What's wrong with a 250?

[thunderlad]

Bring back the reverse cylinder TZR250 it was madness on wheels.....

[FirestormMike]

Originally Posted by thunderlad

Bring back the reverse cylinder TZR250 it was madness on wheels.....

Oh yes... I have a soft spot for 2 strokes
My favourite is the TDR250, oh how I wish I still owned it.

this isn't mine but its the same colours.

[Rerb]

Originally Posted by FirestormMike

Oh yes... I have a soft spot for 2 strokes
My favourite is the TDR250, oh how I wish I still owned it.

this isn't mine but its the same colours.

I had one in those colours and the later blue version too, Probaly the most fun I've ever had on two wheels

[FirestormMike]

When I had mine it was in the days of the FZR1000 Exup (the first single headlight ones) There was a lad called Ged who bought one and thought he was king of the bikers, I took him down the Stokesley road. Imagine the piss taking when he was beaten by a TDR250 and a ZXR400. There was a restored mint black one on ebay about 6 months ago, it went for well over 2.5K. Rarer than the proverbial rocking horse poo these days.

[Rerb]

I've been on the look out for a while, they seem to be a kept model, worst luck.

[FirestormMike]

Ooh, 2 in the trader.

Auto Trader UK - YAMAHA TDR250 250cc

[ruthb]

Hi, I failed my das test twice and nearly gave up for good but gave it one last shot on a 125 and passed. Am now the proud owner of a kawasaki 250 and enjoying every minute, but then again was a late starter at 47 and 5' 4 and female! Might be my age but think theres a lot to be said for working ur way up in the power stakes. Only in my case I will be drawing my pension before I get to a really big bike

[Catcher]

I originally posted this topic earlier in the year when I was thinking of what bike to get. Now I have a Honda 600 I just thought give an update and say how glad I am that I took the advice of all those replies advising me to get a larger bike.

As long as I appreciate the potential of the bike I feel relatively safe on it. It's well on top of what I want it to do - happy to trundle along within speed limits but there's acceleration there when I need it. The brakes are excellent and it has ABS - which I haven't needed yet but it's there in case. I feel it has a bit more 'presence' on the road and therefore more likely to be seen (he says in hope!)

Regards
Catcher

[grotbag]

Great stuff Catcher, glad your sorted and happy with your 600

[aspe16]

Originally Posted by Catcher

I originally posted this topic earlier in the year when I was thinking of what bike to get. Now I have a Honda 600 I just thought give an update and say how glad I am that I took the advice of all those replies advising me to get a larger bike.

As long as I appreciate the potential of the bike I feel relatively safe on it. It's well on top of what I want it to do - happy to trundle along within speed limits but there's acceleration there when I need it. The brakes are excellent and it has ABS - which I haven't needed yet but it's there in case. I feel it has a bit more 'presence' on the road and therefore more likely to be seen (he says in hope!)

Regards
Catcher

I was the same
Passed on a 125 and looked at CBR 250.
There was no difference in size to my 125.
The guy in the shop took one look at me on the 250 & said I'm not selling it to you - it's too small.
Went for the 600cc Fazer restricted.
100% better. More weight, more stability ( Its easier to ride than the 125 ) glad I listened to the guys on here and went for the bigger restricted machine.
Easier to be at 70 mph and cruising than at 65 mph and struggling.