Which 250?

**Virk** · 1st June 2007, 20:09

Hi guys ...i jus got my Learners license

need ur advice on wich of the following is a beter choice.

Hyosung GV 250
Hyosung GT 250
Suzuki VL 250
Suzuki GZ 250
Suzuki GSX 250
Yamaha virago XV 250
Yamaha XVS 250
Kawasaki GPX 250

I dont think i have left any bike out

Give me ur expert opinions and help me

Virk

**moT** · 1st June 2007, 20:10

yz250 with lower gearing and with big road tyres road legal, otherwise dont get single or twin 4 stroke 250s get inline 4 4 strokes sports, or get twin or single 2 stroke 250s

**carbacca** · 1st June 2007, 20:12

you left out the

CBR250
VTR250
CBF250
NSR250 :P
RS250 :P
RS125 :P

well you gotta decide if you want street, cruiser or sport; that will narrow your choices down a lot

go round bike dealership and have a sit on as many of them as you can. i did that and my butt didnt go well with a cruiser so i scratched the GV250 off my list, then i decided i wanted something with fairings so then it came down to the GT250R and GPX250 and GSX250. do some eliminations based on what you want the bike to do first

**Meekey_Mouse** · 1st June 2007, 20:13

There is also the ZXR 250

**The Lone Rider** · 1st June 2007, 20:16

For cruisers, the Yamaha XV is excellent.

I think XV and XVs are the same dude.. S just got my chromage and nicer finish.

**JimO** · 1st June 2007, 20:43

Originally Posted by Tom

yz250 with lower gearing and with big road tyres road legal, otherwise dont get single or twin 4 stroke 250s get inline 4 4 strokes sports, or get twin or single 2 stroke 250s

whats wrong with single 250s

**Hitcher** · 1st June 2007, 20:54

There's not much wrong with 250 twins either.

Get out and test ride as many as you can and draw your own conclusions.

**xwhatsit** · 1st June 2007, 21:13

Originally Posted by Tom

yz250 with lower gearing and with big road tyres road legal, otherwise dont get single or twin 4 stroke 250s get inline 4 4 strokes sports, or get twin or single 2 stroke 250s

By including all the cruisers in there, I don't think he's necessarily wanting to get his knee down, so a relaxed thumper or twin might fit the bill quite nicely.

Lots of people seem to be quite chuffed with their GPX250, and they go all right too; a little porky I would've thought for really tight twisties, but they seem really centred and stable on the road for a 250cc bike.

The bikes listed were so varied... nobody can really answer `what is the best', as you've got sportsbikes and cruisers on there, and you need to narrow it down a bit first as they're quite different things.