For All The Guys Who Dislike The Ninja 250

[GreyGhost]

Can anyone enlighten me on my question with besides the fact of the rider's skill on the 250, what other reasons make the bigger bikes slower in corners than the 250?

More weight never helps in the corners. 250 should also have lower unsprung weight which allows the suspension to better track the pavement.

EDIT: The track guys will know better, but I suspect there is also an advantage to the limited power. If you can only put down 20 hp in a corner, it is easier to modulate 24 hp down to 20, then 100+ down to 20. Just a suspicion here, tracks not my thing.

 

[x86ect]

Can anyone enlighten me on my question with besides the fact of the rider's skill on the 250, what other reasons make the bigger bikes slower in corners than the 250?

I'd argue that the bigger bikes need a much finer degree of throttle control to keep the tires at 6 degrees of slip (making it harder to stay at the limit of traction).

Inertia would also come into play.

EDIT - kinda what he said ^

 

[Bruin]

Can anyone enlighten me on my question with besides the fact of the rider's skill on the 250, what other reasons make the bigger bikes slower in corners than the 250?

They arent, the 600s are a bit heavier but have a much better suspension.

 

[Rnoodles]

They arent, the 600s are a bit heavier but have a much better suspension.

This is true but it probably takes a lot longer or a higher degree of skill to fully master a 600. I mean look at the isle of man guys. They ride the wheels off those bikes

 

[Bruin]

Not sure what isle of man has to do with anything.
I dont think a rider would be significantly slower in a corner on 600.

 

[Type17]

People pay too much attention to the CCs... just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's not more suited to you. Since we're talking about IOM, John McGuinness is more competitive on the superbikes than on the 600cc bikes. It's not like a graduated licence, you don't need to be 100% on one before it's okay to move on to the next. The learning curve on bikes has diminishing returns and, after a while, if you want to improve at a reasonable pace it's time to move on to a bigger bike, even if you haven't fully mastered the 250.

Someone that started on a 250 but moved on and is now competitive on a litre bike would be a much better rider on the 250 now than when he/she moved on.