Best 250cc

[julz]

G'day!

i live in australia and for our first bike we have a 250cc limit, so i was wondering which is the best 250? i dont like the 2stroke sound and i want a reliable bike so a 4stroke sounds nice... but i also want something fast so mayb whats the fastest 250? and also whats the difference between a 2cylinder bike and a 4cylinder bike besides the 4cyl is bigger...?

[mrchips]

Hornet 250 fast as anything 4 strokes.
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[iCraig]

Not knowing what bikes you have imported into OZ, I can only go off what bikes I know.

There are the Kawasaki Balius 250, Kawasaki GPX250R, Honda CB250 or it may be the Nighthawk 250 over there, Honda CBR250RR etc.

All are 4 strokes, all very proven and reliable too

[julz]

yeah im looking at a road bike, seems to me that the CBR is the best choice! i dont like that wining sound from the 2strokes... want a deeper drone!

[ash t]

Take a look at the ZZR250. Sounds mint, and goes like stink!
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[DukeRed]

Get an rs250. Best 250 you can get as long as you like rebuilds.

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[Frost]

Its the RC165 250-6

air cooled 247cc DOHC transverse 6

60bhp@ 18,00rpm
7 gears
153mph top speed
front & rear drum brakes
6 cylinders, 6 carbs, 24 vavles all in a 250 4 stroke, all in 1964!

So far as i know none still servive outside of musiums. an american company did make a few replicas which are still ocassionally run, but chances of seeing one are very slim!

I'm a big fan of the Suzuki RS67
136mph
liquid cooled V4 2 stroke 125!!!
12 gears, 42bhp back in the early 60's

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[mr.z]

Theres also a bandit 250, very good first bike, i'd personaly go for the zzr250 though...
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[Jrod]

What about the ZXR250?

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

There's a Hornet 250 (similar mechanically to CBR 250) and there's a VTR 250 out there too.
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[Frost]

I never used to like the sound of 2 strokes, they allways used to sound like mopeds to me.
250 2 strokes are more of a 250GP scream and a moped whine.

Nothing beats a stroke screaming in the powerband up through the gears!

[Tenthghost]

Honda are supose to be developing a new cbr 250 based on a cb 250.
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[julz]

also what i dont like about the 2strokes is the smell! and i heard 2strokes are always needing to be fixed etc. but are 2stroke really that faster then 4strokes? and why?

oh yeah and are 2strokes usualy kick start and 4 stroke electric start?

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

[Frost]

Well in a way it does.

2 stroke 250's are typically made to be road going versions of a race bike. These are normally performance bikes which are designed to be as light as possible and go as fast as possible.
Kick starts weigh alot less, hence most performance 2 strokes are fitted with a kick starter.

Non-performance bikes are normally electric start, or electric and kick.

[M1ke]

Go for the cbr250rr, if you are on a tighter budget get the cbr250r

Both are good bikes, the RR is a touch better with twin discs and few other sexy addons.

Have a look in my profile for an over-view and photos.

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[julz]

whats the difference between 4cyl and 2cyl? im guessing a 4cyl will be heavier and slower... so 2cyl / 2stroke is a nice fast bike