GN250 vs FXR150

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 19:17

Could anyone check out a zzr250 for me at cyclespot?

**Indiana_Jones** · 29th December 2005, 19:25

My main prob with the FXR is the stock tyres in the wet, but apart from that, a pretty nifty thing

Highest indicated speed i have got is 151kph

-Indy

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 19:28

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Highest indicated speed i have got is 151kph

-Indy

**flash** · 29th December 2005, 19:29

i doubt a fxr can get near that, or am i wrong?

**froggyfrenchman** · 29th December 2005, 19:30

Originally Posted by MidnightMike

Could anyone check out a zzr250 for me at cyclespot?

You were on a better track with the FXR/GN.

Basically theyre the best learner bikes out there, The GN being the slightly better of the two simply because it isnt covered in very expensive plastic.

Both will be boring as hell after 6mnths, but they will teach you shitloads during that time. 250 sprots bikes are little more than a waste of time.

Do 6mnths on a fxr/gn, then buy a 250 twin, then jump to say a 4cycl 600
when you really have riding under control

Dont listen to any "my bike does XXXkmph" either, theyre all a bunch of truth benders! both bikes are easially able to do 110, workn to do 120 and askin for it to try and make it do any more

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 19:31

Must have been downhill

, he does says its abused :eyepoke:

**Indiana_Jones** · 29th December 2005, 19:32

Originally Posted by flash

i doubt a fxr can get near that, or am i wrong?

That's what the speedo said the other day lol

-Indy

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 19:33

There not supposed to be very accurate r they?

**froggyfrenchman** · 29th December 2005, 19:36

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

That's what the speedo said the other day lol

-Indy

I have a 400 single that weighs much the same as the fxr and it is workn damn hard to do that sorta speed! I beleive the shit factor must be coming into your tales a bit Indy

**Jantar** · 29th December 2005, 19:41

Originally Posted by zooter

2nd hand shitter for a while is a damn good idea. You're more than likely going to drop your first bike at least once.
Being used to an 1100 I still had a real hoot on a GN250 loaner that looks almost as old as me. It had enough grunt to hold 100 up a pretty good incline, but I'm a lightweight. Dodgy handling? Not at the speeds I was doing. Kawarau gorge took a little longer to get through but still an awesome ride.

I've never ridden an Fxr but what I see is covered in expensive plastic.

I learned on a Honda VT250, a genuine highway going bike with a decent riding position for long trips.

I think I know the very GN loaner you talk about, it belongs to the Chatto Creek club and is used by the local Suzuki dealer as a loaner bike. I

'm not a light weight and I can cruise quite happily at 100 - 110 km/h on it. Top speed is around 110 -115 if you just open it up in top gear and see where it settles at. But if you get down as low as possible use a lower gear until the motor is screaming then change into top it will get 125 - 130 km/h. But then if you really want more than 110 km/h then the GN is not the bike for you.

Handling is actually very good, but to get the best from its handling it must be ridden as a motard not as a sports bike. The suspension is soft, as it should be for a commuter, but by keeping your weight on the pegs and not on your bum the bike will take any angle of lean you care to try and will roll into and out of turns faster than would be expected from a commuter.

Either the FXR or the GN would be a good first bike, but you'll probably grow out of the FXR slightly sooner than the GN. Overall I'd rate the GN as an almost perfect first bike.

**MidnightMike** · 29th December 2005, 19:46

If you mean size wise for the fxr then im probably already too big

**thealmightytaco** · 29th December 2005, 19:53

I vote FXR, 'cause that's what I got, but then I got a NSR250 going that I got for $500, so I'm sorted as.

**thealmightytaco** · 29th December 2005, 20:03

Also, also, I've had the FXR on the open road, does fine, but wont be doing alot of passing or breaking of the law, but that's okay. And I've heard of folks doing Sth Island tours on them, something I might be keen to try before I sell mine perhaps.