Is a fzr-r 250 too powerful as a first bike?

[sAsLEX]

Short answer - no.

The only 250 that would be TOO powerful for a complete novice would be a 2 stroke due to their nastier power delivery, though if you aint a dumbass you would cope fine with one.

[RPM91]

Hey M8 I live in chch also, What kind of price range are you looking at spending for a 250 ? Id recommend getting either a ZXR 250C Model which ive owned b4 or a Honda cbr250rr, either one would be a good choice, I kno of a place called motorcycle import direct which is on moorhouse ave and they have a couple 1991 and 93 fzr 250s there with low ks for 5g and also a zxr model so have a browse round there, thats where I brought my 250 from the zxr, anyways Ive upgraded now and ride a rvf 400 but good luck bro and if you need any help just give me a pm and ill get intouch with you

cheers

[sAsLEX]

www.emoto.co.nz is chch based, got my cbr through them.

[Snowcarver04]

With the parts, might it be a better idea to get a more standard model (just a fzr instead of the fzr-r). Or are the parts that would be broken in a mishap (fairings etc) not too hard to source. And with the gear, how much would you allow for a start (for the time being im just wanting safety gear). And would a bike of that size have a big enough fuel tank for going over the lewis pass (from Chch to Reefton eventually) (its 250km).

No 250 is too powerfull for a learner.

Ive just bought a 04 suzuki gsx 250.These bikes have bulletproff engines im told and is going really well.I picked it up for $3600 with brand new piralli sport demons front and back and a year long warrant and rego.

You go buy a bike thats over ten years old and u end up spending more on maintenance so the older bike generally costs you more so your better off spending that little bit more and buying a newer decent bike.

I bought all my gear from Motomail outlet store in Auckland. They sell all end of line shit and are really cheap I found. Got RJAYS boots pants and jacket rev it gloves and a HJC cl 14 switch helmet for $800 which I thought was pretty good. All brand new and survived one decent crash sliding down the road and still in good condition. Worth getting a decent helmet.I think the Cl 14 switch was $350 or something down from $450.Comes with and extra fog free visor and is the european design which is lighter and suppose to be stronger than the standard CL 14.

Anyhow more to the point, I found motomail the best value for money and they also do mail order which I guess can be hard if your not familiar with the sizing etc.

And dont buy rev it gloves.
I took my first pair back cause as soon as they get wet the glue in the finger tips holding the linings unsticks and its a pain in the arse trying to get your fingers back in.And I was taking them off really carefully and same happened to my second pair.

Anyhow theres my 2c

[who_me_33]

Wound up getting something tamer, and cheaper, an fxr150, ($2450, 01 model, 14000k's, and included helmet, gloves (both of which are too small) and pannier bags). And now got my licence, so time to start riding.

[Storm]

Enjoy the riding mate, onya for getting a set of wheels.

PS Rule No 1 of riding on the road(you may already know this)
Treat everyone else on the road as a homicidal, incompetant lunatic hellbent on killing you.
Trust me, it'll do you no end of good

[who_me_33]

Enjoy the riding mate, onya for getting a set of wheels.

PS Rule No 1 of riding on the road(you may already know this)
Treat everyone else on the road as a homicidal, incompetant lunatic hellbent on killing you.
Trust me, it'll do you no end of good

Yep, its all there trying to do I think, I think getting from a to b for most of them is not so important. And it was the same story on the mountain bke round the city.

[Bangbug]

Good question.
You only have as much power as you are prepared to use (turn throttle == more, and vica versa, lol)
So don't worry about the good old fzr they have a bit more torque than the cbr and can handle plenty of weight on em. they're pretty cool.
Best of luck