Comments on: 2011 Honda CBR250R: MD First Ride, Part 2 (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Maddy

Maddy — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:25:53 +0000

Superbly put. I am quite done listening to everybody whine about how much they think this bike falls short in top speed department and the 150 odd horses they feel must be there for them to buy a set of two wheels. I like to flick my bike around the corners and I don’t mind doing it at 70 mph. It gets there quickly enough and doesn’t burn the whole gas station getting there. One number black CBR250R with ABS please

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By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:45:16 +0000

Great post! Please email me: info@citybike.com

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By: CBR250R

CBR250R — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:04:39 +0000

Actually MGNorge is correct. That piece I wrote was really meant to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a dose of reality thrown in. I wanted to highlight some of the clear advantages to riding a small displacement bike that people seem to miss. Most people I know who own a CBR125R either have other larger bikes or have owned other large bikes previously and just wanted to have fun riding again. Guess which one sits closest to their garage door? I just wonder how much more fun some people might have riding if they didn’t feel pressured into the “bigger and more expensive is better” or the low displacement bike is a “beginner’s bike” myth. And I have nothing against Yamaha’s R1. I am a big Yamaha fan and own a 2009 WR250R as well. It’s a great bike. You could simply replace “R1″ with “_____” (any large, heavy, expensive, or high performance bike) and I think the message would still hold true.

I actually completed a 3200km (2000 mile) trip across the Province of Ontario this past summer on my CBR125R. Yes – on a CBR125R. I had a complete blast. Wanted to hop back on a doing it again a month later! And I was easily able to keep pace with highway traffic. The CBR125R was fitted with a tank bag, tail bag, and saddles, and I camped along the way. I plan to do something similar out to the East Coast of Canada after the 2011 CBR250R joins my stable this Spring.

I tried to make the trip report as entertaining as my post above. If anyone is interested in reading it – here you go. All nine pages of it.

[URL="http://www.hondacbr125r.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5913"]http://www.hondacbr125r.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5913[/URL]

[URL="http://www.tourbytwo.com/2010/10/24/3200km-camping-on-my-cbr125r-part1/"]http://www.tourbytwo.com/2010/10/24/3200km-camping-on-my-cbr125r-part1/[/URL]

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By: MGNorge

MGNorge — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:41:00 +0000

Sportbike in style and riding dynamics. Nowhere is it said that to posess the sportbike tag a motorcycle should reach 60 mph in under 3 seconds or reach 190 mph on top. I don’t recall the del Sol being marketed as a sports car. It was simply a two-seater, open air (if wanted), car built on the Civic platform.

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By: MGNorge

MGNorge — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:20:56 +0000

I happen to think quite the opposite. It’s a little beauty.

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By: MGNorge

MGNorge — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:17:54 +0000

Wilson, he’s not slamming the R1 specifically although it is named. It’s all tongue in cheek and comes at the whole issue of buying a smaller bike opposed to a larger one based on needs and reality rather than mostly want. As I mentioned before, I’m old enough to remember all kinds of bikes under 500cc and many of them quite entertaining to ride. I even rode most of mine on the highway although I was not touring with them. But here especially in the US bikes started to get unreal. Each year eclipsing the last with newer and faster, read more powerful and heavier, bikes until the under 500cc bikes were all but gone. I’d be willing to bet many riders thinking they “need” a much more powerful bike, and all that comes with it, would be quite surprised just how versatile and fun these bikes can be.

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By: Wilson R

Wilson R — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:00:55 +0000

I think you’re a bit tough on the R1. The R1 exists because there’s a market for it and many riders enjoy the performance with the compromises. The CBR250R will succeed like the R1 if enough people show interest and actually put up the money to own one. I think the little CBR is a great offering from Honda and I hope it succeeds, but it’s not going to be the do all bike that satisfies everyone. Everybody has a different idea of what they want in a bike and Honda Goldwing riders would be a good example as they would never be able to do with 125 or 250: crossing continents in comfort. Glad to hear that your content with your 125 but I don’t understand your slamming another bike because it doesn’t make sense to you.

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By: Doc

Doc — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:28:26 +0000

I agree Mike M. It’s doubly so for me because I’m a Honda fan(even tho I don’t own one at the moment) and can’t stand Yamahas. I like your way of thinking CBR250R!!!

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By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:54:07 +0000

Now that I think of it, my buddies all got around 75mpg on their KLX250 enduros….