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sapaul · #1 Unread post by **sapaul** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:10 am

I am looking at this for my daughter who turns 18 just now. Yes she can ride and has been since the age of 6 or 7. My first 250 was a dual and I have no experaince of small sport bikes. Only big ones.

I think this is an 1987 model Honda CBR 250

NorthernPete · Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:12 am

Looks clean.....

Paul, do we have to direct you to the new rider stickies?

CNF2002 · #3 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:03 am

Looks like a well kept little bike. Isn't it just a covered standard though? I dont think it has the same 'sportbike' riding position.

For a 1987 it looks phenominal.

younggun · #4 Unread post by **younggun** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:09 am

nice bike, can you get the owner to give a bit of a discount seeings how there is only one mirror?

Bachstrad37 · Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:11 am

That bike is waaay ahead of its time for an 87. Looks very well taken care of.

VermilionX · Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:35 am

younggun wrote:nice bike, can you get the owner to give a bit of a discount seeings how there is only one mirror?

im guessing they should still have the other one.

like here in CA... you can legally ride w/ only one mirror. the right side, if im not mistaken.

so maybe they just didn't wanna use both mirrors.

NorthernPete · Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:51 am

VermilionX wrote:
younggun wrote:nice bike, can you get the owner to give a bit of a discount seeings how there is only one mirror?
im guessing they should still have the other one.

like here in CA... you can legally ride w/ only one mirror. the right side, if im not mistaken.

so maybe they just didn't wanna use both mirrors.

cause nothing is ever to your left eh?

VermilionX · Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:05 am

NorthernPete wrote:
cause nothing is ever to your left eh?

bike mirrors are overrated!

head checks is the way to go.

my mirrors are setup when im sitting normally. but when i tuck in, it becomes useless.

NorthernPete · Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:33 am

VermilionX wrote:
NorthernPete wrote:
cause nothing is ever to your left eh?
bike mirrors are overrated!

head checks is the way to go.

my mirrors are setup when im sitting normally. but when i tuck in, it becomes useless.

I dont know about over rated, I use them to see things coming up on me a ways off, I use head checks as well. Can never have to many ways of seeing the people coming up on you. I suppose a sport bike rider may have a different set of problems with the tucking in and what not.

Shorts · #10 Unread post by **Shorts** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:01 pm

sapaul, from all I've read up on the CBR250 lineup, the bike you are looking at there in the pic is a nice starter. I was looking at an early 90s CBR250RR but went a different direction.

Anyhow, I'd still love to get on a CBR250(R ir RR). I believe the 87 or 88 might be the first year of production. The bike is very light and sits about 40ish-45HP. It has a fairly low seat height andfairly easy to control. I see it also has dual disc up front and single disc rear = good.

If your daughter has been riding since she was a youngin', she shouldn't have much trouble with that CBR250 other than learning it's characteristics. They like to run with high rpms, think 10k+. The RR had a redline of 19k(maybe 21k?).

That would not be a bad bike at all to get rolling on. The seating position is more of a standard setup than a street position of the R or RR which should make for a good transition if/when we upgrades to a street seating position.