look, the cbr250 is a good learner bike

but, its too common

its too expensive, most ppl charge u a kidney for one, esp in dealers

in ALOT of cases, u can pretty much get a brand new bike wit similar performance to a cbr250

fairings are GHEY, especially for a first bike, mate y are u so into fairings and a sports look?

fairings get damaged easily, u will drop it, and they are expensive to fix, besides, i think fairings are for posers, imo, esp on a 250, because the damn thing doesnt go fast enough to make any use of blody fairings

go do watever u like by all means, get a cbr250 if u want, but i cant stand them....the thing u have to understand is wat u are paying for

cbr250s that go for 6-7k sometimes, that is so much bfs man its not funny, in some cases its an 18year old GREY import, who knows the history behind it here or from japan, and it has some stupid ass body kit on it that costs more than bloody bike itself

if u can find a cbr in good condition, say 1990 model or so, it should be no more than 3k, 3.5 max, but thats rare, because too many learners want to LOOK GOOD on their bikes

imo, u look like a sensible bike enthusiast on something like a vtr, and they look a thousand times better imo than any cbr with a body kit, and they are new

ther isnt a comparison..