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Does a motorcycle with a 250cc engine have enough power to get around town? |
I'm looking into buying my first bike, and I'm not sure what I should go for. Would a 250 have enough power if all I want to do is get around town. I don't want to take it on the interstate really, or race anybody on it, but I am a good sized guy (275 lbs.), and I don't know if it would be worth goin' for a bike with a 250. I'm in the 240lbs range and I ride my gf's Honda Rebel 250 sometimes. Its got enough power to get me around town. I've even taken it on the freeway more than a few times and its fine. My only problem with the bike is that my legs are too long and the bars hit my knees during low speed turning. For what you're going to do with it, 250cc should be fine. Just make sure you're comfortable sitting on whatever bike you pick. You must mean four stroke 250cc. Sure it would work to get you around town. But personally I like to have a little extra juice in case a cager pulls out in front of you or cuts you off. If you can, try to find someone who owns one and ride it. Whatever you get, if you plan on staying on the street with it make sure to get street tires. Dirt tires can be very dangerous when corning, I speak form expeirence. The important thing to remember here is that a motorcycle is quite simply an engine sitting on two wheels. Even though you're a pretty big boy a 100cc would get you around town just fine and 250 cc would get you around the freeway with ease. Here's an idea: take a few test drives. I own a Hyosung V-Twin 250cc. It would pull you around town just fine but at 275 lbs, I don't think you'd be very comfortable on it. I think you should be looking at 650cc's at least. That's not going to be enough bike for you. I agree with (V-Star Varga). A 250 does pretty well for a person of average size. I used to have one and it would easily keep up with traffic around town. top speed was around 75. It could easily run 60 for hours at a time. According to the owner's manual for that bike, the rider should not be over 200 lbs. At the time, I weighed about 225. I think that someone your size should ride at least a 400. This will give you a little reserve power for hills and better acceleration. More importantly, the brakes and suspension will be a little stronger. You need that in order to be safe. sure if you don't try to ride it like a zoomsplat(crotch rocket) See link below Ride Safe |
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