What do people think of an Aprilia RS250???

[KLOWN]

define old. You can still get cbr/zxr in 96 (i'm pretty sure)
As has been said though you could always get a hyosung gtr250 thats a fully faired bike. The people who have them rate them but they still ain't as fast as a cbr/zxr/fzr

[FilthyLuka]

see now the problem is im pushing the virago to far and if i keep it i know i will fall off it iv only had it 6-8months but already it scrapes around almost every corner and like i said in a prevous thingy i dont wana hit a bump and get flicked off. plus i have wierd hips and they get realy sore when i ride it so i want to get a sport bike.

what? a sports bike isnt going to be more comfortable than a virago... i mean, the rs is like sitting on a brick with weights on your wrists. The CBR/ZXR arent as bad but still arse up hands down riding position (yes im still talkin about bikes )

"im pushing the virago to far and if i keep it i know i will fall off it"

What you will end up doing is pushing an RS half as hard and falling off. Its a whole lot easier to (occasionally) push a 250 single/twin naked/cruiser hard than to ride a screamer 250 softly, atleast thats my oppinion.

As for "old" bikes, some are alot more solid than new ones. Example: reliability of a CBR250RR compared to a GTR250 (from what i've read anyway)

Just my two (and a bit) cents

Denis

[2strokegirl]

old as in 2005 and past years. 2006 are ok. hyosungs are crap they bearly do 130 i no this as i took 1 for a ride.

the siting position is different on a sport bike. instead of having my legs shoved foward and puting pressure on my hips as a cruiser does a sport bike just lets them fold up. for me i find sport bikes more comfortable for some reason.

[limbimtimwim]

old as in 2005 and past years. 2006 are ok. hyosungs are crap they bearly do 130 i no this as i took 1 for a ride.

Then there is nothing for you. All the good 250 bikes are gone...

You know falling off at 130 hurts.. right? But yeah, totally agree hyobag 250 is rubbish. My old VTR250 was much better. That's a good 250 by the way, but no 'sports' bike

I honestly think that very few people could go from a 250 cruiser thingy to a 600+ sports bike and come to grips with it in a reasonable amount of time. You would eventually. Why not an older 250/400 sports bike? What's wrong with them?

[aff-man]

old as in 2005 and past years. 2006 are ok. hyosungs are crap they bearly do 130 i no this as i took 1 for a ride.

the siting position is different on a sport bike. instead of having my legs shoved foward and puting pressure on my hips as a cruiser does a sport bike just lets them fold up. for me i find sport bikes more comfortable for some reason.

you still havn't answered why you don't want an older 250. p.s. I think they stopped making rs250's in like 2003 so it seems you're shit out of luck..

I still say take a zxr/cbr250 for a blat before you go and make any decisions.

[Ixion]

see now the problem is im pushing the virago to far and if i keep it i know i will fall off it iv only had it 6-8months but already it scrapes around almost every corner and like i said in a prevous thingy i dont wana hit a bump and get flicked off.

With respect, if you don't yet know how to not get flicked off when you hit a bump cranked over, then the last thing you should be thinking of is a 250 two smoker. Because you most certainly WILL get flicked off.

[2strokegirl]

i know how to corner with it scraping all im saying is i dont want to hit like a divot or anything while scraping and get ficked off.

im not into older bikes because you dont know how the prevous owner has kept them. as in theyv probly been thrashed tank slaped droped etc etc. wheres if i get a new one i know everything wil be fine with it.

i took a gpx250 for a ride today. i was fairly suprised at the speed i got out of it it being 38hp and an inline 2. i dont like the sound but it can be changed aparently. i also think maby it will go faster when its all run in and not straight out of the box. at 10,000rpm i got 150kms out of it. is that very good??

[limbimtimwim]

im not into older bikes because you dont know how the prevous owner has kept them. as in theyv probly been thrashed tank slaped droped etc etc. wheres if i get a new one i know everything wil be fine with it.

I've had more problems (Albeit incredibly minor) with my 6 month old bike than I have had with my 13 year old one, in a similar time period and KMs traveled. Not new means all the bugs have been worked out. The GPX is one hell of an old design, but you can't knock it really because of the amount you see still on the road still working. So something must be right with them. Also try the Honda VTR250, but that is probably slower than a GPX. And the engine design is about as old. A VTR250 can be made to sound incredibly fruity too...

[xwhatsit]

Cor blimey, you're not going to last very long, are you?

No need to try and impress us. They're posting with your survival in mind, not trying to run you down for the fun of it.

Perhaps you should wait until you're slightly more aware of your mortality and vulnerability.

[aff-man]

i know how to corner with it scraping all im saying is i dont want to hit like a divot or anything while scraping and get ficked off.

im not into older bikes because you dont know how the prevous owner has kept them. as in theyv probly been thrashed tank slaped droped etc etc. wheres if i get a new one i know everything wil be fine with it.

i took a gpx250 for a ride today. i was fairly suprised at the speed i got out of it it being 38hp and an inline 2. i dont like the sound but it can be changed aparently. i also think maby it will go faster when its all run in and not straight out of the box. at 10,000rpm i got 150kms out of it. is that very good??

first of all we have one for sale.... Secondly you shouldn't be revving it that high if it's straight out of the box... Thirdly older bikes are far more sturdy than the newer ones especially the newer jap ones. Fourthly don't know what people have been telling ya but bikes like to be ridden hard and tank slappers don't do any damage. All older bikes have been dropped doesn't mean they are bad bikes. And believe me when I say doesn't matter what year it is there is always the chance your bike will have problems. If you get an older bike and get it checked out before hand then you should have no problems. Plus all bike shops give 3 month mechanical warrenties so if something should happen it is covered.

[Jantar]

Cor blimey, you're not going to last very long, are you?

No need to try and impress us. They're posting with your survival in mind, not trying to run you down for the fun of it.

Perhaps you should wait until you're slightly more aware of your mortality and vulnerability.

I think we are too late for that. This sixteen year old young lady is already an expert rider who knows how to ride fast and corner hard. I just hope that she's got time to teach me how to ride when I pass through her area late next month.

[2strokegirl]

im not an expert. but i have ben riding sinc i was 5.

hmmm u no what after riding the gpx i think i might stick with one of those. it does what i need it to do and the guy in the shop said they will take the baffels out of the exaust to make it sound a little better plus they are going to chuck in a helmet. anyone that noes me noes i need a new helmet... my zeus helmet is to big and i have to wear my rag bag to make it fit.


oh yeah by the way my bikey friends and i are planing a trip on the 13th 14th and 15th of april. from giz to tauranga to napia to giz again.

[twinkle]

I wish I still had my gpx, it was almost perfect for me

[aff-man]

im not an expert. but i have ben riding sinc i was 5.

hmmm u no what after riding the gpx i think i might stick with one of those. it does what i need it to do and the guy in the shop said they will take the baffels out of the exaust to make it sound a little better plus they are going to chuck in a helmet. anyone that noes me noes i need a new helmet... my zeus helmet is to big and i have to wear my rag bag to make it fit.


oh yeah by the way my bikey friends and i are planing a trip on the 13th 14th and 15th of april. from giz to tauranga to napia to giz again.

How much they want for the gpx... We're putting one together an 07 with 98km on the clock. Guy dropped it so just a bit of damage which we are fixing up.

[zeocen]

I've had my '90 gpx at 155 at 10'ish rpm but that was for a very breif moment, I wouldn't comfortably ride a gpx over 140 in my honest opinion.

Still a great bike though, I have tonnnns of fun on mine, it has some good accelleration and you certainly don't need the top speed of a 2stroke to have some serious fun!