Upgrading to R3 from a Ninja 250?

[eljay]

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This never makes sense to me. I know someone who at nearly 300lbs was doing fine on a 250 on highways.
If you 250cc isn't enough for highways you are either severely overweight or need to see a mechanic to check your bike asap. Or don't be shy about pushing past 3000rpm.
2up going uphill I agree, but I see 125s pulling that off from time to time anyway.
My cbr250 pushed about 140 no trouble and my ninja250 pushed 160 no trouble. Never on public roads of course.

Why the hell can't a 250 do highways?

Someone is on crack. Save your money for the habit.

 

[EaZ8]

This never makes sense to me. I know someone who at nearly 300lbs was doing fine on a 250 on highways.
If you 250cc isn't enough for highways you are either severely overweight or need to see a mechanic to check your bike asap. Or don't be shy about pushing past 3000rpm.
2up going uphill I agree, but I see 125s pulling that off from time to time anyway.
My cbr250 pushed about 140 no trouble and my ninja250 pushed 160 no trouble. Never on public roads of course.

agreed...
if you arent hittin the rev limiter at least once a day you dont need a bigger bike.
my bike lives above 7000rpm.

 

[Matthew.Tremayne]

Yet another thread on "I'm a noob and my bike is too small"...

Let's be real, you could hop on a 1000cc bike and get your *** handed to ya by a guy on a 250cc bike on a track or in the twisties.

LEARN HOW TO RIDE BEFORE YOU UPGRADE TO A LARGER BIKE! I can't not reiterate or stress this enough. Take a riding course, specifically a track oriented one. You will learn many necessary road skills.

 

[Ridin2TheGym]

Yet another thread on "I'm a noob and my bike is too small"...

Let's be real, you could hop on a 1000cc bike and get your *** handed to ya by a guy on a 250cc bike on a track or in the twisties.

LEARN HOW TO RIDE BEFORE YOU UPGRADE TO A LARGER BIKE! I can't not reiterate or stress this enough. Take a riding course, specifically a track oriented one. You will learn many necessary road skills.

Not sure why youre getting your panties in a bunch. I couldnt care less about getting a litre bike ever. My question was whether an r3 upgrade would solve my highway riding needs as a 250 has to be pushed pretty hard to maintain highway speed usually 10-11k to keep up with a 120 traffic flow. If you guys actually started on a 250 youd know that before commenting

+ i have no intentions of ever doing a track day..

 

[rakkaus]

Not sure why youre getting your panties in a bunch. I couldnt care less about getting a litre bike ever. My question was whether an r3 upgrade would solve my highway riding needs as a 250 has to be pushed pretty hard to maintain highway speed usually 10-11k to keep up with a 120 traffic flow. If you guys actually started on a 250 youd know that before commenting

+ i have no intentions of ever doing a track day..

i have no problem doing 150 on the highway with the cbr250.

 

[Brian P]

Not sure why youre getting your panties in a bunch. I couldnt care less about getting a litre bike ever. My question was whether an r3 upgrade would solve my highway riding needs as a 250 has to be pushed pretty hard to maintain highway speed usually 10-11k to keep up with a 120 traffic flow. If you guys actually started on a 250 youd know that before commenting

+ i have no intentions of ever doing a track day..

All small-displacement bikes need to rev high to get anywhere. The difference between the R3 (321cc) and your 250 (249cc) is insignificant in this regard.

And ... Don't worry about it; the engine is designed to take the high revs day in and day out.

 

[Supernam]

Not sure why youre getting your panties in a bunch. I couldnt care less about getting a litre bike ever. My question was whether an r3 upgrade would solve my highway riding needs as a 250 has to be pushed pretty hard to maintain highway speed usually 10-11k to keep up with a 120 traffic flow. If you guys actually started on a 250 youd know that before commenting

+ i have no intentions of ever doing a track day..

These types of threads come up a lot throughout each riding season. The "suggestion" from most people will always there is no need to upgrade until after riding your current bike for a few seasons.

However, it is your money so do what you want. We don't know you, maybe it will work out and maybe it won't. Ride safe.

 

[Matthew.Tremayne]

Not sure why youre getting your panties in a bunch. I couldnt care less about getting a litre bike ever. My question was whether an r3 upgrade would solve my highway riding needs as a 250 has to be pushed pretty hard to maintain highway speed usually 10-11k to keep up with a 120 traffic flow. If you guys actually started on a 250 youd know that before commenting

+ i have no intentions of ever doing a track day..

First off, the only panties I'd ever be in would be your mother's.:agave::lmao: All jokes aside, you're talking about getting a 600 super sport in your comments. The R3 is basically the same as the Ninja 250. If we had started on a 250 we would know? I've owned more bikes than I could care to count, from 50cc and up, two stroke and four stroke. A CBR 250, Ninja 250, etc., will EASILY go highway speeds. All do over 150 km/h. Yes, you'll need to rev the piss out of it, that's part of riding a small displacement motorcycle. I had a late model fuel injected CBR125 (for commuting to work & buzzing around town) and took the highway every day. Yes, I maintained from 125-135 km/h on the speedo, which is about 10% or so off. Yes, you can ride on the highway on a 250 if you're not 400+ pounds. I've witnessed a 300 lb man ride a 250 at highway speeds, yes it was pretty hilarious because he was so big and the bike so small.

Doing a track course (Racer5 for example) doesn't mean you have to race bikes at the track. It will teach you how to RIDE a motorcycle and you'll be able to use those new found skills in real world situations. This will help keep you alive and make you less likely of losing your skin (because you only ride slow in the city and don't need gear). Never fallen onto asphalt at 40 to 60 km have you? Never been rear ended by a car either. The heat sucks, but your skin feels better on your body. Some of us know first hand, from experience. Ask for advice, take it, do what you please with it.

