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From: Sean Hamerton on 5 Jun 2010 19:24 On 5 June, 23:16, c...(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote: > Lozzo <lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > > > [1] Only a brand new Ninja 250R, so not about to go street racing while > > running in. > > What are your impressions of the 250R ? > Modern 250s are rare beasts, is it any good ?. It's not a modern 250. -- SeanH - '01 Fazer 600 | '97 GSX-R 750 SRAD.
From: Lozzo on 5 Jun 2010 20:23 Sean Hamerton wrote: > On 5 June, 23:16, c...(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote: > > Lozzo <lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > > > > > [1] Only a brand new Ninja 250R, so not about to go street racing > > > while running in. > > > > What are your impressions of the 250R ? > > Modern 250s are rare beasts, is it any good ?. > > It's not a modern 250. What he said. The EX250 engine has been around since the late 80s, the rest of it is very basic mechanicals wrapped up in modern looking bodywork and produced cheaply in Thailand. Because of - or possibly in spite of - this, it's a good seller. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Mark Olson on 5 Jun 2010 21:57 Lozzo wrote: > Sean Hamerton wrote: > >> On 5 June, 23:16, c...(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote: >>> Lozzo <lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> [1] Only a brand new Ninja 250R, so not about to go street racing >>>> while running in. >>> What are your impressions of the 250R ? >>> Modern 250s are rare beasts, is it any good ?. >> It's not a modern 250. > > What he said. The EX250 engine has been around since the late 80s, the > rest of it is very basic mechanicals wrapped up in modern looking > bodywork and produced cheaply in Thailand. Because of - or possibly in > spite of - this, it's a good seller. And despite the fact that the engine was designed years ago, it's still not a bad lump and does what it needs to? AFAIK none of the other 250s on the market in the USA can touch it power-wise except perhaps the Hyosung GT250. Did the chassis get any upgrades in 2008 when Kawasaki went from 16" to 17" wheels? The missus loves her '99 and has no plans to upgrade or switch bikes despite generous offers from me of numerous alternatives.
From: SIRPip on 6 Jun 2010 02:58 Pip Luscher wrote: > On 5 Jun 2010 18:54:33 GMT, "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Leather costs money. > > > > Skin heals for free. > > > > Chicks dig scars. > > <subject change> > > What's with the SIRPip? > > Is this a kind of SIRPop? I blame GC and IDR. I committed a typo, see: Grimly picked it up and Ivan suggested Senility In Retirement, so I'm wearing it for a while like a hair shirt, in penance. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Speedgazebo MOTP #1 on 6 Jun 2010 03:31
On 6 June, 07:58, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Pip Luscher wrote: > > On 5 Jun 2010 18:54:33 GMT, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Leather costs money. > > > > Skin heals for free. > > > > Chicks dig scars. > > > <subject change> > > > What's with the SIRPip? > > > Is this a kind of SIRPop? > > I blame GC and IDR. > > I committed a typo, see: Grimly picked it up and Ivan suggested > Senility In Retirement, so I'm wearing it for a while like a hair > shirt, in penance. > And riding in it, I hope. -- Speedgazebo |