Originally Posted by
Sarah311
New 250's are like shopping carts, older ones' are shrunk big bikes and go accordingly in my opinion. Of note, the older ones have held and continue to hold, their price. It's also my opinion that they have more character, but that's very subjective and just my personal view. Ciao :-)
This really is all you need to read, and it re-inforces both akzle and James D's posts.... small big bikes, and go like them....
it's interesting todays noob's on 250's are such experts on how 'slow, boring, underpowered' the new 250's are..... There's a poster here with an RD250E, I had a 250E-DX for almost 2 years and did 20,000 miles on it, when it WAS the dog's bollox for a 250. The 'underpowered' GPX/ZZR/Ninja 250 is actually quicker on top end, but I cant tell you if they are quicker off the line than the RD.
The original (Japanese) master blaster Z1-900 was only 85bhp, the 'original' superbike? Vincent Black Shadow had noticeably less power than that, yet both were considered 'fast bikes'. It's not about 'RPM/HP/max power or speed' in the real world, it's far better to have a bike with 'USEABLE' power...
If you need to wring the bloody things neck to get any real performance? Or, have one that is maybe slower but far more flexible and less rev fussy?
Take the second,,, remember it may do 160kph+ but anything over 30km's faster than the limit, license gone! And realistically how often ARE you going to ride at more than 110-120kph?
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions; and a man is judged by his deeds and his actions, why say it's the thought that counts? -GrayWolf
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