmph on my Hyo.

Needless to say it didn't like me very much for doing that.

**george formby** · 1st October 2009, 09:47

You made it home safe in the rain then chef? Taking your mirrors off will give you an xtra few kmh. Remember it's not how fast you can go that counts, it's how fast you can stop!

**Dean** · 1st October 2009, 09:52

Originally Posted by chef

nice speeds wish my hyo would do 160. 1 year and 1 month till full test ha

Isnt the gt250 faster than the zeal in top speed? Im pretty sure of it because stock all zeals are tuned for more torque and get up and go in the mid-lower region. But past 140kph and its as slow as a snail. I would ask If I could get your hyosung to 160 if you let me

**NDORFN** · 1st October 2009, 10:00

Originally Posted by YellowDog

My old XF650 wouldn't do some of those speeds.

I think you guys are providing strong arguments as to why the learner bike legal rating may be reduced from 250cc.

I am not in favour of this however I am in favour of more thorough training to help save lives through missadventure.

Comparing the GPX250, Ninja 250 and ZXR250, I'd say the average learner would be safe as a Hindu cow on the first two, but the ZXR definately takes some conservatism to ride safely. I think the system should be changed to HP output. They're considering doing this already.

**vifferman** · 1st October 2009, 10:04

My 1973 CB175 would do a genuine 83 mph (136 km/h), slightly faster if you redlined it downhill in top (5th).

**DunerzNick** · 1st October 2009, 10:05

On a perfectly still day on a dead flat road, my vtr 250 is only really good for 130 at best. Had 155 down a gradient. If there is a little breeze its more like 120. And all of the above is in 4th, 5th just seems to be for economy. But I don't think everything is quite right with it... I read reports of vtr's doing 150-160 on the flat. Some days it feels very slow and passing can be quite a task.
Looking for a hornet or an early 90's sports bike to get onto for the rest of my 250 sentence.