I had a Kawasaki Balius back in the day. Same engine. Stripped it down and turned it into a cafe racer. Epic noise at 21,000rpm and no mufflers!
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
No mufflers would insane! The stock muffler on this thing is actually really restrictive and does a lot of muffling haha
@PANN1Cau2 жыл бұрын
@@ZeroTo60Tube I have yet to hear anything else, in person at least, that sounded as insane when it was at full noise
@SephiMasamune2 жыл бұрын
I did a month-long trip through Japan on a Balius 250 with an open Beet exhaust, so much fun in the tunnels!
@peterbarras Жыл бұрын
Had a Balius too. Loved the sound and this vid brought back all the memories of that awesome little engine. Love the 4 pot screamers of the 90's!
@notimportant8120 Жыл бұрын
I want to do this too. The cafe racer looks so cool
@bh.94562 жыл бұрын
This brings back memories! Screaming around going no where lol
@awsomemustang2 жыл бұрын
These things suffer from bad clutch springs pretty often. Mine with a free flowing muffler would always slip the clutch. Pulled it apart to find the clutch plates were like new but the springs had sagged over time . Upgraded it to some heavy duty ones and wow what a difference
@pcshooter9558 ай бұрын
i put a 7 plate clutch in mine was great till it blew the crank
@BiglumpADV2 жыл бұрын
You can't beat the howl of high revving induction, bloody brilliant!
@AlistairLattimore2 жыл бұрын
One of my older brothers had a CBR250RR, same sort of insanely high revving engine - not super fast but the sound was amazing 😁
@shitefinancialdecisions2 жыл бұрын
I have a KTM 1290 super adventure s and it is stupid quick. I forget how fun these old things are. Great addition to the shed!
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Oh the 1290 adventure S are a proper bit of kit, nice one!
@shrimpman9382 жыл бұрын
I had a 1999 silver zxr250, absolutely beautiful and such a fun bike...sounded soo good too. Wish I kept it
@jeremiahsherman11902 жыл бұрын
Great job Dave not that I don’t like Andrews videos but I like to see Dave occasionally
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
haha gotta mix it up every now and then right
@cocko11352 жыл бұрын
Actually really surprised at how quick it is, wow. I can attest to the early open licence with cars to bikes issue that you touched on. I leased a Triumph Sport Triple in 2001, having never owned a road bike. I gave it back in 2 weeks 🤣🤣. Waaaaaay too much for me
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
😂 it’s good you were able to give it back in one piece!
@SephiMasamune2 жыл бұрын
Currently looking at buying a 1990 ZXR250 but they’re unicorns in the EU
@jasicjan Жыл бұрын
have u managed to get one?
@SephiMasamune Жыл бұрын
@@jasicjan Managed to find one in the UK and one in Greece, but neither really went anywhere (buyers asking too much and not willing to assist with shipping)… Kawasaki did recently announce a new ZX-4R four cylinder 400cc coming to Europe, i’m gonna wait and see if that might be a good modern alternative.
@jasicjan Жыл бұрын
@@SephiMasamune I see, thats a good plan. They will launch this model by the end of the year I guess so its a long waiting time. Its unfortunate that the new model zx25r is prohibited from entering EU area due so emission restrictions :/
@friguy44442 жыл бұрын
You are so right about the "0 Roll Out". I've said before that I was stunned to see that the car companies as well as the Journalists both used a "Roll out" type of estimation on their 0 to 60 runs that was basically just LYING. LOL. And still do! What's new from Journalists though right? But this little bike rocks!
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
haha too true. we run 0 roll out on everything because if you include it, its just not a true or real world 0-100
@viperidaenz12 жыл бұрын
That's how Tesla get their 1.99 0-60 claim, which according to Engineering Explained is more like 6 to 60mph
@pugs13772 жыл бұрын
It's not all about hp and speed, that dosent get you trough a corner much faster. Good tires and sume suspension adjustment and you will keep up with most bikes in The corners
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
yes that is a good point actually!
