Saw a cheap SR250 today, any of you guys wanna write a little review for me? Gonna be first bike, may get the Kawasaki Eliminator tho, looks like a beast
Saw a cheap SR250 today, any of you guys wanna write a little review for me? Gonna be first bike, may get the Kawasaki Eliminator tho, looks like a beast
I think the earlier posts were wrong- the SR 250 is different from the srv250- the srv250 is a "V"twin- i think there's a guy on the forum who's got the sr250, so check in with him about them. i think he might be a bit mad at his and is selling it. srv250's lovely though. I was in a bad mood with mine after it felt a bit vibraty going 110, but i think it was the head wind as its stopped doing it now and I love it again. good luck picking a bike. in the end it's all a bit random. if it was me i'd do the research and get the most power i could afford no matter what style of bike... you need to be able to go 100 comfy.
don't get me wrong the sr250 are a great learners bike, they've got such a simple engine design that basically nothing goes wrong with them, if you can get one with decent k's on it, you'll be fine and if anything does go wrong they are cheap to repair, it's just, well, i want to go faster, i can usually take the civic boy racers down, but anything quicker than that and i struggle a bit, but i might just hang on to it until i can (legally) ride a bigger bike and get maybe a 400 or 600 sportsbike, if your buying it off trademe i'll take a look at it for you and point out anything you should look at
SR250 is a SOHC aircooled single.claimed 21bhp, 80mph (130kph), 310lb weight, Tourer/commuter styling. SRV250 is a SOHC aircooled Vtwin claimed 27bhp, 90mph (145 kph) , 320 lb weight, cafe-racer styling. The shortlived SRX250 was a double-knocker (DOHC) 4 valve 250 air cooled single, claimed 30bhp 95 - 100mph (150 -160kph) , 320 lb weight , cafe-racer styling (but less retro than the SRV250Originally Posted by surfchick
The XV250S (Virago) is a air cooled 250 Vtwin claimed 20bhp, 75 mph (120kph), 320 lb weight, cruiser styling. Basically same motor as the SRV250, but different top ends .
Then there's the whole raft of Yamy trailie 250's.
[sigh] for the youff, wot don't understand real meaurements, I've metritrickerised the figures
80 mph = 130 kph
75 mph = 120 kph
90 mph = 145 kph
95 mph = 150 kph
100mph = 160 kph
310 lb = 140kg
320 lb = 145kg
Bear in mind that top speed figures on small bikes (all bikes actually, but particularly small ones), are a very theoretical thing. They are easily affected, without the rider realising it, by gradient, wind, speedo error (always positive - odd that) ,engine wear and tear, manufacturing variances , wishful thinking, and that strange phenonomen familiar to fishermen whoose catch "gets away". These can easily cause variances of +/- 20 or 30 kph.
So it is quite possible that your Virago may max out at 90 kph (indignant complaints to the dealer who sold it); or that your SRX250 may see 190kph on the speedo (which you will bore every one to death boasting about they will not believe you but that will not stop you bragging). Uphill, two up, into a head wind , with luggage is another matter again
Claimed horsepower figures are even more a matter of fantasy, and should be filed in libraries next to the works of the Bros Grimm and the late Mr H C Andersen
Last edited by Ixion; 28th April 2005 at 00:15. Reason: Add XV250S and add mettrickery measures
Originally Posted by skidmarkOriginally Posted by Phil Vincent
haha bet you can't wheelie your sr.250 like i did yesterday was coming up to some really steep double speedbumps and instead of letting the front wheel go down in between them i though fuck it i'll wheelie over them, in second gear hit the first one gave it some revs and managed to get the front wheel about a foot and a half off the ground lol it must have looked so funny stupid bloody cruiser doing a wheelie
my gaad i just looked up the srx250 & i (almost) like it better then my srv!! me likes me bikes naked. cheers for the info.
ps. me been wondering about having a go at these wheelies...could be an embarassing process
wow, the srx is quite nice isn't it!
That's an SRX400/600 init ?
Cheers
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I've just posted a thread in club 250 regarding SRV servicing / upgrades. have a look. Mencius we live pretty close. I'll keep my eyes out for another SRV when I get back out.
Does anybody out here have a handbook or servicing info for an SRV250 please??
This poor old biker in a wet and cold UK [today anyway] has just - in a fit of lust - bought a 2003 registered green SRV250 with only 3K miles on the clock.
Never imported into the UK but this and a few others was a "grey Import"
from Japan.
Very very pretty little bike and great fun!!
carry on surfing,
acm50 [cambridge UK]:
Hi guys I am new to kiwi biker.I am thinking about buying the srv 250.I found one in New Plymouth.I wanted to know how does the bike perform in the long run say a 1000 km tour and what exactly is its top speed.
Sorry about thread resurrection but there's a srv250 on tardme for just under 4 grand, what's the deal with that, I mean it's a 20 year old 250 after all. Is it actually worth that much? I think you can pick up 5 year old 250 with way less k's for the same price.
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Sorry to post in an old thread, but I've recently got myself an SRV-250 and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for some kind of luggage rack for it?
I'm planning on doing touring with it and have a couple of old army surplus backpacks I'd like to sling on the side, but I'm weary of them rubbing against the shocks...
You would be buying the SRV because of its appeal as a classic or retro style. If just wanting a commuter, a good scorpio can be had for around the 2g mark.
The SRV was a lovely little bike, but for me, anything over $2500 is too much. ( unless you really want one ).
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