NC30 vs RS250

[GSXReater]

Ive ridden an nc30 but was wondering how an rs250 compares. How do they compare in handling, speed, weight etc.....

Anyone ridden both that can shed some light on my quandry?

ps: Before someone states the obvious...yep the nc30 is 4 stroke and rs250 is 2 stroke.

[Dom_]

Basic but..

rs250 is lighter and better handling
nc30 has more lower down power so will be easier to ride
rs250 more rewarding when ridden properly (apparently)
rs250 will need rebuilding a hell of a lot more than the nc30, better care should also be taken when warming up etc.. as with all 2 strokes
nc30 has better mpg

tbh, the better rider will always win, not the bike.

[VFR400UK]

The 250 is by far the quicker bike.
I've seen 250's racing with tuned 600's and getting top 6 finishes.

The question you need to be asking yourself is, how much you are willing tosacrifice to gain some speed?

If your the type of person to go on a diet to go faster then i'm sure you'll have no problem putting up with the fact that an RS250 is just as crampt as the 125,is hopeless for commuting, expensive to run and is of no real use unless the road is clear and conditions are good.
Otherwise i would go for the 4 stroke.

Just remember, parts arnt cheap and can be hard to find, so make sure it's low milage and needs nothing.

[Kye]

[numark1]

I thought they couldn't race 250's anymore because of noise/pollution.

[craigs23]

Isn't this a road bike comparison?

[Dom_]

[GSXReater]

[Gazdaman]

You do see a few RS250's racing in SS400's with Bemsee. And I think there's even one in forza extreme.

They keep up with the big boys just fine.

They should put out about the same horsepower, you'll have to work harder to use it all on the RS though.

Gaz

[minesweeper]

[VFR400UK]

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A honda rs250 would probably be quicker than a sports 600, however this is an insanely tuned featherweight GP bike.

The road bike is similar to a 400 4 stroke production bike.
The 4 stroke produces power in a less 'fun' way in my opinion, but is better for day to day riding.

Maintenance on the RS250 isn't too bad; similar work to checking/changing shims on a 4 stroke I suspect.

In club racing there's a lot more 4 strokes - you can get more power out of them with moderate tuning and without a lot of mid-season work.

[Beavis]

I don't understand why people tend to link racebikes and roadbikes together. It gets annoying when you tend to hear stuff like, "well Yamaha do well in MotoGP so theyre road bikes must be brilliant". At the end of the day, racebikes are racebikes, roadbikes are roadbikes. You try and ride a racer on the road and it'd be a terrible experience. Totally impractical.

Just look at the Supermono race series. They all use road bike components but are far from anything you would ever see on the road. Just because they use those components doesn't make them ride/perform anything like a roadbike (80+hp and around 100kg wet).

At the end of the day, would you rather living with a slightly slower bike, which is reliable, cheap to maintain, comfortable to ride and cheap to run, or a bike that is very slightly quicker (if ridden to it's limit) but has none of the bonus points. I know what I'd rather have.

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[Dom_]

[the grim reaper]

I used to own an NC30 and my mate has an RS250 which I've ridden loads. The NC30 is by far the better road bike.

Riding an RS250 on the road is a pain as you need to keep that needle bewteen 10k and 13k to make any progress. When you do, you can keep up with a GSXR600 without much hassle (and the look on their face is priceless) but drop out of that band and you can forget it.

Then there's the 20k (if you look after it) rebuilds, which are getting more and more expensive as time goes on as the parts are rarer.

If I had a choice, I'd get the NC30 and make sure it's a good one, then it will go on for a long time.

Cheers

Grim
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