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[simon]

I suppose thats a given with all 250cc's. But every time I see A cbr250rr on the street, they sound like you have to ring there neck to get anything out of them.

 

All I want for christmas....

 

[Zac]

I suppose thats a given with all 250cc's. But every time I see A cbr250rr on the street, they sound like you have to ring there neck to get anything out of them.

Thats what it seems like... from what I've read, they keep to be kept around the 6-9000rpm mark to feel good... which is quite high reving... I think so anyway...

 

I was interested in the ninja 250 because apparently you can change the front sprocket so instead of hanging around the 9000rpm make at 100km/h you could be at around the 5500-6000 rpm mark, which I think would make a diff...

[CodeBurn3r]

I'm out of touch with this thread.. but i thought i might mention my bike

 

just grabbed 2 Ebay Dirtbikes...

for getting around the farm and a bit of holiday fun...

 

1 50cc 2stroke for the kids

and a 125 "pit bike" for me..

 

thought they were going to be cheap :morgan:

but actually pretty bloody good for the price..

 

Ill post up some photos tonight but thats all until i get some spare cash for a nice OnRoad next year...

 

living where i do now.. i have started to appreciate what a nice Road bike would be like for the weekend out here..
 

[Scuba-Roo]

Adam ceramic coat them??

[Zac]

So do I Simo...

 

I told Megan I want a bike for xmas... she said she'd get me a little toy one... mean...

[Adam]

Adam ceramic coat them??

Purely for looks, mate! Price would put that one out of the equation.

Think I'll just grab a can of high temp and go with that!

[Liberty]

I was gonna say. High temp black paint. Perfect and it won't be over the top.

[Scuba-Roo]

Purely for looks, mate! Price would put that one out of the equation.

Think I'll just grab a can of high temp and go with that!

Apparently Subaru headers cost just under $200 to get done, i would have assumed that a motorbike exhaust would be half that

[Adam]

Yeah true that's not bad. But still $100

[Scuba-Roo]

It'll look 100timez better and last longer then a $20 spray can

Also just went to the local motorbike shop to have a look

[simon]

Also just went to the local motorbike shop to have a look

Haha also did this today.

Hyosungs gt650r"s look very very nice in the flesh.

[Zac]

GT650 is a very big bike too... lol... too big for me... I'm not a fan of the riding position on that...

 

Now I'm interested in a CBR250R... thanks Simo... lol.. not the RR, just the R... and found one with a pretty good price... $3000 for a 2011 model, but no rego

 

Might go check it out anyway... not far from my house...

[Liberty]

Why do you have your heart set on 250's?

[simon]

The riding position between the new cbr250r & gt650r is not that different. I sat on both right after one another. Yep hyosung is a full size bike. 650 to the 250. More cc's sounds better to me.

[Morgan]

Haha also did this today.

Hyosungs gt650r"s look very very nice in the flesh.

 

They really do.

 

I know they're not bad for an Asian bike but I can't seem to sway from the thought that they are the Kia/Hyundai of the bike world. Even if they are getting better, it's still a Kia.

[Scuba-Roo]

 

They really do.

 

I know they're not bad for an Asian bike but I can't seem to sway from the thought that they are the Kia/Hyundai of the bike world. Even if they are getting better, it's still a Kia.

My mate had one, it was a cool looking bike, and went well but almost every time he'd ride it, when he would sit at traffic lights idling sometimes it would just stall, always start again, but he could never fix it and neither could the motorbike shop. 

[simon]

My mate had one, it was a cool looking bike, and went well but almost every time he'd ride it, when he would sit at traffic lights idling sometimes it would just stall, always start again, but he could never fix it and neither could the motorbike shop.

Yeah i read about that. Its a common thing with the carby older models.... I think. The newer efi's dont do it, apparently.

They really do.
 
I know they're not bad for an Asian bike but I can't seem to sway from the thought that they are the Kia/Hyundai of the bike world. Even if they are getting better, it's still a Kia.

Yeah that really doesn't really bother me. I think the resale on them isnt good though..........which probs comes back to what morgan said.

[Scuba-Roo]

This was a newer EFI LOL

[Zac]

Why do you have your heart set on 250's?

I don't know... I guess I'm worried that with a bigger bike, I'm more likely to drop it, or more that if it starts to fall, I won't be able to hold it up...

 

Anyway, dude with the Honda is nice and said he will let me test ride it... so we'll see how I go.. will check it out tomorrow evening...

 

If I could find a good GS500F, I would... but they are hard to find for a low price...

 

Might take another look at the gt650r. but the one I sat on in the dealership was insanely big... we'll see...

[simon]

This was a newer EFI LOL

Oh.......well thats shit.