Cbr250rr vs Fzr250 vs 2 Stroke

[SMOKEU]

funny that no one has mentioned a ZXR250?? (I know that it wasn't mentioned at the start but..)..
I've had mine for over 6 years (track and road); never had an issue with it (other than setting it on fire and burning the wiring; but that was my bad not anything to do with the bike).
They have that "biker bike" feel I'm 6" and have no probs with the size of it actually like the position compared to my RGV and past 6hundy (on the track the ZXR with a POSH unit will smoke a CBR & FZR).

ZXR250 is a good 250, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned sooner.

Don't write off a 2 stroke due to maintenance. Incredibly easy to work on, engine fucks itself? whip off the head and cylinder, get new pistons and rebore. Parts everywhere. 4 strokes have these stupid valve things to contend with. And an RG150 is more or less comparable in performance to a cbr or fzr 250 and cheaper.

Easy enough for a mechanical noob with basic hand tools to do?

[Sable]

Easy enough for a mechanical noob with basic hand tools to do?

All you need is a workshop manual, screwdrivers to get the carbs off and the right size socket to take the head nuts off.

[numbersixteen16]

The reason I didnt mention a zxr was because I cant find one with low ks, the best one i found is here:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-439332778.htm

But at 36000 ks, Im not sure. Ive been told they are the best of the four strokes, so I am tempted to buy one. But a cbr would be my favorite (have owned hondas previously).

What would someone recommend the highest k's I should go if I were to spend 4g

[sil3nt]

The reason I didnt mention a zxr was because I cant find one with low ks, the best one i found is here:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-439332778.htm

But at 36000 ks, Im not sure. Ive been told they are the best of the four strokes, so I am tempted to buy one. But a cbr would be my favorite (have owned hondas previously).

What would someone recommend the highest k's I should go if I were to spend 4g

36,000?

I have two bikes with twice that and they run fine. A well maintained bike with 60,000km will run a lot better than a poorly maintained bike with 20,000km.

Look at this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-440683020.htm

[tigertim20]

i agree with smokeu on the price ceiling. the 250 market is about to have the ass drop out of it anyway.
flatmate sold a MINT cbr250 with 8k on the clock for $3200.

lots of people advertise their 250's at a high price, but fuckall of them actually GET their asking price.

[numbersixteen16]

i agree with smokeu on the price ceiling. the 250 market is about to have the ass drop out of it anyway.
flatmate sold a MINT cbr250 with 8k on the clock for $3200.

lots of people advertise their 250's at a high price, but fuckall of them actually GET their asking price.

Yea, I might just give up on a mc22, everyone wants way too much for one. The honda shop wants 5k for one with 65ks? Thats just crazy

Im seriously going to consider paying $2.5-3k for 250 with 40-50ks though, the zxr sil3nt posted up looks good and i might check it out.

Thanks to everyone that offered an opinion

[Ollie.T]

Old 250cc bikes with low kms scare me a bit...

People buy them, thrash them, get their licences then sell them.
They may only put on 1-2000km on it. Because of this, they may not see the need to change the oil, oil filter, air filter and all sorts of stuff - which is bad. I bought my 1996 RS250 with 13000km on the clock and 5000km since the last top end rebuild.

It looked like it still had the air filter it left the factory with and the gearbox oil looked 5000km old. Basically, it hadn't been loved. I've replaced all that shit but am still keeping a look out incase there are other things previous owners havnt done which will bite me further down the track.

With bikes with higher km, owners are holding onto them longer and riding them more. This hopefully means that basic periodic maintenance will be carried out more often.

So like others have said, Kms are not always the best indicator of a bikes condition, it may be best to go for a higher km well maintained one rather than a low km version.

[ducatilover]

Dude, shop around... nobody pays more than $4k for a good MC22 these days

[Brayden]

At the end of the day it doesn't matter about the KM's. They've all had their clocks wound back, it's just a matter of recent service history. You could have a bike with 60,000 km's in better running condition than one with 28,000 which has had its clock recently wound back and received no loving or tlc.

Theyre from the late 80's early 90's and imported from Japan. Notice that when they come into the country in 2002 their clocks read like 6,000 kms?

Base your buying on recent service history and conditions, not the KM's

[numbersixteen16]

If anyone was interested, I went for an 89 FZR 3ln model. Reads 13000kms, and I got a mechanic to check it out, put a stethoscope up to motor to listen for rattles etc. He reckons it could be genuine, and it is at least mechanically sound.

Was bought from a dealer by previous owner a little over a year ago, so it should have been checked over to be in showroom condition. Will post pics soon.

[george formby]

If anyone was interested, I went for an 89 FZR 3ln model. Reads 13000kms, and I got a mechanic to check it out, put a stethoscope up to motor to listen for rattles etc. He reckons it could be genuine, and it is at least mechanically sound.

Was bought from a dealer by previous owner a little over a year ago, so it should have been checked over to be in showroom condition. Will post pics soon.

Splendid. Revtastic.