250cc Yamaha Sportbike

[Shamrock627]

250cc Yamaha Sport Bike in the Works

But it has R4 on the side.

[The Predator]

it also has "250" on the side.

also, please yamaha, oh please, you like rev happy little fuckers for engines....please make it a 4 cyl 250....pretty please?
i yearn for the CBR250rr of yore.

[SPOOLN GSXR]

That would be sweet. I love 250's and this is a step in the right direction. What manufacturers don't realize is that less is more in a tight economy and new riders don't want to spend too much on insurance and such. Suzuki would be the only odd man out being that they currently don't have a 250.

[simpleton]

That would be pretty cool, but I am certainly not going to expect inverted forks and dual rotors on the front.

[oic0]

4 cylinder would be cool but expensive. They could easily let the motor from the WR250R/X make 35-40hp if they allowed it to breathe and rev out some more like its parent motor (pre cross-plane R1).

On that note, they put the good stuff on the WR250R/X. Adjustable suspension, inverted forks, aluminum frame, good brakes, etc... They could do the same for this lil thing....

[simpleton]

Originally Posted by oic0

4 cylinder would be cool but expensive. They could easily let the motor from the WR250R/X make 35-40hp if they allowed it to breathe and rev out some more like its parent motor (pre cross-plane R1).

On that note, they put the good stuff on the WR250R/X. Adjustable suspension, inverted forks, aluminum frame, good brakes, etc... They could do the same for this lil thing....

...and then it would cost $7000 and nobody would buy one. See the WR250R/X, with an over $6500 price tag. They sat around for years at the dealerships until they started trying to unload them. Don't get me wrong it's a great bike with tons of potential and I love mine, but most people don't realize how fun it is. I don't see many people lining up for $7000 250cc streetbike, especially when a ninja 300 costs $4800.

[oic0]

Oh I agree. That might fly in other markets where there are cc limited licenses but not in the US.

[acura9927]

Cannot cross over 5k mark. Thats the bottom line for the average person starting out.

[Sequentialshift]

The reason for the R4 is probably to let us euros know its going to be a 4 stroke . As everyone expected the R125 to be a 2 stroke .. and then we was all dissapointed .

[mike villena]

I'd definitely get one.

[HiSpeed48]

guys... that's definitely a photo-chop of an R6

but would be pretty cool if it was real

[Claudius]

Well in Europe Yamaha has a 125cc four stroke version of the R6 that has many of the R6 styling cues. One wonders if they will simply bore or stroke that engine significantly. As I recall it is a single. I doubt that they will put radial brakes on it - but if they do some parts bin engineering - perhaps using the 125cc frame, they could have themselves a pretty neat little ujm/sportbike.

[Sequentialshift]

Originally Posted by Claudius

Well in Europe Yamaha has a 125cc four stroke version of the R6 that has many of the R6 styling cues. One wonders if they will simply bore or stroke that engine significantly. As I recall it is a single. I doubt that they will put radial brakes on it - but if they do some parts bin engineering - perhaps using the 125cc frame, they could have themselves a pretty neat little ujm/sportbike.

And its not a bad little 125 ,,,, but ,, The aprilia RS125 tears it a new arse in every department .. apart from rebuild frequency .. But the RS can be rebuilt in an afternoon by a spotty 16yo on his mums kitchen table .

[kingnba6]

damn i would buy it. i love my yamahas

[ZorroX]

My first thought is it is a silly move to come out with a 250 after kawi puts out a 300, but im all for another bike to race in the 250 class.