Call to all 250 riders

[cobaltbluechaser]

Hey all, I'm still debating whether my first bikes going to be a 250 or 500. The main factor will be when I pass my msf class. I did want to ask all the 250 riders, is it hard to keep up in traffice? I read that it was somewhere. I live here in the panhandle of florida and the traffice isn't bad like atlanta or new york but I would like to keep up with traffice. let me know...thanx

[Kal]

Depends on the 250.

The Rebel seems to be appauling, but other 250's can hold their own.

[cobaltbluechaser]

Yeah true....to be more accurate a Kawa 250R...

[dieziege]

Ask -Holiday if I had any trouble keeping up with traffic on our ride together.

[black mariah]

Let's put it this way. It has a power/weight ratio of around 10:1. That is, nine pounds per horsepower. That's better than practically every car on the road. It may only be ~30 HP, but that 30 HP only has to push around 300lbs, plus you.

[jonnythan]

Let's put it this way. It has a power/weight ratio of around 10:1. That is, nine pounds per horsepower. That's better than practically every car on the road. It may only be ~30 HP, but that 30 HP only has to push around 300lbs, plus you.

My girlfriend's civic is about 30 pounds her horsepower, but it has no trouble going over 100 mph..

[cobaltbluechaser]

So is the 250R = honda civic?

[jonnythan]

So is the 250R = honda civic?

No.. I hear the Ninja has a top speed of 100 with the engine screaming and straining its brains out... and my 4-banger Civic with its massively inferior hp-to-weight ratio doesn't have much trouble breaking 100 mph at around a comfortable 3500 rpm.

HP/weight isn't everything.

[VermilionX]

Ask -Holiday if I had any trouble keeping up with traffic on our ride together.

you bastards!

[asiantay]

Rebel has no problem keeping up in traffic and can take most regular cars..

on streets.

Take it on the freeway and you won't get 100 ft without getting roadkilled.