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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post
    The new ninja 250 may be many things - but a ZXR it is not! I'm not sure, but they may market it as a zx2r - which would be as close to a lie as you can get.

    I can not help wonder why the japanese manufacturers have taken proper 250 ccm sportsbike entirely off the menu these days... Anyone know?
    whatever it is or isnt it looks sharp and it isnt a lot dearer than 15 year old sacked out 250s

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post

    I can not help wonder why the japanese manufacturers have taken proper 250 ccm sportsbike entirely off the menu these days... Anyone know?

    Probably because a 250cc sportsbike doesn't make much sense. A 4 cyl 250 sports would probably cost almost the same amount to make as a 4 cyl 600 cc sports. Given a choice, wouldn't you rather have the 600? A proper 250 sportsbike seems pointless.

    I am a learner and once I have a few years of riding experience I will consider getting a proper sportsbike. I can assure you that it sure as hell aint going to be a 250. 600 is the very least I would be looking at at that stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post

    I can not help wonder why the japanese manufacturers have taken proper 250 ccm sportsbike entirely off the menu these days... Anyone know?
    Licensing laws in Japan have changed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimjim View Post
    whatever it is or isnt it looks sharp and it isnt a lot dearer than 15 year old sacked out 250s
    That is also true

    Quote Originally Posted by Maki View Post
    Probably because a 250cc sportsbike doesn't make much sense. A 4 cyl 250 sports would probably cost almost the same amount to make as a 4 cyl 600 cc sports. Given a choice, wouldn't you rather have the 600? A proper 250 sportsbike seems pointless.

    I am a learner and once I have a few years of riding experience I will consider getting a proper sportsbike. I can assure you that it sure as hell aint going to be a 250. 600 is the very least I would be looking at at that stage.
    Doesn't make sense? I think mine has been a lot of fun so far... Bikes like the 2-stroke 250 ccms are pretty aggressive, very flickable and I'd expect a whole lot of fun.

    I wonder how, from that perspective of yours, you would explain why people who have raced and ridden BIG sportsbikes for years and years still find a lot of fun going bucket racing? I mean, they are even smaller...
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    I think the new ZXR 250 is a really kool little bike, But if I was a big person who was going to buy a 250cc I would seriously consider the Hyasong V Twin 250, it would have better low down Tourqe than the ZXR

    Both a very similar in price, and they are both good looking little bikes, I hooked a friend up with the NEW Kawasaki last week, the GREEN one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaun View Post
    I think the new ZXR 250 is a really kool little bike, But if I was a big person who was going to buy a 250cc I would seriously consider the Hyasong V Twin 250, it would have better low down Tourqe than the ZXR

    Both a very similar in price, and they are both good looking little bikes, I hooked a friend up with the NEW Kawasaki last week, the GREEN one.
    Waiting on a green one to come into the country through Mt Eden ...Apparently there is a big hold up in production and the bike that was going to be here this week and now Kawasaki NZ have said its at least another 4-6 weeks!!!Not happy! hook me up with a green one too Shaun...please!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggles08 View Post
    Waiting on a green one to come into the country through Mt Eden ...Apparently there is a big hold up in production and the bike that was going to be here this week and now Kawasaki NZ have said its at least another 4-6 weeks!!!Not happy! hook me up with a green one too Shaun...please!


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    my sis has a green one, just put a carbon two bros pipe and seat pod on it for her it looks and sounds trick!

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    oooh photos? and can you pm how much it was to do that?

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    all it needs now is some better tyres (she is doing her first track day on friday) maybe a diff screen and a fender eliminator!

    Not sure how much pipe was i havnt got the bill, but i got it from speed-tech.co.nz if you require they do no deposit 0% interest finance and the seat pod is geneuine kawasaki just call MR Motorcycles in pukekohe and the next day its delivered to your door! best bike shop i have ever dealt with

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ99dz9A9F0

    sorta sounds like an old dr650 lol
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    How did the track day go? Whats the handling on one of these like compared to a hyo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brendonjw View Post
    Whats the handling on one of these like compared to a hyo?
    You need to even ask that? :P

    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Taylor View Post
    Weak low speed compression damping in the front forks, poor rebound control and a rear shock with a huge rear spring rate allied to almost no bump damping. Sorry, the reality is they are built very cheap.
    In reference to this thread about a GT650R

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