Recommended 250s... opinions??

[Delirium]

um... good question. i guess because iv riden one before and fell in love with it. felt like a proper full size bike compared to the fxr150 that iv riden quite a bit.
why not?

[MSTRS:Me]

um... good question. i guess because iv riden one before and fell in love with it. felt like a proper full size bike compared to the fxr150 that iv riden quite a bit.
why not?

Then ride a few different types....lack of experience is leaving you blind to the myriad of possibilities out there

[McJim]

Slavery to horsepower can blind you to the joys of torque.

Try a V-Twin....go on.....just try it before you decide to ride something that does fuck all until you hit 14,000 rpm (meanwhile the V-Twin with less horsepower is already in 3rd gear and still accelerating away from you).

Just a suggestion - I'm biased - there - at least I admit it!

[vtec]

Seriously CBR250RR is the best option in my opinion. Pity the prices just keep climbing, although I've heard something about China maybe pumping them out in a couple of years time, although I would have suspicions about quality and what are the chances of it actually happening.

I learnt to ride initially on a very fast ex-racing Pepsi replica Suzuki RGV250, and yeah, it was fast but it was a bitch to keep it going. I've now been on CBR250RR's for over 2.5 years, and I still really enjoy them, and have started racing on one this year. Great bikes, reliable as, and plenty quick enough for the road, and most importantly the handling and brakes are excellent, perfect for making big steps towards being the best rider that you can be.

In my opinion:
1 Don't go 2 stroke (I have my reasons)
2 Get something that isn't going to bore you too quickly, ie. is quick and throwable
3 Get something reliable (4 stroke [CBR moreso than the ZXR])
4 Get something with good handling (The RR is great, although the ZXR is equally good in the right hands)
5 Get something with good brakes (The RR over the R, as it has dual front discs... major improvement to the single R)
6 Get something cheap to run (my RGV only got 10k/l + oil, whereas CBR250 gets 20k/l)
7 Get something that crashes well (I've heard bad things about Hyosungs being dropped, and my race 250RR has survived 2.5 years of me and plenty of thrashings, and 1 really quite bad crash).

If you get deperate and are on a budget, then I would most probably go for an FXR150, just because they are so thrashable and cheap to run, easy to find parts for, reliable, but a little slow for my tastes.

[Mr. Peanut]

Nought wrong with the single R + my NSR gets 40mpg! And thats not slow riding either...

2 strokes are fine if you budget a full engine rebuild and inspection into the purchase price. Maybe you get lucky, maybe you don't.

[Morcs]

Highly recommend the Bandit.

If you can get a Hornet for a good price then that is the way to go.

my $0.02.

[Hitcher]

When we were doing our 250 learner/restricted gig, Mrs H had an Eliminator. What a fantastic donk that has. Unlike almost all 250 fours, it doesn't have a flat-spot in its powerband. And Mr Kawasaki does a great gearbox -- the positive neutral finder is worth the cost of admission alone!

And don't believe the knockers of inline twins. Look at what Kawasaki has done with the ER6, Yamaha with the TDM, and Triumph...

If I was buying a 250 new, I'd get the Kawasaki or the Hyosung. Their full-sized frames makes a hell of a difference for riding comfort.

[gamgee]

In my opinion:
1 Don't go 2 stroke (I have my reasons)
2 Get something that isn't going to bore you too quickly, ie. is quick and throwable
3 Get something reliable (4 stroke [CBR moreso than the ZXR])
4 Get something with good handling (The RR is great, although the ZXR is equally good in the right hands)
5 Get something with good brakes (The RR over the R, as it has dual front discs... major improvement to the single R)
6 Get something cheap to run (my RGV only got 10k/l + oil, whereas CBR250 gets 20k/l)
7 Get something that crashes well (I've heard bad things about Hyosungs being dropped, and my race 250RR has survived 2.5 years of me and plenty of thrashings, and 1 really quite bad crash).

1. GPX250 is a 4 stroke
2. GPX won't bore you, most fun bike i've (legally) ridden so far
3. GPX is probably one of the most (if not the most) reliable 250 around
4. GPX handles (like most 250's) extremely well, and very forgiving ridding position
5. GPX has twin front disk brakes and rear disk brake
6. gpx, cheap to run
7. dunno, never crashed it

[Mr. Peanut]

Gwinch and I recommend two-strokes wholeheartedly. But the GPX is excellent.

[Scouse]

you cant go past a VTR250

[gamgee]

you cant go past a VT250

yes you can and should, they're pieces of shit

[MSTRS:Me]

yes you can and should, they're pieces of shit

Perhaps....but the VTR or Spada are top bikes

[Delirium]

yea id love a bandit. or that v twin by honda the vtr is it?

[Delirium]

yea the spada but i must say it sounds pretty bland like a single

[hurricane_r]

going fast in a car is nothing similar to going fast on a bike, ride sevral and get wat feels most comfortable, a real man goes fast round corners not in a straightline, cbr250rr is nice bike and the zxr nija 250, cheap if private sale
hope to see u out on a ride soon (when i got my licence back)

also i got the 89 cbr250r, not that fastest but with the suspension setup nicely it handles like a dream and i have no problem droping it to the footpegs on the right corners, even though its single disc compared with the double cbr250rr, it has good braking and runs good with tune and cbr250rr exhust conversion