Hi Guys,
I'm looking to buy a '91 cbr and I thought I'd ask your advice.
Any bike nuts out there?
I'm looking at a '91 because it seems to be going cheap.
What are they worth ?
Is there anything I should know about this model ?
Any warning bells ringing ?
This one seems to be in good order for its age, and the seller tells me that everything works and I shouldn't have much trouble with road worthy.
Its about 200klm away so I will have to buy it by remote control ! Scary eh?

well they're usually pretty solid in the engine department. That said you may find problems with the ignition or other electronics but it's usually not much of an issue. My friend had constant problems with such but his was an older 88' import with a lot of k's

I've always thought they make a decent learner bike providing the rider has more restraint on the throttle.

If it were me it'd be a tossup between one of those, a Spada or VTR250 or a GPZ250

i would go the RR for the double front brakes.

and the zx2rr, fzr are all pretty much the same bike. just depends which brand you like the most.

I ride a Honda Spada 250. I love this thing - i mean i cant wait to get on a big bike - but for a learner/provisional rider - its perfect. With a straight thru exhaust and the V-twin engine - this thing is real loud!! All my mates with straight 4's 250's/600's/1000's all drool over the sound of my bike - so much better than riding stealth. Im so addicted to the V twin im thinking about a Honda VTR 1000... But i really like the suzuki gsxr 1000's.... Time will tell....

you can buy my aprilia haha i live in toowoomba. it's alot better to ride than a 250rr, i had a ride of my mates 250rr and it was pretty good feels like your floggin the **** out of it no matter how slow you ride haha n the feekin like a hive of bee's is about to blow up underneath your balls is a bit scary

i'm getting my moto L's in 3 months and i'm looking at the cbr's as well. only the cbr250rr was officially imported into australia, all the rest are grey imports. apparantly the 1990-1993 models are the best as they have all the new chassis suspension etc but after 93 they were restricted to less power. also look at zxr250's (these are sometimes called zx-2r but all of them that have this written on them have aftermarket stickers) , these have upside down forks etc. and rev to 20,000 but i'm not sure how reliable they are. pm me if you have questions, i've done a bit of research in the 250/learner market looking for bikes myself.
lethal_john what aprilia do you have? i could be interested.

Hi, It looks like the cbr I was looking at has now doubled in price and I am in no extreme hurry. I will look at any option. I love the honda reliability and build quality but the Italians have some great gear too.
Thanks for all the info . A little education goes a long way !

yeh no worries mate, if you need any more info just ask, i might know.

Get a NSR 250. 2 stroke power, very reliable and a very quick 250. 65hp and 125kg, twin discs the lot. Way better value than a cbr ad you don't get bored of the power so quick. Honda claim a mid 12sec quater too. Oh plus they can wheelie I found it a great bike

yeh i'm dicing up between 2 stroke or 4 stroke, the powerband would be a lotta fun. in act and nsw the 2 strokes that come under the power weight limit are honda nsr250, yamaha tzr250 and the aprilia rs125. you can get nsr150's but i've heard a lot of stories about these blowing up quite easily. how easy is it to rebuild a nsr250? i'm doing auto at college pulling apart whip snips and mowers easily so i was wondering with a bit more experience i could do my own rebuilds.