Best allround 250 sportbike?

[The Pastor]

rs250 is only better than the cbr250RR on a racetrack. Screw commuting and touring on one.

[idleidolidyll]

rs250 is only better than the cbr250RR on a racetrack. Screw commuting and touring on one.

commuting and touring?

the original question asked which was the best SPORTS bike.

commuting and touring are bottom of the list

[The Pastor]

commuting and touring?

the original question asked which was the best SPORTS bike.

commuting and touring are bottom of the list

The question was best all round sports bike. meaning a sports bike that can do everything.

As you were.

[idleidolidyll]

The question was best all round sports bike. meaning a sports bike that can do everything.

As you were.

yep, best all round SPORT bike.

the words commuter and tourer were absent:

quote: "looking to buy a 250 sport bike. Wondering your opinions on the best allround bike... Value for money? Best performer? Best engine/drivetrain? Reliability? Resale value?"

you're welcome to your own conclusions, to me, a sport bike has nothing to do with commuting or touring.
the emphasis on the performance, engine and drivetrain point sport and everyone wants reliability

sport bikes are for 100-500km day rides and the odd weekend away.......perhaps for a few wheelies and stoppies in town too

imo, touring is a little relevant but barely and commuting? who cares?

[The Pastor]

2 strokes are only good on the track

[Jerry74]

ZXR 250 is the only way to go

[The Pastor]

yeah performance wise zxr=cbr but cbr has better reliabilty

[Ragingrob]

Lol Scott, good to see you've been defending cbr's for the entire 6 pages! Wicked!

[The Pastor]

Lol Scott, good to see you've been defending cbr's for the entire 6 pages! Wicked!

hows the viffer coming along anyways?

[Ragingrob]

hows the viffer coming along anyways?

Beautifully mate, beautifully. Love riding it no matter where, when, or why.

[The Pastor]

you sound like your enjoying it, keep it up!

[vtec]

Aprilia RS250 is quicker but will use close to twice as much fuel, will cost more than twice as much to keep running (maintenance and oil), and you need to throw them away in half as many k's as the CBR250RR. Not to mention how much it pisses you off when they foul plugs and drop to one cylinder. And the CBR250RR is more comfortable to ride, and brakes just as well, and corners nearly as well. CBR is at least 20kg's heavier.

Would still like to have an RS250 if I was rich. I love small bikes.

Touring does come into it. I want to go long distances on any bike that I own, so i can ride it to track days or show it off when I go to see family in other cities. You can't trust a two stroke long distance. They hate sitting at the same rev's all day, they love to have the shit blown out of them.

For use on a daily basis, the CBR is far superior. People even use them to courier on sometimes (I have and I know of others). Which is the ultimate test of usability.

[Irontusk]

I've had a look through the thread, and didn't see it anywhere.. so the CBR250s (of any variety) have fake ram intakes (what a rip off), are the ZXR250s the same??

Yeah the cam driven gears are good (the ZXRs I looked at sounded like the cam chain might've been a 'bit' loose) but I think the ZXRs just look better, provided they aren't that bright green colour (yes, I know some people like it).
I would've gone for a ZXR if I could've found one that wasn't fucked or nearly $6000 with high Ks.

[megaphat]

CBR250's will also foul plugs if they've been sitting around for a couple of months (and fuel tap is on). But plugs are cheap, and its a good excuse to ride .

Its easier getting parts and workshop guides for the CBR250RR than most other imported 250's, because honda officially imported them to Au.
I get about 4.3L/100km on my cbr250rr on the highway at 120km/h. High 3's when you go slower.
City traffic brings it up a bit (5's).

Comfort? Well, my right hand does go a bit numb after an hour. But I'm new to riding. Shake it around a bit and its better.

Ram intakes? Well I'm not sure how much ram air you would get at 250cc speeds. Someone in another forum mentioned they appear to draft over the carburetors (on the RR) and don't really do much if anything.

I recommend the CBR250RR. I do two 100km commutes a week. It starts easily, generally without choke. Once you get the hang of positioning the throttle, you virtually never need choke.

Seat warms up in slow/stationary traffic. Fortunately the bike has a thermo fan, which keeps the engine within limits.

Oh and 19,000rpm is fun, although peak power is around 15-16k rpm.

[Jerry74]

My NSR was some fun, Kawasaki 250's are bloody good too