@michaelschleger3532 жыл бұрын
Mate this is 100% my old bike. A few details match up exactly to my old pics. I bought it in 2011 & sold it in 2015. I was on a LAMs licence & wanted something a bit different. I used it to commute to work in Brisbane. Other than regular maintenance, I rebuilt the carbies. One of them was completely missing a fuel jet! It gave me no trouble except a snapped clutch cable in the middle of peak hour traffic which was super fun. Glad to see it's still going strong & making someone else happy. I was thinking about how cool it was so decided to look up zxr250's & here it is!
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Small world haha
@Terraceview2 жыл бұрын
I miss mine so much! It might be mine actually, same colour and sold it in '13 in Brisbane. More bikes please :)
@CH-in9lj2 жыл бұрын
My brother let me ride his cbr250r tricolour from the same era at 18 on my L’s - 18,000 was an amazing sound. Now having turned 41 I still hanker for a ride on one but the WR450F will have to do.
@cocko11352 жыл бұрын
Woohoo first!!!! I've been wishing for a bike test. Awesome
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Might have an r6 coming too 🤔
@cocko11352 жыл бұрын
@@ZeroTo60Tube that sounds delicious!
@StratoJohn2 жыл бұрын
Cool video, super cool little bike! Sounds amazing
@ElT1greVerde2 жыл бұрын
SAWAKAKI! be safe out there
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
safe is my middle name lol
@cooperturbo45982 жыл бұрын
Torque is low because capacity is low. Good naturally aspirated engines usually have a torque figure close or a bit higher than the figure of their capacity (250 cc => 25 Nm irrespective of the engine layout and power per liter ratio)
@ryanvtec38852 жыл бұрын
Gotta love two stroke peak torque per cc
@mitchmcdonald56872 жыл бұрын
Any chance you could do a GPX250R. Apparently these had a 0-100km/h time of 5.8sec from factory.
@SephiMasamune2 жыл бұрын
Gpx250r is a parallel twin, right? Maybe faster but nowhere near the crazy scream of a four cylinder.
@limalimauk2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see her screaming round some Australian twisties!
@user-ps4mo3wn6y6 ай бұрын
What function of two wire at handle bar?
@jacobbub5062 жыл бұрын
Get you an bmw s1000 brother! Suites the channel and you'll really be grinning ear to ear!
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Funny you mention that, someone just offered one in the comments! :O
@jacobbub5062 жыл бұрын
All I can say is DO IT! I had one. It is all the bike you will ever need. I never had to twist the throttle all the way to beat the competition. You will not be disappointed! Love you're channel! I watch everything!
@mohamadsyaiful4881 Жыл бұрын
250cc old engine sound❤❤❤ 250cc now engine sound no good
@ZeroTo60Tube Жыл бұрын
Yes, true
@gabetton2 жыл бұрын
hello dude. try not use the clutch when you pushing hard,just quick release the throttle. you will not burn your clutch by slipping it between gears as you do. and it will go faster! 😎👌
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip
@ur2slob7242 жыл бұрын
S1000rr you can test if you want mate
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Well I think we know whats going to knock OHHRLY off the top of the leader board hahah
@ur2slob7242 жыл бұрын
@@ZeroTo60Tube sorry mate just sold it needed to grow up so bought me a supercharged Kawasaki 🤣 message me if your keen to test it 😂😂 it makes the bmw feel slow
@Saif04122 жыл бұрын
That is one nippy bike, even sounds good 👌
@targetoz5470 Жыл бұрын
Mate you look fairly tall how do you go riding and leaning over??
@ZeroTo60Tube Жыл бұрын
It’s not great. But no sports bike is.
@brettflannery67182 жыл бұрын
Random question! I'm 6ft3 you look fairly tall ? Is the bike a comfortable ride as I'm looking at get one myself.
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
Im 6ft2 and no.... its too small. Would recomend something if you want comfort. Its a fun bike, just not good for longer trips.
@brettflannery67182 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. One of the only times I wish I was shorter 🤣
@ZeroTo60Tube2 жыл бұрын
haha
@igotaction2 жыл бұрын
That thing would be neck and neck with a E70 X5 diesel 😂😂😂😂
@uisperfectemail97202 жыл бұрын
😂
@kaliskunkog22552 жыл бұрын
The better bike is a xz10rr. You won't get tired of it. This bike is ok for a beginner.
@sv.motorsports9 ай бұрын
Where the hell did you learn to shift gears?? 😂 😂 😂 😂