Newbie having 2nd thoughts

[McJim]

I remember the first time I was on a motorcycle with gears and a clutch. I thought it was freakin' HUGE! It was a Honda CB250 (single cylinder 250cc bike - a tiny commuter) before that it had just been a Puch 50cc 2 stroke and push bikes.

It's all relative. Basically anything under 600cc is small and anything lighter than 180kg is light....for the first year of riding you just don't realise this.

Welcome to 2 wheels and an engine

[riffer]

That's not a heavy bike.

THIS is a heavy bike



You'll get used to it. CBR250 is a nice size for a learner. When I was a learner bikes were a lot heavier.

[Chickadee]

You'll be fine! Time and riding (lots and lots of riding) will make you wonder why you thought it was the wrong bike.

When you first start the smaller 250 bikes seem heavy and big, but once you've become a seasoned rider you'll discover they're tiny compared to the big bikes (which won't be so daunting in times to come).

I moved from my RG150 to a GSX750F, longer, heavier and handles totally differently to the RG (still adapting to the changes!) but I love my new bike and I can say if I looked and sat on it when I was a noob, I wouldn't have thought I'd be okay with the weight and size. You get used to these things with time and riding experience.

Go - get out there and ride, and then ride some more. Being a bit nervous and having respect for your ride is a healthy thing.

[breakaway]

Size / weight means nothing. Just stick to it and you'll be alright. Be careful about parking it though. You don't want to park it in a way where you can't get enough leverage back it out.

[jrandom]

I'm curious as to what more experienced bikers think - will the weight get easier to handle the more I ride it, or shall I sell and look to buy a littler one?

CBR250RRRRRRRRR a heavy bike? Y'ain't seen nothin' yet!

Stick with it. You just have to learn to balance it as you move it around. If you're a wee 'un, one day you'll find yourself riding a bike that you simply can't hold up if it tips over too far (think 250kg instead of 150), so you want to get all the practice out of the way now, when you're on something relatively small.

Sounds scary, I know, but it's all just part of the deal. In due course it'll all just become automatic for you.

Get 20,000km on that CBR under your belt, and I guarantee you'll wonder what you were making all the fuss about.



Also, when you say 'heavy', I'm wondering if you're thinking of the way the bike handles at speed rather than its weight when you're wheeling or paddling it around in neutral. Part of the 'heaviness' you perceive could be due to the low clip-on bars and the way the bike turns. Are you consciously practicing your countersteering?

[faredce]

Unless you upgrade to an 07-08 CBR600RR that is... It's dry weight is *LESS* than the CBR250's. Shocked me when I found out the 600 dry weight is 155kg vs 158kg for the 250

reali? wow had no idea.how did they manage that lol

[JustTrix400]

Im 60 kgs and 5'2 and upgraded from a GN 250 to a CB400 which I thought was going to topple over and kill me, then my husband made me sit on his Hayabusa and try and stand that beast up. The riding position of the CBR250 is supposed to be a classic racing position so maybe its a balance thing and it doesn't feel natural to be controlling a machine lying down. When you stand up straight with your feet flat does it feel lighter?? I hopped on a 250 bandit thinking it was a 400 bandit and was thinking wow this is light. If this is your first bike, give yourself time to get used to it. Im gonna have fun riding the VFR400 because its the first sports bike Im going to ride. I think I may keep the old fairings on her for the first few months and keep the new painted ones in the garage.

[skidMark]

The CBRs are not heavy - you'll get used to it.

Que SM...

You rang?

CBR's are gay.

not heavy though, you will get used to it.

you need a ZXR though, soooo much better cus of USD's anything else is obsilete.

[Smoggy]

Hey everyone,
So I was umm-ing and ahh-ing over whether to get an fxr and which pretty colour to pick late last year when I saw a cbr250rr, went then then bought it. Now I'm wondering if it was the right choice. The thing's damn heavy... I'm curious as to what more experienced bikers think - will the weight get easier to handle the more I ride it, or shall I sell and look to buy a littler one?

Good little bike, you will get some good experience riding it around. Enjoy

[discotex]

reali? wow had no idea.how did they manage that lol

10-15 years of hard out competition in the 600cc class to get more power and less weight I guess. The litres aren't much more now either. One wonders how much more weight they can save!

Either way with the CBR250RR the OP will get used to the weight pretty quickly and it'll make the step up to a bigger bike much easier than from a FXR.

[breakaway]

I heard that hey stopped 'trying to save weight' because research showed that if a bike is too light, it negatively affects performance.

[faredce]

Either way with the CBR250RR the OP will get used to the weight pretty quickly and it'll make the step up to a bigger bike much easier than from a FXR.

yup either way if ur being realistic u need to expect a noticible difference in weight and all will be fine once shes used to it.

[Ragingrob]

From what I gather the cbr250 is 153kg not 158, therefore is lighter than the 600 version. I don't find it very heavy as you get used to it pretty quickly, as long as you keep it upright , then you don't have to pick it up!

[NOMIS]

You rang?

CBR's are gay.

not heavy though, you will get used to it.

you need a ZXR though, soooo much better cus of USD's anything else is obsilete.

Rather have the cbr over your kawasucky.!!!!!!!!

[Kiwi.in.transit]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll stick with it then and be zipping around in no time. Yeh, I know it's a little bike, but it's heavy for me!! I only weigh about 50kg, give or take a couple. Once it's moving it's all good, it's when I'm pushing it around or going really slowly (or trying to pick it up ) that it seems heavy. My dad's very very apprehensive about the weight thing too, which is rubbing off on me a little. But s'all good. Practice, practice, practice seems to be the message here. Er... but if anyone if welly sees a me standing next to a MONSTER of a cbr on it's side... wanna stop and help pick it up again? hehe