Supersport

Mystic. · L Plate Warrior Joined: 09 Apr 2014 Karma :

hello! i would like to ask you, which supersport is the best for begginers.
Kawasaki Ninja 250 R
Derbi GPR 125 Racing
Aprilia RS 125
Yamaha YZF-R125

if you know some advantages or disadvantages of these motorbikes i would be happy if you will share them with me

btw. i have some experiences but with cross and enduro motorbikes.

thanks!

j.silvs · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Dec 2012 Karma :

Do you have a full licence?

Only because you have put the 250 in the mix.

My first bike after re-passing my test like 8 years after an accident was my GSXR 600 K7. I didn't think it wasn't learner friendly at all.

Granted I have had an accident since but thats not due to the power or handling. Just due to a blind bitch.

Go with the bike you love. It is only as fast as you want it to go!

dydey90 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Oct 2013 Karma :

I don't think the YZF belongs anywhere near this list.

If they're the bikes you've decided you want then I would personally go for the Kawasaki, since the two strokes may need a lot of buggering about to keep it on the road.
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Mystic. · L Plate Warrior Joined: 09 Apr 2014 Karma :

Thanks Silvs for your opinion. I have A2 so I can ride 35kw! Nowadays I have Honda XR 250 R but I would like to try something new Smile

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Az · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Karma :

On an A2 license, if you wanted a sporty bike (not a supersport, as none of the bikes you've listed above are really supersport bikes) i'd be looking at FZR600's and any of the IL4 or V4 400's. They'd be a lot quicker than the bikes you've listed above and are closer to a supersport bike than any of the bikes you've listed too.

clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

I would buy none of them bikes listed above, I would rather not have a bike. I have ridden all of them and they are all terrible.
An Rs 125 or derbi will have had a horrendously abused life and never maintained, there's about 10 threads a week on this site for Rs problems. The yzfr is slow, massively overpriced and trying to hard to look like a proper bike. The 250r is OK but that is about it

Get a 400 or a tame 600 and restrict it. It'll be a million times better and more of the super sports your after. If you buy anything smaller you'll wish you got a different bike within a week
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passifid · Nova Slayer Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Karma :

as much as i love my yzf, its not meant to be in the race bracket.
its more of a nice looking faster at over 7.5k rpm ybr.
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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

I've had a YZF 125, don't get one with an A2 Shocked

You can ride one on a CBT, that alone says how much fun it will be. I don't agree with a lot of the bashing they get personally, for a 125 they're fun to ride and good bikes - they are very overpriced though even used.

Take advantage of your license and get something with a bit more kick and usability, you likely won't keep it all that long once you've got used to the bike/can move onto something bigger, even if you think you'll be happy with it most people will be craving for something bigger in a couple of years, save your money for that as its likely a bike you will keep for longer and get a lot more enjoyment out of.

The ninja 250s aren't too bad, although again quite expensive for what they are, the problem with a lot of these bikes is you're paying for the flash fairing more than anything - underneath and to ride they're not as fun and cool as they look sadly Thumbs Down