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New guy here.
I grew up in the 60's when small bikes began to take over from the bigger British bikes. Everything from 80cc 2-strokes to the Honda CB450. They were affordable, reliable and fast for their size.
First the Ninja 250 caught my eye, then the CBR250R. They remind me of how much fun it was to ride a Yamaha, Honda, or a Ducati with a good 1/4 liter engine.
Yesterday, out on my BMW('87 R100S), a CBR250R went sweeping around a corner that I was stopped at, and today, on a major highway north of Toronto, one buzzed by me at about 120kph (75mph).
I like my Beemer, and have made it about as good as it can be, but there are some things I miss. The agility of a smaller bike (used to race a 125GP), modern engine technology, and the "gas 'n' go" reliability.
So -
Are these bikes just barely adequate?
Do you feel like you're flogging it to death to get decent acceleration and good highway speed?
Do they corner well?
Maybe Honda will have another "ride day" before the snow flies.
I grew up in the 60's when small bikes began to take over from the bigger British bikes. Everything from 80cc 2-strokes to the Honda CB450. They were affordable, reliable and fast for their size.
First the Ninja 250 caught my eye, then the CBR250R. They remind me of how much fun it was to ride a Yamaha, Honda, or a Ducati with a good 1/4 liter engine.
Yesterday, out on my BMW('87 R100S), a CBR250R went sweeping around a corner that I was stopped at, and today, on a major highway north of Toronto, one buzzed by me at about 120kph (75mph).
I like my Beemer, and have made it about as good as it can be, but there are some things I miss. The agility of a smaller bike (used to race a 125GP), modern engine technology, and the "gas 'n' go" reliability.
So -
Are these bikes just barely adequate?
Do you feel like you're flogging it to death to get decent acceleration and good highway speed?
Do they corner well?
Maybe Honda will have another "ride day" before the snow flies.