Kawa 250Ninja or Hyosung GT250R

[zeemax]

Want a new bike (something with warranty) but will want to keep it even after full license. Anyone got any good/bad news about either of these 250s. The hyosung i think is a full size bike?

[miloking]

Want a new bike (something with warranty) but will want to keep it even after full license. Anyone got any good/bad news about either of these 250s. The hyosung i think is a full size bike?

Ninja all the way mate! one of my friends bought 2009 and swears by it...on the other hand hyosungs are dime for dozen and have shit suspension.
If you want to keep it after full get ninja, if you just want to get your full on it and sell it get hyo.... just my 2 cents.

(btw i dont recommend getting 1000RR on your learners, and then urgently trying to get restricted and full...while being forbidden to ride by fuzz :D)

[steve_t]

Fly up to Hamiltron and ride my 2008 250R back to Chch!! It's the same as 2009 but with better tyres

[Little Miss Trouble]

How much longer til you can go for your full license?

While I would rate the Ninja over the Hyo any day as far as build quality goes, the truth of the matter is for the same price as either of those bikes new, you can buy a good condition 2nd hand bigger bike that will have the power, brake and suspension quality you will end up craving within a year of buying another 250.

If its at all an option I'd save my money and spend it on a bigger bike.

[miloking]

How much longer til you can go for your full license?

While I would rate the Ninja over the Hyo any day as far as build quality goes, the truth of the matter is for the same price as either of those bikes new, you can buy a good condition 2nd hand bigger bike that will have the power, brake and suspension quality you will end up craving within a year of buying another 250.

If its at all an option I'd save my money and spend it on a bigger bike.

Till this friday, but believe me it was long last few months riding in constant fear of bike being impounded :) ....before anyone starts bashing me about being unsafe or what not, i started riding on bandit 400 on my learners for last 5 years so 1000RR was just natural progress, lol

[Little Miss Trouble]

Till this friday, but believe me it was long last few months riding in constant fear of bike being impounded :) ....before anyone starts bashing me about being unsafe or what not, i started riding on bandit 400 on my learners for last 5 years so 1000RR was just natural progress, lol

Umm, that's nice, but my question was for the OP...

[miloking]

Umm, that's nice, but my question was for the OP...

Well next time please use the "quote" button or mention peoples names, oki how does that sound ;)

[Little Miss Trouble]

Well next time please use the "quote" button or mention peoples names, oki how does that sound ;)

One would think it were quite obvious, but okay, next time just for you sweetheart I shall use the quote feature on a thread that is a whole 3 posts long so it doesn't hurt your poor little brain.

[steve_t]

Well next time please use the "quote" button or mention peoples names, oki how does that sound ;)

I thought the absence of a quote from a previous post was generally indicative that the post was for the OP. Miloking, as your bike is a 1000RR, I think we all assumed you already had your full. Our bad. Assumption being the mother of all fuck ups and all that. Good luck for your full test. It's a piece of cake. It's just the restricted test plus a little more open road plus naming the hazards in a 10 second window

[CRM]

My daughter has an 09 Ninja and loves it. I've ridden it from Wellington to Whangarei when we got it before she had her learners and loved it too. It has a yoshi pipe and sounds amazing for a 250 twin! Goes great too - we just did a trip round the South Island together - me on my VFR and her on the Ninja and it went great and set a cracking pace - cruising at 120-130 most of the time :yes:.

The only thing with them is they are quite small if you are over about 5'9". Anyone larger really doesn't have any choice but go for the Hyo. I've ridden a GT250 - power seemed good and it feels much bigger but the handling wasn't as good as the Ninja IMHO. I think the Hyo's are pretty good but unless you need to go the larger size I'd say stick with the Ninja :Punk:.

[sil3nt]

Hyo has a sports bike riding position the ninja is more upright. Can't really go wrong with either bike so test ride them both and decide which one you like best! But common sense says stick with the GN.

