Is this a good idea?

**HornetBoy** · 3rd September 2007, 16:04

Gidday all im thinking about buying a 1998 vtr250 to replace my hornet 250 what is all your opinions on this thought? my reasons were that its going to be alot cheaper to run the vtr and its got a bloody good sounding pipe on it ...

**Macktheknife** · 3rd September 2007, 16:07

Why would it be any cheaper to run?

**HornetBoy** · 3rd September 2007, 16:10

Gidday all im thinking about buying a 1998 vtr250 to replace my hornet 250 what is all your opinions on this thought? my reasons were that its going to be alot cheaper to run the vtr and its got a bloody good sounding pipe on it ...

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 3rd September 2007, 16:11

Originally Posted by Hornet250Boy

Gidday all im thinking about buying a 1998 vtr250 to replace my hornet 250 what is all your opinions on this thought? my reasons were that its going to be alot cheaper to run the vtr and its got a bloody good sounding pipe on it ...

I doubt it will be any cheaper to run??? but the vtr250 is a fun bike none the less.

**delusionz** · 3rd September 2007, 16:38

Sounds bizarre to want to swap a 4 cyl for a twin. Personally I want to swap my twin for a 4 cyl even if it means getting a bike thats 14 years older than mine

**Jeaves** · 3rd September 2007, 17:14

Originally Posted by Hornet250Boy

Gidday all im thinking about buying a 1998 vtr250 to replace my hornet 250 what is all your opinions on this thought? my reasons were that its going to be alot cheaper to run the vtr and its got a bloody good sounding pipe on it ...

My opinion is stick with the hornet

**gijoe1313** · 3rd September 2007, 17:18

If you are doing it on a cost basis, yeah than a VTR is the goer... but why? Why!? WHY!? Oh! The inhumanity of it all

Nah, no worries - if you need to do it, it's your ride! Just mean there will be a little ol'Hornet free to find its next home

**skelstar** · 3rd September 2007, 17:34

Assume your economy stems from the fuel costs? Surely a small fault like a blown fork seal would ruin that saving pretty quickly.

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd September 2007, 18:08

Nothing wrong with that idea, except how much will you really save in the long term?
The VTR will be down a snippet in HP, but will have more torque - so better around town.

**Squiggles** · 3rd September 2007, 19:02

i like twins, 4 in bed might require another rider ewww, sloppy seconds

**McJim** · 3rd September 2007, 19:22

Try it before you buy it. gijoe1313 tried my VTR250 after riding his hornet and commented "Ahhhh so that's what that torque stuff was you was talkin' 'bout. That'll be why you left me behind on the hills."

The cost of those unusually sized tyres is a killer as well as the cost of fuel for a high revving 4 cyl.

I would get a spada if I were you - much cheaper and has similar peak power to the Hornet.

the reason folks find this weird is that the majority of riders either gravitate towards 4 cyl or toward 2 cyl or they like thumpers.

It takes a real biker to appreciate all of the machines for their different attributes as well as liking triples and 2 stroke engines for their quirks.

I am very glad I never got a 4 cyl 250 - I've tried a Bandit, a Hornet and a Zeal. I preferred the VTR250 to them all. But then I prefer my Ducati 600 to a Kawasaki 636.