As I become more mature, today’s big bikes are just too powerful for my reactions and my ability, especially the sports bikes which are now making over 200 bhp. I purchased a beautiful 2015 60th Anniversary Yamaha R1 last year as a “last” big bike but she proved far too much for me so I sold her on, shame.
I have therefore started to move my bike fleet down in terms of capacity and performance. I traded a lovely Yamaha FZ1 back to Martin and sold my Honda VFR1200F too. I now have TWO 250 single cylinder bikes, a Honda CRF250L and a very recently purchased Yamaha WR250X. Pics of both follow below and I already love them both! The Honda has the off-road 18/21 inch wheels whereas the Yamaha has the 17″ road wheels and tyres, otherwise they are very similar. The Yamaha is 2010 vintage and in great condition with only about 16k kms on the clock whereas the Honda is 2018 with only about 9k kms. Suprisingly the older bike looks much younger as the WRs were manufactured in Japan and the materials used were TOP, this meant that the sales prices were very high at the time, MUCH higher than the Honda. My CRF was manufactured in Thailand and the quality is less impressive and mine, from the UK, has many signs of rust around the bike.
AND the other major difference between the two bikes is the power! The Honda makes 22 horses which is probably now about 25 following the rechip, whereas the Yamaha makes 30!!!
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