What happened to them?

[megageoff76]

Arh..the good old days...Suzuki X7, Yamaha RD250, LC, YPVS, Suzuki GSX250, Kawasaki 250H, Gamma 250...........that Suzuki X7 was a shifter.............

Damn right mate, the X7 was my first 250, and after a CB125 that thing felt fucking fast. i'd still rather have nice one of those compared to the crap they are peddling these days for learners.

[Waylander]

Note: these are almost a completely new bike to the venerable steel framed GSXR250R.
With the neat frame and braced swingarm these looked nice enough BUT
The engines were not bulletproof.
They dropped valves and destroyed engines readily.
One bike shop I know had a huge cost as one of the female staff got one
from them and it blew up costing them many thousands.
Someone may have more knowledge of what when wrong and why but the fact is they didn't like the high revs these 250's were made for.

Never buy one -EVER.





Regards
BB

Anyone know which one Quartermile rides?

[Panther]

Shouldn't this thread have been, you know, moved or something, someone handed a slap on the wrist etc, for not searching, maybe an infraction given out? what are the mods up to these days?

anyhoo, relevant comment:
the cbr250rr's were definately the best

[NordieBoy]

Nah, the VT250 range is the best
1989 VT250F Integra - Still wish I'd kept it
Twin disc front.
Hydro clutch.
Air adj. front and rear.
13500rpm redline.
Bullet proof.

Unfortunatly the next owner found it wasn't t-bone proof.

[Quartermile]

Hi

This is what I know, it may help you.

By the late eighties the jap giants all were putting plenty of dosh into these great models both 2 stroke and four to the local masses.
It seemed the Japs loved the race replica look.
These bikes had a lot of then high tech design.
CBR,NSR GSXR,RGV ZXR,KR1 FXR,TZR
We got a few models here new at the time but many were JDM imports brought in due to high demand here for fast flash rice rockets for learners.
I worked at a company that brought large numbers here to Hamilton.

The early ninties brought the last development for both 2/4 stroke engines types. Then only paint changes (mostly) were done till around 1995 when all the japs stopped making them completely.

The japs then went on to make fairingless "street fighter" type bikes like
Zephurs bandits etc.

Maybe the locals got sick of them and wanted a change?'
Maybe the feds put pressure on the companies?
Maybe the licensing regs changed?
Mybe Jap teenagers went and got high performance cars instead?
I don't know why they canned them but the full fairing bikes were and still more popular here than what followed.

Now our 250 market is boring and we have either chinese, Korean or old Jap models and parts regurgatated into "new bikes"

The CBR250 MC22 was/is the best of the 4 strokes in my opinion, although
the others excluding the dreaded GSXR250RR (alloy frame) are all good.

I don't think the 2 strokes will return but if demand in Japan ever returns
more could follow - imagine how good they could be.

Regards
BB

Note: these are almost a completely new bike to the venerable steel framed GSXR250R.
With the neat frame and braced swingarm these looked nice enough BUT
The engines were not bulletproof.
They dropped valves and destroyed engines readily.
One bike shop I know had a huge cost as one of the female staff got one
from them and it blew up costing them many thousands.
Someone may have more knowledge of what when wrong and why but the fact is they didn't like the high revs these 250's were made for.

Never buy one -EVER.





Regards
BB

WHAT PUNK!!!!!

[Lucker]

I live in Japan and through my limited Japanese skills it seems that due to emissions laws it is or is becoming illegal to produce 2-strokers due to their un-eco friendliness. Correct me if I`m wrong

[bimotabob]

Nah, the VT250 range is the best
1989 VT250F Integra - Still wish I'd kept it
Twin disc front.
Hydro clutch.
Air adj. front and rear.
13500rpm redline.
Bullet proof.

Unfortunatly the next owner found it wasn't t-bone proof.

Be very happy you sold it.
Who told you these are bulletproof?
They destroy crankshafts.
I worked at a bike wrecker and believe me people always wanted motors.
Twin disc front integra? - I can only recall seeing the common inboard single disc front and drum rear model.
I even had a mate with a 1988 model that blew up and he wasn't even a hoon.
Apart from that they were good bikes.

Cheers

[ManDownUnder]

More money in big bikes... so encourage the punters to get up onto them - they make more moneya dn save $$$ on not having to set up production lines for a much wider range of machines.

Keep the inventory low and the sales high. Higher throughput = less cash tied up in inventory - profitability...

[mark247]

Be very happy you sold it.
Who told you these are bulletproof?
They destroy crankshafts.
I worked at a bike wrecker and believe me people always wanted motors.
Twin disc front integra? - I can only recall seeing the common inboard single disc front and drum rear model.
I even had a mate with a 1988 model that blew up and he wasn't even a hoon.
Apart from that they were good bikes.

Cheers

Been told the same thing, i bought a 88 VT250 for $850 and went around a few shops asking about them AFTER i bought it. Every mechanic i talked to told me they did cranks like crazy. So i sold it for 2 grand a week later =D

[NordieBoy]

Be very happy you sold it.
Who told you these are bulletproof?
They destroy crankshafts.
I worked at a bike wrecker and believe me people always wanted motors.
Twin disc front integra? - I can only recall seeing the common inboard single disc front and drum rear model.
I even had a mate with a 1988 model that blew up and he wasn't even a hoon.
Apart from that they were good bikes.

Cheers

Well the 95,000km on mine sorta suggested a degree of bulletproofedness.
170kph at 13000rpm, 13500rpm redline.
Twin camchain per cylinder so that was a bit noisey (they went back to a single camchain soon after).

[imdying]

That's the exception proving the rule.

[NordieBoy]

Yep, all of the VT250 I've ridden got above 90000km no issues.