2011 Honda CBR250R

[EJK]

Nice to see honda making an effort with a new 250, but ditch that motor. Why didn't they just put a vtr250 engine in it?

If they put a VTR engine in it, it'd be called VTR250

VT = V-Twin.

[Dave-]

I'm hanging out for a CBR250RR, derived from a moto3 bike.

edit:

http://www.gizmag.com/2011-honda-cbr...icture/129213/

chain driven? interesting.

[Maha]

Available in Red or Black only, looks the part in traditional Blue/Red and White and great entry level price at $7,495.
I would have this over the Kawasaki/Hyosung 250's.
Very smart looking bike and it gets a decent write-up.

[ducatilover]

Interesting...
I'd like to see the EFI VTR250 motor in it, more go, smoother and less development cost

[Oblivion]

Nice to see honda making an effort with a new 250, but ditch that motor. Why didn't they just put a vtr250 engine in it?

They did it to make it fit in the single banger race category I think

[carver]

I've been test riding this puppy and its cute. For the full review see the May 2011 issue of Motorcycle Trader on sale Monday (2nd May).

skidmark should do the crash testing for you as that is what most learner noobs do with them

[gav]

Available in Red or Black only, looks the part in traditional Blue/Red and White and great entry level price at $7,495.
I would have this over the Kawasaki/Hyosung 250's.
Very smart looking bike and it gets a decent write-up.

Red or Black? bugger, I want this one.

Is it faster than a 250 Ninja then? Shouldnt be too hard ... isnt the motor supposedly based on a CRF250 engine?

[gammaguy]

It's a thumper. The Honda GN250 but with 4 valves. Whoopdee

the GN 250 has four valves

[ducatilover]

the GN 250 has four valves

And no-one is sure if it's 22 or 17hp

[brendonjw]

Red or Black? bugger, I want this one.

Is it faster than a 250 Ninja then? Shouldnt be too hard ... isnt the motor supposedly based on a CRF250 engine?

Looking at the spec's i dont think it will be faster than the Ninja, its heavier with less power. It is $1500 cheaper though which is quiet a incentive

2011 Ninja - Weighs 152kg putting out 24KW claimed
2011 CBR - Weighs 162kg non ABS 166kg ABS putting out 19.4KW claimed

[Lula]

Red or Black? bugger, I want this one.

Is it faster than a 250 Ninja then? Shouldnt be too hard ... isnt the motor supposedly based on a CRF250 engine?

We've got the red and silver one at the moment. See page 24 of the May issue of Motorcycle Trader.

[ducatilover]

Looking at the spec's i dont think it will be faster than the Ninja, its heavier with less power. It is $1500 cheaper though which is quiet a incentive

2011 Ninja - Weighs 152kg putting out 24KW claimed
2011 CBR - Weighs 162kg non ABS 166kg ABS putting out 19.4KW claimed

The ABS option is great I think. Most people will cry and moan that you don't need ABS. Then they drop the bike emergency braking in the wet.

[jaffaonajappa]

ok, its pwnd by the Ninja 250.......no surprises there tho really :/

http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/features/2011Apr250s.pdf

[Zadkiel]

That article stipulates it is a bit slower, but the CBR250R wins overall.

[Motig]

With Triumph said to be developing a 250-350cc single this class could get quite interesting.Sort of off the subject quite like the Yamaha MT03 which is 600cc and unlikely to be brought here. For the amount of riding I do a wee single for the occasional blat would be ideal.