first 250??

[Sniper]

you retard.

Thank you!

[ducatilover]

you retard.

what brand is that?

[slopster]

I'd have to recomend a suzuki bandit 250. I didn't ride one till I recenltly borrowed one to sit my full licence on. It was reasonably quick, had no fairings to scratch and was so much fun on the low speed corners. And they're pretty cheap too.

[Sketchy_Racer]

i have ridden a GSXR 250, a ZXR 250 (it was a bucket but still had all the same handle bar positions, foot rests etc) and of course my CBR250RK.

and in all honesty, im not a honda fan either, the cbr was the best it had stightly higher bars so no leaning down (wight on wrists), and the knees wernt very bent.... compared to the ZXR 250. but the GSXR were lower.

the fairing on the CBR works really well which is good too.

but as a kawasaki fan, i would have a ZXR 250 anyday of the week, but my CBR came at the right price at the right time

[TLDV8]

Thats 724 kms return... love that pioneering spirit,so definately something comfortable with a fairing is all i can add.

http://www.aatravel.co.nz/main/td-calculator.jsp

[Brett]

Yeah, I find the ape hangers on the CBR are just a bit awkward and the footpegs are too far forward

Meh, i dont really care...they are still only 250's at the end of the day. One guy may be heavier, have more fuel blah blah blah and it will all effect the bike. I actually like the cbr as well, just am too tall to ride one, and they LOOK more like a 250 than the ZXR250c...odd as that sounds.
Handling wise...i dont really know, the cbr felt lighter to throw around...

[sefer]

The differing opinions on the weight of bikes and how easy they are to throw around is quite funny really, I found the cbr to be heavier than the zxr (though I believe on paper it's the opposite).

My ZXR is confortable enough, but I must admit I get cramp sometimes (expecially when riding 2-up) so the VTR would be my pick in those stakes.

[Sketchy_Racer]

i have not ridden my CBR enough to find out if it cramps me up... but it is a very comfortable bike.... and very light.... almost as light as mt FXR150