GPX-250 vs GT250R

**carbacca** · 24th July 2007, 22:37

i have compared the speedo on mine to a GPS and its 14ks off from what i measured

**Pancakes** · 24th July 2007, 22:42

Be keen as, I'm free after 7 / 7:30 once the kiddies are shut in their boxes for the night. Oh, probably going for a ride Thursday (ATNR) but any other day for sure.

**WarlockNZ** · 24th July 2007, 22:44

Originally Posted by Pancakes

Be keen as, I'm free after 7 / 7:30 once the kiddies are shut in their boxes for the night. Oh, probably going for a ride Thursday (ATNR) but any other day for sure.

Sweet ... ATNR sounds like a good plan ... i haven't done one of those for a while.

**Pancakes** · 24th July 2007, 22:50

Interested in if the two models are sold in the same state of tune too, heard stuff but nothing solid about that.

**WarlockNZ** · 24th July 2007, 22:55

I have ...

Think about it .. the GT, GTR and the GV all have the same motor ... hell .. if you look at your engine .. i'll bet you it's stamped GV250

I've been told that the 3 bikes are tuned differently, as you would expect .. there is no way a GV could keep up with a GTR .. (and yes .. i know that from personal experience) .. and yes ... i know they weigh more ... LOL .. but thats not the point ...

You don't put a sport tuned engine in a crusier ...

As for the difference between the GT and the GTR .. who knows ?? but i doubt it comes down to just the fairing.

Originally Posted by Pancakes

Interested in if the two models are sold in the same state of tune too, heard stuff but nothing solid about that.

**Pancakes** · 24th July 2007, 23:05

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

I have ...

Think about it .. the GT, GTR and the GV all have the same motor ... hell .. if you look at your engine .. i'll bet you it's stamped GV250

I've been told that the 3 bikes are tuned differently, as you would expect .. there is no way a GV could keep up with a GTR .. (and yes .. i know that from personal experience) .. and yes ... i know they weigh more ... LOL .. but thats not the point ...

You don't put a sport tuned engine in a crusier ...

As for the difference between the GT and the GTR .. who knows ?? but i doubt it comes down to just the fairing.

Yeah, same block markings for all the bikes, keen to find out and get mine sorted hehehehe

**WarlockNZ** · 24th July 2007, 23:11

Originally Posted by Pancakes

Yeah, same block markings for all the bikes, keen to find out and get mine sorted hehehehe

It could be anything ... Pipes? .. jets?? .. throttle body's ... hell .. who knows. ... i've been looking for info for ages .. and i can't find shit ..

I've changed my can and noticed it's given me more top end and a quicker pickup.

**zeocen** · 24th July 2007, 23:18

Pff I'll show you all up on my 17 year old pug dog looking GPX any day!

And by show you up, I mean get laughed at by being 6'1 on a small bike, and possibly going slower.

:<

**WarlockNZ** · 24th July 2007, 23:23

Originally Posted by zeocen

Pff I'll show you all up on my 17 year old pug dog looking GPX any day!

And by show you up, I mean get laughed at by being 6'1 on a small bike, and possibly going slower.

:<

LOL ... as long as it goes mate

... look .. i think the bottom line here .. is that the GPX is a small machine ... i personally couldn't ride it for any length of time without cramping .. it's just not tall enough .. (for me) .. personally .. i don't care what you ride ... as long as you actually ride .. and what you ride .. makes no difference to me

**Pancakes** · 24th July 2007, 23:56

The straight thru pipe I made for mine lets it rev way faster and higher so the std pipe is or is part of the restriction but it made so much difference I was worried about the mix and burnt valves so don't run it. Also is too loud for commuting, makes the cars part like the red sea tho!! hahaha. Have since built a gas meter to get an idea of the change the pipe makes but since they are carbied it means I'll have to wald a nut in, get a sensor and worst of all calibrate the sensor to the meter I made (for EFI wouldn't be to hard, with carb's, sheesh, you just keep going till you run out of problems!) It's nearly up for the full strip down and head clean, valve gaps etc and want to get anything that can be done, jets, timing of inlet to exhaust cams etc done then while it's open. I think we may get the Ozzy 30 (33?) hp limited ones here, most of the video's etc are from Malyasia where the "Naza Blade" as it is known is really popular.

**zeocen** · 25th July 2007, 01:26

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

LOL ... as long as it goes mate

... look .. i think the bottom line here .. is that the GPX is a small machine ... i personally couldn't ride it for any length of time without cramping .. it's just not tall enough .. (for me) .. personally .. i don't care what you ride ... as long as you actually ride .. and what you ride .. makes no difference to me

Well I don't think the Hyosungs were here in NZ at the time (if they were they weren't very popular) and I got my ninja 250 for just over 2 grand. Granted, I don't care what the fuck people say about Hyosungs performence, it's a big bike for tall people, which I am. I would have loved one, but not for 7 grand for my first bike hehe.

I think it's safe to say, for learners who get new faired bikes these days, females will go mostly go for GPX and males will mostly go for Hyosung. They're both great bikes, the Hyosung just looks fucking rad... how can you not like it for a beginners bike.

In the review in the latest kiwirider mag they stated that the GPX had the upper hand in the top end but only slightly.

I went through a phase of "omg I actually have a bike, this is the best bike in the world!" to "wow look at everyone elses shiney fast bikes, this bike is a piece of shit!" and now I'm finally at the "I get a little cramped and may look a bit too big, but I still haven't reached my limit on it and it says ninja on the side!"

I love my gpx/ninja 250, and all it's cosmetic imperfections. It's a real character and was a great learner and an even better performer for when I use what I've learnt on it on a bigger bike.

/late night rant over.

PS. There's even a Kawasaki dealer(ish) (East Coast Motorcycles I think?) that handles Hyosungs as well, that can indicate that they may play well together. Perhaps a Hyosung/GPX meet is in order ;P

**WarlockNZ** · 25th July 2007, 14:35

Originally Posted by zeocen

PS. There's even a Kawasaki dealer(ish) (East Coast Motorcycles I think?) that handles Hyosungs as well, that can indicate that they may play well together. Perhaps a Hyosung/GPX meet is in order ;P

Kawasaki are the NZ importer of Hyosung and back them for one year, so yep, i'd say they play well together.

**delusionz** · 26th July 2007, 12:53

All this talk of Hyosung, reminds me of this Hyosung SB50 Supercab I used to ride and rape and killed. It fucking sucked, that was 1 of the things before I jumped onto 1 and found it too big for me that I knew I probably didn't want another Hyosung anyways despite the upside down forks and the dual brake discs & I bet that thing stops pretty quick.

Ninja speaks for itself really, Theres more WOW factor in "Ninja 250" than there is in "GT250R" "What's that?" "Hyosung" "Never heard of them".

**WarlockNZ** · 26th July 2007, 13:02

Is the GPX labeled as a Ninja ???.. I used to ride a Ninja 250 and that was a ZXR, not a GPX

**zeocen** · 26th July 2007, 13:42

The proper Ninja 250's are GPX's, they used to be Ninja 250's here back in the day, but in the states they're still called Ninja 250's.

Today's GPX's just have "GPX" on them though.

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