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Suntan Sid
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PostPosted: 07:16 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: NSR 250 Buying advice? Reply with quote
This has just popped up for sale:-

HONDA NSR 250 MC16, 1987

https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/nsr01.jpg

I haven't seen the bike yet, the photo is from the web advert.
What sort of price would you think was reasonable for this bike?
Seller is asking 2200 Euros, (£1900), they'd probably acccept 2000 Euros, (£1720).

I would guess it's an unofficial Japanese import so will be Japanese spec.

What should I be looking for on this model?
Are there any "issues" with it?

Cheers
Sid
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 07:47 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Re: NSR 250 Buying advice? Reply with quote
Suntan Sid wrote:
This has just popped up for sale:-

HONDA NSR 250 MC16, 1987

https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/Troodos-Pool-Guy/nsr01.jpg

I haven't seen the bike yet, the photo is from the web advert.
What sort of price would you think was reasonable for this bike?
Seller is asking 2200 Euros, (£1900), they'd probably acccept 2000 Euros, (£1720).

I would guess it's an unofficial Japanese import so will be Japanese spec.

What should I be looking for on this model?
Are there any "issues" with it?

Cheers
Sid


That is *CHEAP* compared to UK prices at the moment, but the main downside is part availability. They are really good bikes, and I'll be jealous.

Worth a go I reckon.
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Frost
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PostPosted: 08:04 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Depends on why you're buying it really...
If you've had other 250's before, love them and now want an NSR, then go for it.
If you've never had a 250 before and you want to try one to see what all the fuss is about, then you'd be better off buying something cheaper like a KR1 / RGV / RS / TZR and seeing how you like it. The 250's are tiny, uncomfortable, unreliable, horrible in traffic, crap on a motorway, and great fun on a track / down a twist road.
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Suntan Sid
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PostPosted: 08:14 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Re: NSR 250 Buying advice? Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
the main downside is part availability.


Anything in particular, presumably consumables like chains, tyres, brake pads etc are still available?
What parts would be hard to source?
I know i'm having difficulty finding head gaskets for my RZR250!
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 08:18 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Re: NSR 250 Buying advice? Reply with quote
Suntan Sid wrote:
MarJay wrote:
the main downside is part availability.


Anything in particular, presumably consumables like chains, tyres, brake pads etc are still available?
What parts would be hard to source?
I know i'm having difficulty finding head gaskets for my RZR250!


I'm not sure, I think piston kits and the like are available, I just think anything else that might go wrong could be an issue. Honda used to say that they'd support bikes for 20 years, but it looks like that is closer to ten years these days. Yamaha are much better than Honda at producing parts for old bikes.
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Suntan Sid
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PostPosted: 08:23 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
DaFrostyOne wrote:
Depends on why you're buying it really...
If you've had other 250's before, love them and now want an NSR, then go for it.
If you've never had a 250 before and you want to try one to see what all the fuss is about, then you'd be better off buying something cheaper like a KR1 / RGV / RS / TZR and seeing how you like it. The 250's are tiny, uncomfortable, unreliable, horrible in traffic, crap on a motorway, and great fun on a track / down a twist road.


I love 2 strokes, had a succession of LC's and power valves, my last two stroke was a KR1.
I'm 5'10" never found the KR1 that uncomfortable, very susceptible to gusts of wind though, bleedin' frightening at times.
If I bought the NSR, I would be using at the weekends only, on some, seriously, twisty mountain roads, saddle time would never be more than a couple of hours. So size aint important, (ooh err missus). Laughing
I wouldn't dream of a abusing it on a motorway! Shocked
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Frost
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PostPosted: 09:12 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah right, sounds like you're well expirenced then!
I was just making sure you weren't one of the few people i've spoken to over the years who were buying a 250 expecting it to be like a 400 and expecting to be able to use it to commute on Laughing 250's are fucking awesome, but NEVER have one as your only means of transport.
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kingsknight
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PostPosted: 09:35 - 03 Nov 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
prices have gone up mentally on the NSR range in the last 5 years, in 2005 i was offered a pretty mint nsr250 for £1600 here in the UK. I now believe you would be looking at closer to 2600 for a good nsr250 and £1000 for an NSR125!


I know the NSR125 parts are pretty easy and cheap to come by!
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