[zeemax]

Thanks for your input chaps i will just go try both out and see how they go. Maybe i stick with the gn for a bit then just bite the finance bullet and get the 1000RR (i assume you mean s1000rr and not the honda) Even if im too scared to ride it at least i can pull it out of the garage at the weekends and perv/polish it!

[miloking]

I thought the absence of a quote from a previous post was generally indicative that the post was for the OP. Miloking, as your bike is a 1000RR, I think we all assumed you already had your full. Our bad. Assumption being the mother of all fuck ups and all that. Good luck for your full test. It's a piece of cake. It's just the restricted test plus a little more open road plus naming the hazards in a 10 second window

Oh and just when i though everything was always all about me, oh well dissapointed but...thanks for letting me know :) and cheers for the tip on the test...

[miloking]

Thanks for your input chaps i will just go try both out and see how they go. Maybe i stick with the gn for a bit then just bite the finance bullet and get the 1000RR (i assume you mean s1000rr and not the honda) Even if im too scared to ride it at least i can pull it out of the garage at the weekends and perv/polish it!

Hey!!!! whats wrong with honda? :D

[Coldrider]

Hey!!!! whats wrong with honda? :DI sold mine because I wasn't GAY

[miloking]

I sold mine because I wasn't GAY

Ok so you used to be..and when you and your boyfriend broke up, you decided to try girls??? Or What happened?

[trailblazer]

i have a hyo and can't fault it and i don't find the handling that bad but i havn't ridden anything bigger with better suspension so can't comment on bad handling. The late model hyo's have pretty good build quality and if you get a new 2010 model they also have fuel injected so is a big improvement on the earier one's. But go ride both bikes and make a decision based on how they feel to you.

[Coldrider]

Ok so you used to be..and when you and your boyfriend broke up, you decided to try girls??? Or What happened?

left yourself right open, you can never recover, ever.....

[McWild]

Want a new bike (something with warranty) but will want to keep it even after full license. Anyone got any good/bad news about either of these 250s. The hyosung i think is a full size bike?

You will not want to keep either after you get a full licence.

Unless you have money to throw away I think you are making a mistake.

Not to discredit the bikes, as they are solid 250s and excellent for their purpose, but if you want to have real fun on a 250 after you get your full, get an inline four or a two stroke.

I suggest you save the money and buy a 650 ninja once you have your full.

[onearmedbandit]

I suggest you save the money and buy a 650 ninja once you have your full.

Do they make a Ninja 650?

[McWild]

Do they make a Ninja 650?

They certainly do.

http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/product-specifications.aspx?id=429&scid=6

[onearmedbandit]

So they do. American model, are they going to be selling it here?

[Coldrider]

The NINJA 650R (in NZ) is the dressed version of the ER-6N is it not.

[EJK]

The 2009+ ER-6F is hot


Edit: To OP, here's a free tip. IF you get a Hyosung GT250R, please DON'T customise it. That'll save you a fortune.

[Hiflyer]

The 2009+ ER-6F is hot


Edit: To OP, here's a free tip. IF you get a Hyosung GT250R, please DON'T customise it. That'll save you a fortune.

Agreed, and not just for the hysoung.
All you need to do with a hyosung is the zorst and that's it. That's $200-$300.
Don't bother with levers and double bubble screens etc.

But if you really want to then go ahead.

[Urano]

as we say in italy, don't confuse chocolate with shit.
:D

between the two mentioned, ninja all the way!
as for the 650r, well, in two years gave me great fun... :niceone:

[wanpo]

I reckon it comes down to how tall you are;
I'm 6'2" and a ninja would be ridiculously small for me, whereas the GT250R is the same size as the GT650R, which means it fits (me at least) a lot better than any other 250 would.

[CookMySock]

IF you get a Hyosung GT250R, please DON'T customise it. That'll save you a fortune.Not at all. Black screen is easily paintable yourself, and it looks really good (take the screen off and paint the inside - dont paint the outside!) Any of the noisy pipes on these sound great - don't need the $550 carbon-fibre shit-hot gold-plated one. Second-hand GSXR or ZX rear shock improves the handling immensely. HID lights are around a hundy per bike and look grrrreat!

Steve