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[Darth Loo-knee]

I had a CD200 as a third bike once - sold when I got a GSX250 road worthy.

Yes it was buzzy

You are a dreamer Martin, a GSX250 were definately not buzzy.
I had my Dad's as soon as I pasted my bike test at 17.
I had an RD 125 come past me like I was standing still, so within two weeks of owning it I had swapped it for a 350 YPVS now they were and still are a buzzy bike.

`remember the Honda CB 125 T?...now, they [size=16]were[/size] buzzy!.....with a finger-numbing 13.5 k. redline!
Not fast just revvy!  

12,500rpm 16.5 bhp and I used to beat them woth my GP100

You on a GP100

I was 10 stone when I was a teenager.

ANy my GP100 was quick there are a few ex 125 owners who would remember

Lets say - take the quickest version (1978-80 disc braked model) of the quickest 100 (GP100) and tune it

Hope you don't mean Rd 125's

[craykent]

  if thats right my memory is going   but it was 21 years ago

[miked]

i only weight 10st, so 250 should be plenty fast enough.

Hired a 50cc Scooter in Miami, got that to 40mph...

Having owned a 4 stroke 250, don't go there!!!!

Seriously, I am about the same build as yourself, had a ZZR250, 15,000rpm to get to the shops.

Have you considered something like a Morini 3½ Strada :-

http://www.motomoriniclub.nl/buy.html

Not the run of the mill, great support club (with a fantastic track day at Cadwell every year), do a lot worse.

[Debs.]

An extremely GOOD idea bikes are a very good way to travel. And a 250cc is good enough . i,ve travelled 30.000 miles on one no problems
that was on a honda 250 superdream   made me a better driver [defensive]and much more aware of others [prats] by the way a 125t honda would rev up to 16.000rpm with new plugs  

Sorry my memory llet me down

16,500rpm

and a 4 stroke......Yikes!!!!!  

[tunnie]

i only weight 10st, so 250 should be plenty fast enough.

Hired a 50cc Scooter in Miami, got that to 40mph...

Having owned a 4 stroke 250, don't go there!!!!

Seriously, I am about the same build as yourself, had a ZZR250, 15,000rpm to get to the shops.

Have you considered something like a Morini 3½ Strada :-

http://www.motomoriniclub.nl/buy.html

Not the run of the mill, great support club (with a fantastic track day at Cadwell every year), do a lot worse.

Can't see any on bike trader, guess that are a bit rare?

[Martin_1962]

I had a CD200 as a third bike once - sold when I got a GSX250 road worthy.

Yes it was buzzy

You are a dreamer Martin, a GSX250 were definately not buzzy.
I had my Dad's as soon as I pasted my bike test at 17.
I had an RD 125 come past me like I was standing still, so within two weeks of owning it I had swapped it for a 350 YPVS now they were and still are a buzzy bike.

`remember the Honda CB 125 T?...now, they [size=16]were[/size] buzzy!.....with a finger-numbing 13.5 k. redline!
Not fast just revvy!  

12,500rpm 16.5 bhp and I used to beat them woth my GP100

You on a GP100

I was 10 stone when I was a teenager.

ANy my GP100 was quick there are a few ex 125 owners who would remember

Lets say - take the quickest version (1978-80 disc braked model) of the quickest 100 (GP100) and tune it

Hope you don't mean Rd 125's

Not sure but I had beaten the following off the top of my head

H100
CB100
CB125T
CG125
all scooters
GP125
A100
RS100

Used to keep up with friends Superdreams,  never got beaten by anything under 250cc

RD125 - can't remember seeing any of the twins and I cannot remember if the single was RD125 or RS125

[Martin_1962]

i only weight 10st, so 250 should be plenty fast enough.

Hired a 50cc Scooter in Miami, got that to 40mph...

Having owned a 4 stroke 250, don't go there!!!!

Seriously, I am about the same build as yourself, had a ZZR250, 15,000rpm to get to the shops.

Have you considered something like a Morini 3½ Strada :-

http://www.motomoriniclub.nl/buy.html

Not the run of the mill, great support club (with a fantastic track day at Cadwell every year), do a lot worse.

The one Mark is interested in is about 10bhp less than the old 27bhp standards pre late 1980s power race

[Darth Loo-knee]

RD 125 LC was a single and my mates did about 95

[miked]

i only weight 10st, so 250 should be plenty fast enough.

Hired a 50cc Scooter in Miami, got that to 40mph...

Having owned a 4 stroke 250, don't go there!!!!

Seriously, I am about the same build as yourself, had a ZZR250, 15,000rpm to get to the shops.

Have you considered something like a Morini 3½ Strada :-

http://www.motomoriniclub.nl/buy.html

Not the run of the mill, great support club (with a fantastic track day at Cadwell every year), do a lot worse.

Can't see any on bike trader, guess that are a bit rare?

There are plenty around, best looking at the owners club though.  Very, very capable bike, Itialian flair (without complicated electrics which is a plus!) simple to maintain, go very well and handle ( have been lapped a number of times whilst on my KR1)

[Martin_1962]

RD 125 LC was a single and my mates did about 95

Oh half an RD250LC

They are quite recent - when I started the X7 was the latest thing

[Darth Loo-knee]

RD 125 LC was a single and my mates did about 95

Oh half an RD250LC

They are quite recent - when I started the X7 was the latest thing

Now they were a good bike  

[Darth Loo-knee]

They have an owners club

A mate of mine had a KH 250 which had Microns on it.... that did sound awesome what a sound  

[Martin_1962]

They have an owners club

A mate of mine had a KH 250 which had Microns on it.... that did sound awesome what a sound  

I used to know a KH250 owner or as it was regularly a KH83.

Had a go on it once as well, but not far.

I gave his pillion a lift when it cut out and had a weird ride back, hitting high 70s with a passenger, in traffic another friend ran into the back of me on a CG125 - they were a nutter!

Anyway after moaning at trying to poke a hole in my top box with their finger we all managed to get back.

The following weekend is when I maxed out the 100 at over 80 genuine, before the timing drifted AGAIN.

I havea soft spot for most 70s and 80s bikes now

[Elite Pete]

Tunnie, I wouldn't buy one because of the name, you'll have to ride round dressed like James Dean all the time

[tunnie]

Tunnie, I wouldn't buy one because of the name, you'll have to ride round dressed like James Dean all the time