I posted a cuople of days ago about a nsr250. Thanks to the info you guys provided, I've decided its not sutiable for a first timer.

Now I have my sights set on a CBR250RR. Is it street legal in CA? and can I get one in the US? Seems like its only for Japan and Australia. And what's the most I shopuld pay for one?

 

Hrm.. Havent posted for a while.
I did some of this stuff with my friend.
NSR250, VERY great bike!
CBR250RR VERY great bike too!
but they are both hard to get here....

I think they are both close to impossible, unless you go the ghetto way, which like me, is to import one

I read on the other post about the NSR250 needing rebuilding every now and then.... not true. Its like any other bike, the only problem here is that when you blow the cylinder or piston up (due to not enough 2-stroke oil or whatever) its very hard to rebuild. This is because the cylinder of a nsr250 has a special coating around the cylinder, so when you bore it, you need to coat it again. Im not sure even if they sell over sized pistons for this. But my friend found a shop where they can bore it back to the same size (i dunno how this works, but i guess its possible).

cbr250rr, its a very nice starter bike, but same as the nsr250, hard to get, and also even if you decide to import it from Japan, there arent as much as the nsr250.

Both of these bikes can be imported, registered and made steet legal. If you have some Japanese friends, you can ask them to buy one for you, stuff it in boxes, send it over, build it up, register it, and ride it. If not.... dunno.

have fun

 

how involving is the process of shipping the bike? Is it cheaper to send one big crate with the bike assembled and ready to run minus the oil and gas? Or is it less expensive to disassemble it and send it piece by piece?

 

It all depends on if its legal to ship 2-stroke motorcycles, or any motorcycles in or not.
If they do allow it, its better to put it in a big crate, if not, then disassemble it, and put it in boxes and send it as parts. its about $700-1000,

 

check your local laws. You cant register any new 2 stroke street bikes in NYC anymore..

 

true
but we are also talking about the nsr250

 

there was one (CBR 250RR) on ebay the other day for like 810 bucks, it was not in running condition.

Only thing is it comes with a japanese title...
Dont know how you would go about registering that. There were a few pieces missing, but they appeared to be cosmetics. I think it was a 93 or so.

Steven

 

This is a good point. In the U.S., it seems that 600s are starter bikes. I started on a 600 over 10 years ago and have found no reason to move up. Started on a Ninja. Rode it for a year and then damn near killed myself on my first CBR600F2. Currently, I ride a 2001 GSX-R600. Great bike, but it deserves to be used on the track. The only part of it that I can use to anywhere near it's potential is the acceleration. You get to 60 in less time than it takes to fart. If anyone wonders why it is insane to try to push one of these on the road, watch Speed Channel for the replay of Ben Spies and another guy that I cannot remember at the moment, but should, trying synchronized crashing after hitting somebody's oil at Road Atlanta this past weekend. Oil, gravel, sand, trash, brush or a banana peel on the road can cause the same thing. All of that said, I would feel a little better pushing hard through a corner on a 250 worth a couple grand than I do pushing my $7000 bike. If the manufacturers would market a decent 250 with a racing type frame that can be pushed, people would buy them for a fair price. Witness all of those damn Aprillia RS50s out there for $2500. What the hell are those people thinking? They top out at 60 mph with a 200 pound man on them. How long will that engine last being run at full bore every waking hour? My bike gets 45 mpg when I minimize the holeshots. What kind of fuel mileage could they squeeze out of a decent 250 four stroke? The bike may pay for itself in a few years with the fuel savings. Word to Honda: Market the CBR250RR or something modern in the United States. People will buy it. I may be one of the first. Peace. See Ya.
P.S. Crashing sucks!