By Richard White
CBR®250RIt Knows How to Have Fun Do smart and fun fall into your equation for the ideal vehicle? If so, the 2012 CBR®250R is the perfect bike for you. The CBR250R serves up everything first-time and long-time riders look for in a bike: Lightweight. Solid build quality. Plus, since it’s a Honda, the CBR250R is loaded with features few other bike companies can match, including our renowned reliability.
This bike is a great value with tremendous quality and an overall smooth ride. I too will be looking at a little better windscreen for the interstate, but not too much bigger since it will likely subject the bike to more buffeting. Sitting farther ... back on the seat lowers one's head (unless you're really tall) and its not too bad a 65 mph. So a little better wind screen would make longer rides more realistic. I made a couple of hard stops and found the brakes to be smooth and firm even without ABS.
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Now, the plan was to ride Mrs OnTheBackWheel’s Honda CBR250 for a month or two before we left. My first impression was, ”where the fuck is the power?” And secondly, damn this is easy to ride. First gear is really short, I’d compare it to a dirt bike and it definitely took some getting used to. Once you are in to second, third and fourth, it actually goes pretty good! I found covering distance on the mighty CBR pretty easy.