The 250 is NOT too small of a bike and it's NOT under powered and NO an R3 won't be a noticeable difference, other than in your wallet by about $3500 after selling the Ninja 250.

 

[RedDogDarren]

Some of us like actual passing power and not having to worry about how much of an incline will slow us down on a highway. At those times a 250 IS too small.
The OP obviously wants some torque on the bike with the ability to accelerate without dropping 2 or more gears. I do not see why this is a bad thing.

 

[deejizzle]

First off, the only panties I'd ever be in would be your mother's.:agave::lmao: All jokes aside, you're talking about getting a 600 super sport in your comments. The R3 is basically the same as the Ninja 250. If we had started on a 250 we would know? I've owned more bikes than I could care to count, from 50cc and up, two stroke and four stroke. A CBR 250, Ninja 250, etc., will EASILY go highway speeds. All do over 150 km/h. Yes, you'll need to rev the piss out of it, that's part of riding a small displacement motorcycle. I had a late model fuel injected CBR125 (for commuting to work & buzzing around town) and took the highway every day. Yes, I maintained from 125-135 km/h on the speedo, which is about 10% or so off. Yes, you can ride on the highway on a 250 if you're not 400+ pounds. I've witnessed a 300 lb man ride a 250 at highway speeds, yes it was pretty hilarious because he was so big and the bike so small.

Doing a track course (Racer5 for example) doesn't mean you have to race bikes at the track. It will teach you how to RIDE a motorcycle and you'll be able to use those new found skills in real world situations. This will help keep you alive and make you less likely of losing your skin (because you only ride slow in the city and don't need gear). Never fallen onto asphalt at 40 to 60 km have you? Never been rear ended by a car either. The heat sucks, but your skin feels better on your body. Some of us know first hand, from experience. Ask for advice, take it, do what you please with it.

The 250 is NOT too small of a bike and it's NOT under powered and NO an R3 won't be a noticeable difference, other than in your wallet by about $3500 after selling the Ninja 250.

It doesn't get better than this. Would listen to again. A++

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[Brian P]

Some of us like actual passing power and not having to worry about how much of an incline will slow us down on a highway. At those times a 250 IS too small.
The OP obviously wants some torque on the bike with the ability to accelerate without dropping 2 or more gears. I do not see why this is a bad thing.

Sure, but an R3 isn't going to solve any perceived problem that a 250 Ninja has in this regard.

 

[LoneRonin]

Sure, but an R3 isn't going to solve any perceived problem that a 250 Ninja has in this regard.

these guys are hilarious, they really do think the little cc bikes are toys...OP complains about riding at 10-12k rpm, I don't think he realizes that's where all the torque and power is.

I need to do one of two things; either upload a video of my highway commute or take him on a ride...

 

[Ridin2TheGym]

these guys are hilarious, they really do think the little cc bikes are toys...OP complains about riding at 10-12k rpm, I don't think he realizes that's where all the torque and power is.

I need to do one of two things; either upload a video of my highway commute or take him on a ride...

lol

 

[LoneRonin]

lol

by "him" I meant you...lol

I'll show you how to get it done on a 250.

 

[RedDogDarren]

I need to do one of two things; either upload a video of my highway commute or take him on a ride...

That video would be fascinating. Probably be similar to the H2R track test.

 

[250R-ICE]

OP I had a Ninja 250r for approx. 3 years and put around 20,000 kms on it before I decided to upgrade. I can understand some of your concerns with regards to highway use. As mentioned above the bike has sufficient power to safely cruise on the highway. You just have to learn how to best make use of what is available. You may have to time your moves in advance, shift down prior to passing etc. You wont have the instant power and acceleration of a more powerfull bike. But you you do learn is how to read the traffic around you better. The Ninja 250r is an excellent all around city use bike and excellent bike for more fun twistie type roads.

Having said all that I did upgrade to a Ninja 650r mainly because I started to ride to work and used the 407 for long streches. A larger bike just made my daily commute more comfortable. Larger heavier bike woth more torque-power.

Give the Ninja 250 more time. You'll be surprised how much you will learn from it. Just my opinion, but unless you go to at least a 500-600 cc range. I doubt you will notice much an improvement in performance for daily type riding.

 

[Chasem]

Not to discredit 250/300 owners, but I can see the annoyance with riding them on the highway.

I've done it, and I want to get off ASAP. Mind you my current bike is kinda brutal on the highway as well..... but it has nothing to do with the power. Moreso very light weight, zero wind protection and fairly high stance.

OP I heard the CB500X is a good town and highway bike.

 

[john117]

Not to discredit 250/300 owners, but I can see the annoyance with riding them on the highway.

I've done it, and I want to get off ASAP. Mind you my current bike is kinda brutal on the highway as well..... but it has nothing to do with the power. Moreso very light weight, zero wind protection and fairly high stance.

OP I heard the CB500X is a good town and highway bike.

I own a 250 and I have never ridden a bigger bike. I was travelling near the Airport on a windy day around 70km/h and the gusting side winds was pushing my ninja 250 all over the place! Being a new rider, it was scary to have to battle with the wind on such a light bike. I can't imagine how the ninja 250 will handle on the highway in a windy day..

 

[DoubleJ]

Oh dear, get your knitting needles out. Learn to ride the bike in its sweet spot. Pussies

 

[meme]

I own a 250 and I have never ridden a bigger bike. I was travelling near the Airport on a windy day around 70km/h and the gusting side winds was pushing my ninja 250 all over the place! Being a new rider, it was scary to have to battle with the wind on such a light bike. I can't imagine how the ninja 250 will handle on the highway in a windy day..

A bigger bike with full fairings won't help this issue much. Go with the flow, you are not going to fall over and ride into the wind to counter act.

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