Comments on: A practical city motorcycle…

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:14:06 +0000

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2010/February/feb1210-lorenzo-breaks-right-hand/?&R=EPI-122124

Looks like Jorge’s monkeying around came down to a bad break. Perhaps he’ll be nicer to his non-motogp riding buddies now.

By: Big Al

Big Al — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:00:50 +0000

I think that the other co’s are focused on marketing their more expensive offerings in the US. There’s a perception that Americans spend a lot more money than anyone else. So they’d rather market their 7k bikes than the 3k ones.

However, with Kawi’s whopping 40% price increase for the 250 in the last 3 years, the other manufacturers might take note and start exporting more 250s into the US.

I hope so – competition is extremely good.

By: Leo

Leo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:03:20 +0000

Yeah! And the 250R is Kawasaki’s best selling bike in the US – one would think Honda and Yamaha would want to sell their 250s here too…

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:51:12 +0000

George is such a tool. He makes fun of his buddy while trying to make himself look cool. Is placing #2 in MotoGP last year not enough for his ego? Sheesh.

By: robotribe

robotribe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:01:23 +0000

I’d love to see less Fury, DN-01 and Shamu (VFR 1200F) in the U.S. from Honda and more bikes like the VTR 250:
http://www.hondampe.com.au/repository/motorcycles/products/road/entry/vtr250r-10/introduction.aspx

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:04:41 +0000

Cool.

When someone goes from riding 250’s to larger displacement bikes, people often say “hey you think you can handle it? Be careful!” And yes, any sporty bike will have more power than a 250R – but it’s really the other way around. When you ride a smaller cc’ bike, you ride closer to the limit…a feeling that any 600cc sportbike riders will rarely experience on the street.

Check out this video of MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo riding around a parking lot on a small displacement thumper: http://www.twitvid.com/87E2B

By: Big Al

Big Al — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:25:36 +0000

I got a 250R this year and it’s been great so far.