Kawasaki ZR250 (Balius) Any comments?

[Rockbuddy]

I have one of these bikes and its great fun , ive had it up to 190kmh awesome little bike i use it as my to work and back bike 6okms round trip so ive done over 20,000 kms in the last two years and all ive done is put new rubber on it very reliable

[mattimeo]

edit - ^ 190kph!? Far owt. Down hill with a 50kph tailwind?

Nothing informative to add, but I thought I'd chuck in my few cents... Little brother of the Zephyr - I ride a 550 Zephyr and love it. The Balius is definitely a nice set of wheels, for a 250

[Joni]

Depends how short you are. Lane is 5' nothing and was on tip toes on it. Can adjust the height and you could get the seat shaved down.

OK, I should of been more clear.

I am just short of 5ft2".

You can have the bike lowered, the seat shaved and your shoes built up... so you can solve the problem if you are too short. However make sure you LOVE the bike and really want it before you do to all of that effort.

ps - shoes built up I might be able to help, looking into it myself at the mo.

[Lane]

Depends how short you are. Lane is 5' nothing and was on tip toes on it. Can adjust the height and you could get the seat shaved down.

*cough* 5ft1, thanks*cough*

But as Devil said, a lovely bike to have. Easy to ride, zippy as Purdy looking too.
A good starters bike. Gets along nicely.

[Joni]

*cough* 5ft1, thanks*cough*

But as Devil said, a lovely bike to have. Easy to ride, zippy as Purdy looking too.
A good starters bike. Gets along nicely.

Hmm Lane maybe you have longer legs than me then... as at 5ft2" it was just the tip of my boot, not even a toe on the ground.

[Devil]

Hmm Lane maybe you have longer legs than me then... as at 5ft2" it was just the tip of my boot, not even a toe on the ground.

Hrm, as for lowering I mean with the preload adjuster on the rear suspension. Do you know if that was as low as it could go when you got on it?
I had to drop it to the bottom when Lane was on it, and then cranked it back up for me...

Time for bigger boots Jo

[Joni]

Time for bigger boots Jo

Bigger boots and my seat...

BTW Mrs Oakie, Cajun is your man for seat shaving/thinning... if you ever need it. Just pop him a pm.

[Devil]

*cough* 5ft1, thanks*cough*
.

*ahem*
In your dreams, dear.
*ducks*

[Joni]

At the risk of being extemely biased... Think about the Yamaha Zeal! Perfect for short arses like us. The seat is only 735mm, and not too thick at all...

And damn puuuurty too!

http://motorcycletrader.co.nz/Deskto...rcycletradernz

[Lane]

*ahem*
In your dreams, dear.
*ducks*

Suck my goat balls!!

Don't make me bring out the tape measure!

Joni - yeah the preload adjuster on the rear suspension made a big difference. When it was on Devil's setting, I had to lean over to one side to touch ground ...with the suspension down low, it was fairly mid-tippy toe material, which was fine unless you're on a hill....or practicing very slow rev takeoffs while going down a steep gutter

The Virago or Buell Blast on the other hand....woohoo...flat foot materials awesome

[Oakie]

Mrs Oakie sat on the three ZR250s today. Two were comfortable tippy-toe for her and one she couldn't quite do it. Also sat on a couple of other bikes, looked at a Zeal without sitting on it then saw, sat on and fell in love with a CB250 'Jade'. I'm not sure what letters come after it but it's an inline 4 that looks disturbingly like my bike.

[Joni]

Congrats! They are nice bikes

[ZXR250]

Hi, I´m from Germany and want to look if I can register a Balius in Germany. The technical inspection ask for a foto of a frame plate, to have a look if it is possible to drive the bike in Germany.

Is anyone able to sent me a foto of the frameplate of a Balius I ?

Thanks and best regards.

Peter