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burkbuilds · 10-24-2009, 10:55 AM

Good luck with the MSF course and getting an opportunity to actually ride a couple of different 250's will really help you make your decision more than anything we could say will. I noticed on that "link" you posted with the 250 V-star, the 85 mph was not put up by the writer, but instead was a "post your highest speed" place for anyone to put in what they had achieved. It is worth noting that motorcycle speedometers are notorious for being off by sometimes as much as 10%. My Vulcan is off about 1/10th of a mile for every 5 miles I ride which is really good for a bike, but that will constantly change as the tire wears down. If someone had a similar website for GZ-250's I could post 82 mph as my top speed achieved, once, going downhill, with a tailwind, for about 5 seconds, (if the speedometer was accurate) so keep that in mind when you see stuff like that, it doesn't mean that you will be able to get the V-star up to 85 and it certainly doesn't mean you will be able to cruise at that speed if you did get it there. You also need to consider that, as someone already pointed out, bikers often lie about how fast their bike will go! (I know, inconceivable isn't it.). My guess is that the Rebel, the V-Star and the GZ will all be within 5 mph of each other in top speed, and they probably all will be able to cruise on flat land without wind at 65 mph all day, but that's about it other than for short bursts and that's pretty close to WOT on all of them. When I did my WOT run to Atlanta with the GZ, I hit about 77mph a few times on the downhill slopes of some hills on I-75 and I dropped back below 60 on the uphill side of some hills, and I pretty much kept the throttle wide open the entire trip. Again, if you really want to cruise 75 mph on the interstate, you will need a bigger bike!!!!!! . . . !!!!!! I do it all the time on my Vulcan 500, I know the Shadow 750 can do it, and probably even Easy Riders Shadow 600. I'd bet the V-Start 650 could handle that all day and several others, maybe even a few 400cc bikes but other than the Ninja 250, I just don't think any of the 250's can cruise at 75 mph, they might be able to achieve 75 mph, but not cruise (maintain) at it.

10-24-2009, 10:55 AM	#89
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: Have questions GZ250 or Rebel 250? Good luck with the MSF course and getting an opportunity to actually ride a couple of different 250's will really help you make your decision more than anything we could say will. I noticed on that "link" you posted with the 250 V-star, the 85 mph was not put up by the writer, but instead was a "post your highest speed" place for anyone to put in what they had achieved. It is worth noting that motorcycle speedometers are notorious for being off by sometimes as much as 10%. My Vulcan is off about 1/10th of a mile for every 5 miles I ride which is really good for a bike, but that will constantly change as the tire wears down. If someone had a similar website for GZ-250's I could post 82 mph as my top speed achieved, once, going downhill, with a tailwind, for about 5 seconds, (if the speedometer was accurate) so keep that in mind when you see stuff like that, it doesn't mean that you will be able to get the V-star up to 85 and it certainly doesn't mean you will be able to cruise at that speed if you did get it there. You also need to consider that, as someone already pointed out, bikers often lie about how fast their bike will go! (I know, inconceivable isn't it.). My guess is that the Rebel, the V-Star and the GZ will all be within 5 mph of each other in top speed, and they probably all will be able to cruise on flat land without wind at 65 mph all day, but that's about it other than for short bursts and that's pretty close to WOT on all of them. When I did my WOT run to Atlanta with the GZ, I hit about 77mph a few times on the downhill slopes of some hills on I-75 and I dropped back below 60 on the uphill side of some hills, and I pretty much kept the throttle wide open the entire trip. Again, if you really want to cruise 75 mph on the interstate, you will need a bigger bike!!!!!! . . . !!!!!! I do it all the time on my Vulcan 500, I know the Shadow 750 can do it, and probably even Easy Riders Shadow 600. I'd bet the V-Start 650 could handle that all day and several others, maybe even a few 400cc bikes but other than the Ninja 250, I just don't think any of the 250's can cruise at 75 mph, they might be able to achieve 75 mph, but not cruise (maintain) at it.
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