Gonna go for a quick ride but the wife drops the Sportster backing it out of the garage, WTF! I her her scream and theres the bike on its side, lovely sight. Shes not hurt, bike suffers a few scratches. Nows shes pissed that she sold her GZ250 and doesnt want to ride anymore. So now I have to find her a lil rebel or star 250, she doesnt like sport bikes.
The Yammie VStar 250 would be a an upgrade from to the GZ250 in terms of power and fuel-economy. Here are the stats from the recent comparo of 250cc bikes from Popular Mechanics.
What does she think of dual-sports? The KLX250S might be an option (though the seat-height might be an issue).
If you are interested in how the bikes compare performance wise in the PM article here you go:
Ninja250R
0-60mph (secs)...........7.23 sec
40-70mph (secs)..........6.66 sec
1/4mile.......................15.56 sec @ 82.5 mph
60-0 braking................129 ft
Overall fuel economy.....59.7 mpg
CBR250R
0-60mph (secs)...........7.85 sec
40-70mph (secs)..........7.84 sec
1/4mile.......................16.11 sec @ 77.6 mph
60-0 braking................121.6 ft
Overall fuel economy.....71.4 mpg
Hyosung GT250
0-60mph (secs)...........8.64 sec
40-70mph (secs)..........8.94 sec
1/4mile.......................16.58 sec @ 75.6 mph
60-0 braking................138 ft
Overall fuel economy.....60.2 mpg
Kawasaki KLX250SF
0-60mph (secs)...........8.38 sec
40-70mph (secs)..........8.96 sec
1/4mile.......................16.47 sec @ 75.4 mph
60-0 braking................120.5 ft
Overall fuel economy.....67.4 mpg
Yamaha V-Star 250
0-60mph (secs)...........9.38 sec
40-70mph (secs)..........10.83 sec
1/4mile.......................16.98 sec @ 72.1 mph
60-0 braking................131.4 ft
Overall fuel economy.....81.0 mpg
Suzuki GZ250
0-60mph (secs)...........11.51 sec
40-70mph (secs)..........N/A
1/4mile.......................18.01 sec @ 67.4 mph
60-0 braking................132.4 ft
Overall fuel economy.....68.9 mpg
Mike
