Which 250 will ride at the legal limit without

[Sellout]

My ol' 2T RZ250 hits 100 without a care in the world, in 4th (out of 6) gear. McJim is right, the 2t's just keep going in terms of top-end speed... I'm too scared to find out where 6th gear gives out!!

And best of all, they're DAMN good fun!!!!

[Gizzit]

Honda VTR250. Awesome bikes! My son had one and really enjoyed riding it. Very reliable and easy to ride. They hold their value real well too.
Best of luck with your bike decision!!

[Sable]

If sitting at 100 is an issue, might I suggest putting a smaller final drive sprocket on it? Hell of a lot cheaper than a new bike.

[TomJ]

I would echo the comments about the GPX and add that they are great on the open road. My first decent trip to Auckland from Tauranga was a breeze.

[Chisanga]

Honda VTR250. Awesome bikes! My son had one and really enjoyed riding it. Very reliable and easy to ride. They hold their value real well too.
Best of luck with your bike decision!!

I agree with this statement. The VTR 250 is great and comfortable cruising at 100-120 km/hr. And you don't have to continually chase the power zone like you do with Inline 4 250's.

[meatface]

i've got a vtr250 and it runs at about 7gs for 100kph. Seems happy enough sitting there. Haven't tried going much faster than that so can't comment on the top end.

[firefighter]

shit dude any modern 250 sports bike will easily do the speed limit. even the older ones come to think of it.

[rphenix]

sounding and feeling like its about to explode between your legs.
My wife currently rides a GN250, which is begining to feel like its gone about as far as it will go. She would like something that will do the weekend rides and weekday commute. Speed isnt such an issue but getting to and staying at 100k, without feeling like you should have another couple of gears to get through would be nice.
Have found a Kawasaki GPX 2007 for around $5,500 that we like the look of.

Any opinions suggestions ?

BTW, really looking forward to the Wednesday night Wellington rides and getting to put a few faces to the profiles and posts.

Get a second hand GV250 Hyo can pickup less than 1 year old models quite cheap (well under 5k in some cases) they don't seem to have the resale that GT250 and GT250R models do it seems.

They will do the speed limit plus a bit fine although above 120k there's not much go in them to be honest (especially against wind) but they will certainly keep up with moving traffic.

For example this 07 went for under $3K yesterday!

[short-circuit]

VTR 250. Best 250 on the market:

As Chisanga says way more low down grunt - being a twin you don't need to rev the shite out of it.

They are nice and light with a short wheel base (very manoeuvrable).

Their build quality is excellent and being naked are more forgiving if dropped.

Resale is great cause they are the cream of the 250s - you'll pretty much get back what you paid for it.