What is the most fun 250?

[cave weta]

I also had (later on) a Honda CRM250 road legal 2-smoker Enduro style bike. The latter was, without any doubt at all, the most fun of the two.

Meeeeeeee toooooo! that was the bomb- and mine was a Jap import detuned one - still awesome fun on the road

[cave weta]

sounds like you should get some bum on seat time on a nice windy road on a big cruiser, more fun than you might think!

I live on the Coro loop and I do relocations and passenger tours occasionally for these guys


http://www.motorbikesnz.co.nz/

heritage wofttails and roadbarges mainly....... but they do have a Buell....

[Madness]

Meeeeeeee toooooo! that was the bomb- and mine was a Jap import detuned one - still awesome fun on the road

Mine was identcal to this one and I'd own another in a heartbeat (as a second bike to the 12, of course).

I owned the CRM in Welly and I used to visit mates in Upper Hutt all the time. I'd ride through Lower Hutt then at Silverstream I'd jump on the gravel road that runs parallel to SH2 (River Road). 110K's on the gravel, passing the cars on the motorway then jump (literally) back on the tar again at the other end. Choice

[george formby]

Mine was identcal to this one and I'd own another in a heartbeat (as a second bike to the 12, of course).

I owned the CRM in Welly and I used to visit mates in Upper Hutt all the time. I'd ride through Lower Hutt then at Silverstream I'd jump on the gravel road that runs parallel to SH2 (River Road). 110K's on the gravel, passing the cars on the motorway then jump (literally) back on the tar again at the other end. Choice

I have one sat in a garage in the UK. My dad has gifted it to me but I don't have the pingers to get it out here. Oh well.

[haydes55]

Mine was identcal to this one and I'd own another in a heartbeat (as a second bike to the 12, of course).

I owned the CRM in Welly and I used to visit mates in Upper Hutt all the time. I'd ride through Lower Hutt then at Silverstream I'd jump on the gravel road that runs parallel to SH2 (River Road). 110K's on the gravel, passing the cars on the motorway then jump (literally) back on the tar again at the other end. Choice

That's what I'm planning on for my next bike something similar, 2-stroke 250 watercooled dual purpose bike on road tires Just need to find a decent one on trademe or a cheap enough one to do up. Surprised at the number of you all raving about the 2-strokes, gotta try one now

[Zamiam]

Yeah long straight roads with pubs every 5 kilometers or so....

That's called long distance touring. A normal ride has pie stops in between.

[Mooch]

If you can, read Richard Hammonds write up in the latest Top Gear magazine on his KR1-S. Says it all really.

Had the SA version of the Kr1 (Had S pipes and a few of the bits) so made 57 - 60 hp. Got 24534 KMs of ridding before it metled down. About $4k later it was as good as new and ready for another 24534km's

Having said that it was some of the best km's I've ridden on a bike. Super light at under 130kg's . Loved revs and had a manic top end with real useful power delivery and 1 finger stoppies (these had ZZR1100 front calipers). I rode it to every end of NZ. Was great for giving large CC bikes the hurry up on the twisty stuff and surposidly could pull 210 kmh on the race track striaght.

Worst part was trying to get good rubber for 18 inch rear.

I'd wished I'd kept it rather than trading it on the 748R.

[haydes55]

I'd wished I'd kept it rather than trading it on the 748R.

I've been dreaming about an 848 since I started perving at road bikes (and from the hot chick that rides one in "I am number 4").

The 748 isn't as much fun? would imagine a KR1 wouldn't be able to get as low as a Ducati with good rubber? (my old FZR250 couldn't get as low as the Hyosung with a full size frame). The road based 2-strokes are getting rare and older. Enduro/dual purpose 250 2 strokes look like a good idea with some road rubber

[Sable]

Damn near any 2 stroke, X7 and RD onwards

[Tigadee]

Proof that you get a nicer class of people on dirt bikes.....
http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qq4BvWs11Hw

1:48 - LOL, my days of playing Road Rash flashed before my eyes!

[avgas]

They get really exciting up until about 185, then they get as boring as hell until about 340cc.

186-339cc bikes are like rent-a-clown. Not really funny, and a little dodgy.

Buy an RG150! You know you want too!

[ducatilover]

Most fun would be NSR250 (of the bikes I have thrashed)
Four stroke, tie between ZXR250C and CBR250RR MC22, both need to be doing a million RPM and handle brilliantly.
Twin = VT250 Spada. The Hyo is gutless and fucking heavy, the EX250/Ninjas are gutless.
Others, Yam SRV250 with epic loud pipes, sounded like I doing 190 when in reality it was doing 80. Sounded hot.

Sadly, all the four stroke 250's are sloooooow.

[nodrog:Me]

A GSXR 1000 with 3 Sparkplug leads taken off.

[BMWST?]

i have always had big 4 strokes but i had a lot of fun on a mates rg250....the thing would cruise along quite happily at 140 in top which was just in the power band.If you want to go 100 ks you have to drop it back a couple of gears...it was insane on a twisty road,hard to ride to keep it on the power but very rewarding when you did.very tight and hilly roads are difficult some clutch work may be required.

[haydes55]

i have always had big 4 strokes but i had a lot of fun on a mates rg250....the thing would cruise along quite happily at 140 in top which was just in the power band.If you want to go 100 ks you have to drop it back a couple of gears...it was insane on a twisty road,hard to ride to keep it on the power but very rewarding when you did.very tight and hilly roads are difficult some clutch work may be required.

See that doesn't sound fun, I like twisty roads more than straight speed. A good handling bike over a fast straight line bike any day