CBR250RR

[krarkol]

Are there any of these left? I've never seen any for sale online unless outside the UK and I spoke to a dealership who said they are pretty much impossible to get hold of now.

I've got a soft spot for them as lad used to have one when I was 5-6 in '97-'98 and I remember every morning when I was setting off for school he'd come flying past and shoot off into the distance sounding like a screaming F1 car

[P.]

Hens teeth.

So hard, there was one locally that was up for 2900.

[krarkol]

Ahh, that's a bummer!

I was hoping one would be a possibility after passing the test but there's no way I could afford or would want to pay that much for a first bike, especially a used one

[Groove]

Since selling my broken ZXR250 ive hunted to find another and havnt seen the same model since! This was back in 2005!

Makes me wish i hadnt sold it for £450

Id love one as a project as it was my first bike. That, and a 21k red line was fun
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|| Past: 1991 Kawasaki ZXR 250 ~ 2003 Honda CBR 600 F Sport ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1999 Yamaha R1 ~ 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R J ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1998 Honda VTR1000F Firestorm ~ K1 GSXR 600 Track bike ~ K6 GSXR 1000 ~ 2006 Speed Triple 1050 || Current: 2005 R1 https://www.adrucore.co.uk

[Groove]

Saying that ive just had a look and there is indeed a C model on ebay! Its up for 1k with a reserve thats not met and no bids though.
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|| Past: 1991 Kawasaki ZXR 250 ~ 2003 Honda CBR 600 F Sport ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1999 Yamaha R1 ~ 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R J ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1998 Honda VTR1000F Firestorm ~ K1 GSXR 600 Track bike ~ K6 GSXR 1000 ~ 2006 Speed Triple 1050 || Current: 2005 R1 https://www.adrucore.co.uk

[ThoughtContro...]

There was an MC22 on ebay a week ago that went for £1200, but they're mostly MC19s that appear for £1000-1500 or more and either way they're very thin on the ground in any state.

I think you'd end up getting all your spare parts from Ozland where due to their 250cc limit they're popular as learner bikes. If I had the money (and space!) I'd grab one just for the awesome factor.

2011 CBR250"R" = LOL
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[krarkol]

Gotta love the older 250's though, had more character! Now they're just faired commuters

I feel pretty much the same about most sports bikes really though, if I was gonna get a GSXR it would be the SRAD or if I was going to get a fireblade i'd go for the '98 model, R1 would be the '98 model and zxr6/9 would be the '97 models. They're just what I grew up with and IMO the era where they where managing to squeeze more and more power out of these small compact bike engines

ThoughtControl, not bad prices really but yeah it's more the kinda bike you'd get as a collectors item nowadays and I agree with the whole naming system

[ThoughtContro...]

[krarkol]

I know! Will be along way off before I will be able to hop onto something like a 90's fireblade due to age, insurance and the fact I aint even got a full licence yet!

Hopefully they'll still be around! Bikes in the last 10 years IMO just all look bland and lack character. When I say bland, I do think they look smart but they all look the same, whereas in the 90's each of the big 4 had their own styles and designs. The last of the unique good looking bikes IMO were probably the 02-03 era before they all ended up looking like they do now.

[Joenitro]

I'm with you on this. After bikes went all angular I lost interest. They're far better machines but seem to have lost all character.

I'm more into 80s bikes for the same reason that you like 90s bikes. When I was a kid, my uncle had a brand new gpz900 and I used to think that it looked like streethawk. Then he bought a slabby gsxr1100 and I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen.

New bikes are so boring looking

[krarkol]

yup, all modern bikes look the same which makes them boring. They do look smart but also appear a bit chavvy to me

All these electronic stuff now also seems to bring it down a bit, just the thought of controlling a big torquey engine strapped to a wheel gets me all excited but having tons of electrics in between to help control it just wouldn't give me the same satisfaction. Safer? yes, but we don't ride bikes to be safe

[SimonB]

I used to own an MC22 it was my first bike and I actually regret selling it now. I had a look on askMID the other day and found that it doesn't show up as insured. I hope that doesn't mean its been scrapped I would love to find it and buy it back again. A proper little screamer it was 19k RPM madness.

A picture of mine:

https://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/simonbrown16/cbr250mc22.jpg

One major problem with that bike was getting parts for it was horrendously expensive.

Side note does any one have any good idea to find out if the bike is still on the road or who may own it? Long shot I know given the data protection act.

The modern "CBR250R" can sod right off an insult to the memory of the beast.
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Bikes: Honda CBR250RR [sold], Yamaha FZR600 [sold], Honda CBR600RR6

[P.]

Put the reg in here - https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s1

See if it has been taxed or SORN recently.

[lilredmachine]

Mine:

https://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1013/imag0038mq.jpg

https://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1371/imag0039nc.jpg

https://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8951/imag0040vi.jpg

Incredible bikes, true 120mph performance, redline at 19,000 but ignition cut out on mine was spooky side of 20,500. Light as anything and sweet handling.

I know why there is nothing like them these days, because the expense of producing them would be excessive.
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Bikes: too many, too much for one man to maintain anyway.

[SimonB]

Ah thanks for that, it doesn't look very promising here. I assume that date of liability means when the tax was last due? and given that it says the vehicle status is unlicensed I can also assume that it is also untaxed...poor baby

https://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/simonbrown16/Capture1.jpg

Whats happened to you!!! Where are you!!!
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Bikes: Honda CBR250RR [sold], Yamaha FZR600 [sold], Honda CBR600RR6

[krarkol]

oh wow! they look in great nick!

my guess is that it's rotting away at the back of someones garage/shed shame really, i'd love to have a go on one

[TomGT]

Totally agree with the age thing, below is a picture of my next bike, looks almost identical to the 250:

https://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/559526_536601113020918_1646107556_n.jpg

Apologies for the shit pick
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1992 ZXR 400

[Noxious89123]

[krarkol]

I said they all look the same which makes them boring, not that they are boring too ride I'm sure I would enjoy riding any modern bikes, it's just the style of the 90's and early 00's appeal to me more

It also wasn't me that said they are strangled, as you've already said, I wouldn't know...although I have had a go on an '07 R1 on a private road, I'm used to the power of a 125 and for all I know the R1 could have only been putting out 33bhp

[lilredmachine]

[Noxious89123]

[krarkol]

It's not a problem mate

yeah the R1 sure did! I had visions of me just touching the throttle and the bike firing out from under me or me firing off uncontrollably into the distance on the back wheel but I just treated it carefully and it was quite manageable was on a large quiet road though, would love to have taken it round some twisties

The shellsuit paint schemes are what makes them 90's bikes! Nothing like a bright green and purple ninja to remind you of the good old days is there!

lilredmachine, they do sound amazing, especially when echoing through the tree's on an early summer morning! shame they sound like they are going a lot faster than they really are

[Noxious89123]

Not a great video, but my god the sound of that thing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FMvlKyLx6M
Tis a shame it's being abused, by those motors don't half scream!
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'53 Ford Ka 1.3 ~ '03 Vauxhall Astra SRi 1.8 ~ '52 Vauxhall Astra SRi 2.2 ~ '53 Vauxhall Astra GSi

[krarkol]

That's probably the reason they are rare!

Think the closest I've heard to them though is R6's, depending on what can they are using

[lilredmachine]