Vitali (guest)  |
| Wed Aug 06, 2003 7:18 am |
| Here are my answers: |
1) To break in the bike, keeping it under 4k RPM for 500 miles will give you a maximum speed of almost 35 MPH. It is a pain in the ass, but if you do it religiously (and assuming you were going 35 MPH most of the time) you can expect to complete the initial break-in in no less than 14 and a half hours of riding. After that, you should get the bike serviced. Then you can take it to 6k RPM which will let you go almost 50 MPH in 6th gear for the next 500 miles. To get from 500 miles to 1000 miles on the tach at 50 MPH it will take you no less than 10 hours of riding. Once you've done that, the bike is "broken in" according to the manufacturer and you can ride it however you want.
2) After break in, your maximum speed will be close to 100 MPH in actuality (maybe 105 MPH.) Your speedometer might read as high as 115 MPH, though. That's pretty damned fast, and I don't recommend that you do it. You could potentially accelerate from 0-60 in under 6 seconds and run the 1/4 mile in under 15 seconds. I got these stats from the FAQ.
3) Personally, all I've really done to maintain my bike is perform oil changes which is relatively easy. Lots of people find the bike easy to work on and do all of their own maintenance. At this point I amnot comfortable with trying to do my own engine work or work on parts that are vital to the safe operation of the vehicle. I take the bike to the shop for this. It all depends on how mechanically inclined you are.
4) The 250 handles like a dream. It is light-weight and very flickable. Because it is so light, wind will blow you around more than it would if you were riding something heavier, and bumps on the road may effect your line of travel a little more than you would like. The suspension on the bike leaves something to be desired, but I have learned to live with it to this point. The front suspension is squishy and dives under braking, but soaks up irregularities in the road pretty well. The rear suspension is soft also, so it's not great for carrying heavier loads such as a passenger (so I hear - I've never tried.) If you have the time, money, and desire, many people recommend upgrading the suspension. The ways to do this are discussed in the FAQ.
Take a look at the bike, it's a hell of a lot of fun to ride. Sit on it at the dealership and see how it feels underneath you. It's a perfect sportbike to begin riding on and will allow you to develop skills necessary to handle bigger bikes safely. Learning to ride involves lots of trial and error. Sometimes the errors require a bike that is forgiving in order to prevent something catastrophic from happening. (For example, if you accidentally yanked on the throttle while trying to turn into a driveway, would you rather have a bike that jolts forward, or one that lifts the front tire off of the ground?)
Vitali
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Thanks for the adivce... — Gibson, Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:21 am -
about breakin — Racer X, Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:37 am
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And please use search. those things were discussed many times (n/t) — MIK, Wed Aug 06, 2003 10:28 am
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Here are my answers: — Vitali, Wed Aug 06, 2003 7:18 am
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please read the faq (n/t) — Jeb, Wed Aug 06, 2003 7:06 am
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Re: Thanks for the adivce... — Brian, Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:36 am