GPX-250 vs GT250R

[gijoe1313]

baby ninjas mind you! Their bigger, badder cuzzies are the real deal eheh

[marioc]

Did my bhs today with Andrew form roadsafe.
What a top bloke and great teacher I learnt heaps.
Was a little harder than I might have imagined.
Go the GN125!!!

[Weaver]

I did mine with him the week before and used one of his gp125s.
I found the weaving through the offset cones the hardest part.
The course was great fun and Andrew was great teacher.

[rphenix]

Been looking for a bike for the wife we test drove a GPX-250 over the weekend considering they are a grand cheaper thesedays. I didnt think much of it to be honest much prefer the feel of the Hyo Aquila wife thought the same so its not just my fat arse holding it back!

As for the GTR250 it seems to suit the taller riders? We are now looking at getting perhaps a naked sports something like a bandit or vtr.

[NSR-Dan]

tell you truth, i would take the kwaka, my first bike was a ZZR which was basicly a GPX with race fairings and was great to learn on. i have also ridden the GT250R and think its a pig, it doesnt handle great, it handles like a whale which is probably because its heavier than most 1lt bikes (around 200kg, Gixxer is 170 i think).

if i was you with the notion in mind to goto a bigger bike when you get your full i would try and get a second hand 90's sport 250 bike to learn on as it would prepare you better, plus there cheap, faster, better handling, look good and you can sell them for same as what you buy them for. probably go for a Honda CBR250R, Suzuki GSX250R or a Kwaka ZXR250. (the honda is the most reliable and faster).

at the end of the day the GPX is a commuter bike nothing else and the GT250R is a show pony without the pony's, trying to be something its not.

[ZeroIndex]

tell you truth, i would take the kwaka, my first bike was a ZZR which was basicly a GPX with race fairings and was great to learn on. i have also ridden the GT250R and think its a pig, it doesnt handle great, it handles like a whale which is probably because its heavier than most 1lt bikes (around 200kg, Gixxer is 170 i think).

if i was you with the notion in mind to goto a bigger bike when you get your full i would try and get a second hand 90's sport 250 bike to learn on as it would prepare you better, plus there cheap, faster, better handling, look good and you can sell them for same as what you buy them for. probably go for a Honda CBR250R, Suzuki GSX250R or a Kwaka ZXR250. (the honda is the most reliable and faster).

at the end of the day the GPX is a commuter bike nothing else and the GT250R is a show pony without the pony's, trying to be something its not.

GPX's are more than a commuter bike... it may not be an inline4 250, but it still goes pretty damn well, hitting a top speed of just over 170km/h

[zeocen]

They are commuter bikes for sure, but they can do a hell of a lot more than that. I take mine on the back roads almost daily, when weather permits ... I have the obligatory 250 downshift on hills but it still can be very quick, it's nice and flickable too.

Here's a video I did a few days ago, it starts off with me rambling about where to go but eventually end up in some back roads, by no means going fast.. but you can see they're very capable bikes.

http://www.livevideo.com/video/zeoce.../botany-2.aspx

[rphenix]

tell you truth, i would take the kwaka, my first bike was a ZZR which was basicly a GPX with race fairings and was great to learn on. i have also ridden the GT250R and think its a pig, it doesnt handle great, it handles like a whale which is probably because its heavier than most 1lt bikes (around 200kg, Gixxer is 170 i think).

They report all sorts of weights online but the weight for the 07 GTR is 168KG which is ok I think the comet is heavier though.

As for the speed of the GPX250's I didn't find them that fast slow even! I've found the Hyo's very good for going over the harbour bridge etc.. nice comfortable seating position which is quite important when stuck in traffic they are also good with newbie mistakes like being in the wrong gear etc... If I was after pure power in a 250cc or less bike I'd get a 2stroke (I owned an rg150 at one stage that thing flew considering the cc's).

[ZeroIndex]

They report all sorts of weights online but the weight for the 07 GTR is 168KG which is ok I think the comet is heavier though.

As for the speed of the GPX250's I didn't find them that fast slow even! I've found the Hyo's very good for going over the harbour bridge etc.. nice comfortable seating position which is quite important when stuck in traffic they are also good with newbie mistakes like being in the wrong gear etc... If I was after pure power in a 250cc or less bike I'd get a 2stroke (I owned an rg150 at one stage that thing flew considering the cc's).

Yeah, I must admit for fun-styles, the RG150 is definitely a good bike to go with. Shame about the giant speed error with the speedo... showing ridiculous speeds of 180kph when the bike is actually travelling at 150kph (6th gear redline)

[WarlockNZ]

a show pony without the pony's,

Thats a bit rough .. you can't talk pony's when your talking about a 250 .. come on .. that's like compare thrust ratios between a F111 and a Cessna.

Both the gpx and the gtr have about the same HP, and to be honest the gpx spec says it has about 4 more "ponies" .. but only a top speed of 170k where the hyobag is rated at 180k.

I think the bottom line here, is what bike is more comfortable for "you" to ride.... It's a 250, you have to start somewhere and really, as long as your riding and your comfortable riding it, does it matter what you ride??

[zeocen]

A place where people just shut up and rode together?
That's devil talk!

[delusionz]

My gpx topped out at 160kph indicated (6th gear @ 12,000 rpm) with the stock sprockets there was still 1,000 rpm left to redline but it had no more to give, the specifications say 100mph top speed so i dont know where you guys are getting figures of 170 and 180 from...

even a brand new gpx speedo is 8% higher than actual speed so my top speed was really 147kph

highly doubt the hyosung would outdo the gpx so if u saw 170 on a hyosung its probably off by a very large percentage

[ZeroIndex]

My gpx topped out at 160kph indicated (6th gear @ 12,000 rpm) with the stock sprockets there was still 1,000 rpm left to redline but it had no more to give, the specifications say 100mph top speed so i dont know where you guys are getting figures of 170 and 180 from...

even a brand new gpx speedo is 8% higher than actual speed so my top speed was really 147kph

highly doubt the hyosung would outdo the gpx so if u saw 170 on a hyosung its probably off by a very large percentage

My '86 GPX saw just over 175km/h (indicated) on one of the long straights coming back from Raglan once...

[sprag]

They are commuter bikes for sure, but they can do a hell of a lot more than that. I take mine on the back roads almost daily, when weather permits ... I have the obligatory 250 downshift on hills but it still can be very quick, it's nice and flickable too.

Here's a video I did a few days ago, it starts off with me rambling about where to go but eventually end up in some back roads, by no means going fast.. but you can see they're very capable bikes.

http://www.livevideo.com/video/zeoce.../botany-2.aspx

Oh Zeocen just have to say very cool cat on ya pet video almost as old as you LOL