Will a 250cc be fine from Wellington to Taranaki?

**FlangMasterJ** · 16th August 2011, 20:07

Should be fine.

The old man used to do trips up to Taupo just for shits and gigs on his old XL175 with a full back pack and a rifle hanging off his back.

Hard as nuts.

**\m/** · 16th August 2011, 20:12

I often go for 400+ km rides on my 250 Bandit, longest was 600km in a day.

**Viscount Montgomery** · 16th August 2011, 20:17

No, you can't travel between Wellington and Taranaki on a 250. It won't make it. 250's have no business being out on the open roads. It's illegal. A 250 would blow up if you tried riding any sort of distance on it.

250's can't handle highways or even secondary roads, it's a well known fact. All 250's are made for streets and town riding only. You'll find that the 250 people traveling over 35 kilometres distance in one ride are actually riding special 250's with special heavy duty engines that they've specially imported from Germany. Be sensible and don't venture from the immediate neighbourhood until you can save up for at least a 1200 - 1500cc machine.

**\m/** · 16th August 2011, 20:35

Originally Posted by Viscount Montgomery

No, you can't travel between Wellington and Taranaki on a 250. It won't make it. 250's have no business being out on the open roads. It's illegal. A 250 would blow up if you tried riding any sort of distance on it.

There is no law regarding engine size for open-road riding.

250's can't handle highways or even secondary roads, it's a well known fact. All 250's are made for streets and town riding only. You'll find that the 250 people traveling over 35 kilometres distance in one ride are actually riding special 250's with special heavy duty engines that they've specially imported from Germany. Be sensible and don't venture from the immediate neighbourhood until you can save up for at least a 1200 - 1500cc machine.

There must be something wrong with me, I've been commuting from Raglan to Hamilton on my 250 and doing long open-road rides for the past 10 months and it's still running fine. And it's imported from Japan, not Germany.

**ducatilover** · 16th August 2011, 20:59

I've done bigger Kms on my old Spada in a day, it'll be fine mate.

If in doubt, I'll ride it up

**Hitcher** · 16th August 2011, 21:06

Many people believe that any motorcycle becomes munted after having travelled more than 20,000km in total or more than 200km in one burst. People interested in buying 250s bring a whole range of other prejudices with them, foremost of which is paying silly money for something that's at least 15 years old and which has prominent vacuum cleaner hoses attached to the tank.

Vacuum cleaner hoses aren't necessary for a ride to Taranaki because, as opposed to other parts of the North Island, Taranaki is one region that doesn't suck.

**ynot slow** · 16th August 2011, 21:48

When you looking to ride up,am thinking of heading to Stratford in next couple of weeks,maybe first week Sept,or so happy to meet at Sanson and ride with you.

**Gibbo89** · 16th August 2011, 22:02

Originally Posted by Oakie

I second that. For the luxury ride though go to a stationery shop and get a metre or so of the biggest bubble wrap they sell. It goes between the sheepskin and the seat. You can thank me later.

What happens when you sit down on it and all the wee air bubble things pop?!

**nadroj** · 16th August 2011, 22:07

Originally Posted by Gibbo89

What happens when you sit down on it and all the wee air bubble things pop?!

Fill them back up with heavy duty air!

**Ender EnZed** · 16th August 2011, 22:34

Originally Posted by Brayden

Would is survive a 4-5 hour trip up without the engine screwing or overheating etc? Anyone else ridden long distance on a 250? Cheers

I did 660km in a day on my Spada once and made heaps of trips of more than 500km in a day. It handled it just fine and had no trouble spending hours on end at more than 10000rpm.

**Dodgy_Matt** · 16th August 2011, 22:44

Originally Posted by Gibbo89

What happens when you sit down on it and all the wee air bubble things pop?!

I thought that would be part of the fun on the trip?

**Oakie** · 16th August 2011, 22:53

Originally Posted by Gibbo89

What happens when you sit down on it and all the wee air bubble things pop?!

Oddly enough, they don't.

**insomnia01** · 17th August 2011, 08:09

when you looking at returning to Wgtn ? I'll be heading down there on the 9/9 we could meet up in Whanganui

**gijoe1313** · 17th August 2011, 09:33

+1 to all the good advice, also ensure you keep your personal fluids up so you don't get too dehydrated. Stay warm and bring a cloth to wipe your visor clean (you can do it at a servo, but it doesn't help when you are in between them and get a wicked bug splat in the center of your visor!)

My lil'ol 250 Hornet has been everywhere in the NI, once doing a trip from Auckland to Cape Reinga and down to Wellington in one go! 100 000km+ and it's still keen to see more riding!

It's a high revving machine, so I'm pretty sure your beasty will be just fine! Go for it!