Kawa 250Ninja or Hyosung GT250R

[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/pro...?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.


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

[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