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pepperami
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PostPosted: 16:10 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Honda CBF 250.. The new CG? Reply with quote

I was just wandering around thief-Bay and Bum-Tree .
Just looking at bikes I cant afford and bikes I can afford but don't really want.

There seems to be a lot of those 250 CBF`s around?
They are not stunning at any one thing but seem to do everything averagely ?
Will these become the new CG of this age?

I discounted the YBR 250 and the Suzuki Imzumer? as there don't seem to be as many of them around as there is the Honda CBF 250

What do you lot think?
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PostPosted: 16:15 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

The new CG is the CBF125.

But no the 250s are pretty wheezy, if I lived and worked in a town, i might consider one.
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PostPosted: 16:59 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Re: Honda CBF 250.. The new CG? Reply with quote

pepperami wrote:
There seems to be a lot of those 250 CBF`s around?

Do you mean CBF or CBR? Both are out of production, so no, they will not "become" the new CG125. The CBF125 already has that sewn up, although I doubt we'll see many two-decade old examples kicking around.

If you mean the CBR250, a lot of those for sale on eBay look to be low mileage pre-regers or demonstrators. The 250 has been canned, the CBR300 has been announced and delayed, so what you're seeing is dealers trying to offload their stock of a been-and-gone bike while it's still worth something.
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PostPosted: 17:20 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Re: Honda CBF 250.. The new CG? Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:

Do you mean CBF or CBR? Both are out of production, Shocked ?
The CBF125 already has that sewn up, .

The 250 has been canned, dealers trying to offload their stock of a been-and-gone bike while it's still worth something.



Possibly the opportunity of grabbing a bargain then?
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well... maybe. Just be aware that it's a bike with a dwindling market as the last of the 25kW licensees upgrades and new licensees need to pass a test on a (de facto) 500cc+ bike to an A2.

I believe that the Inazuma has sold reasonably well, I imagine because it's an unaspirational commuter that might appeal to someone who has a full license but chooses to ride something smaller.

The CBR250, well, if you can ride that, you can ride a CBR500. Given the small price premium, why wouldn't you?
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PostPosted: 18:01 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
it's a bike with a dwindling market as the last of the 25kW licensees
I believe that the Inazuma has sold reasonably well, I imagine because it's an unaspirational commuter that might appeal to someone who has a full license but chooses to ride something smaller.

The CBR250, well, if you can ride that, you can ride a CBR500. Given the small price premium, why wouldn't you?



As I`ve said in the past, for me personally it`s not about engine size or power.

Why wouldn't I ride a CBR 500? ? yer I`d give it a go.
But if I`m parting with my own money and a 250 comes up at a cheap price, guess where my money is going?

CBR AND CBF, YBR .Inazuma in the 250 guise would not be my choice as my main bike, however I could happily see any one of them replacing the CG that`s missing from my stable of bikes Smile


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PostPosted: 22:31 - 20 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was trying to get my hands on a 250 for a while. In the end I gave up. The CBF250 in particular was going for silly money.

2007 with 20,000 miles for £2,500-£2,800
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