Can you ride a 250cc on the freeway

And I disagree. Jeanette had a CB and we regularly used it for lengthy freeway runs. An excellent commuter that we used to great affect in that capacity. And dead easy to work on should anything need replacing or repairing. Strange that you'd choose to give advice on the suitability of a CB by giving information on a whole bunch of bikes which are really nothing like a CB Cat did lots of freeway commuting on her CB I think But freeway touring it'll go okay in top, I imagine, and the gearing won't be effected by the riders weight The humble CB is also a twin.

But agree, unless you're 70 kgs or less it will struggle to get much over Damn staright. I'd blow up. Did you get the same letter? Now a serious answer! I rode the freeway so long on my , I put Highway pegs on it for improved comfort. Sounds like the opinion you have been given are shite, and so are the salespersons.

Fuck them off with a big stick, and then snap of a cable on their front doorstep. Top speed is based on maximum engine power, not vehicle mass. The only difference a heavier rider could possibly make is to increase wind drag slightly.

Hardly a long period. My neighbour rode to work every day down the Freeway on his Dream A CB will have no problems. Go for it. Fuggin' what? You forgotten your DT roots alreay? I hate to think how many hours I had that thing DT wound fully open after altering the gearing to get decent highway speed and fuel economy. The CB is a great little bike but if you're doing regular freeway runs as you say and you weigh 80kg or more you'de probably be more comfortable on something with a little more go.

Yeah, they DO go the speed, but might be a different story when you want to overtake or a huge hill. Being a it'l depend on the wind speed, temperature, when you last brushed your teeth etc as to whether or not it'l cruise happily at Cam '03 I used to ride a Kawasaki GPZ to work every day, but it was only about 10 minutes on the freeway, no problems.

The CB will do it without any problems, but if I was going to do this commute long term, it's not the bike I would select. Being a light 'naked' bike you are exposed to the wind and weather to much. After a while it gets annoying being buffeted around and you'll ponder how much better it would be, to have more weight, and maybe more protection. I would suggest a cc bike with a fairing for this commute, if you plan to keep this job long term, because after a while commuting this distance on a will become a chore and you'll probably regret it.

I think it is more, go and check the real world instead of physics theory. I think I know where you are coming from, but real world says "no" to that. And while the gearing is unaffected by the rider's weight, the maximum speed the vehicle will pull against a certain gearing ratio is impacted by the riders weight ie if you're a fat fuck it aint going to keep that K happening as soon as even the slightest rise appears on the horizon - whereas if you're Cat, the bike won't even know you're there JL.

Blimey, what is this? Pick on JL night? Sheesh :- JL. You've obviously never ridden a low HP bike then. If you are going to get a CB for freeway use , then get bigger carby jets for it. Replace the 35 slow jet with a 38 and replace main jet with a I had my CB jets replaced with the bigger jets and I have found that the bike runs a lot better at speeds faster than 60 kph and especially on the freeway 80 kph - kph.

Yup the poor thing I had spent a lot of time with the throttle wide open, dog only knows how it survived it. Version: 6. But if you like the feel of it, and dont have any niggling feelings about its handling, by all means get one. Precisely, why else do you think lams is based on a "power to weight ratio" bugger? Also why the hell else would a R65 Bimmer be on the list? And by that logic a WRX blinged up to the max should whoop the butts off anyone with a 'busa if we followed your logic.

Actually rode the bike from Melbourne to the OX and then to the Queensland border and back, bike didn't have a problem I personally wouldn't get anything that struggles at , sometime you want to go for a cruise and not having to hold your bike flat makes it more enjoyable.

Also to avoid an accident its good to have another option than breaks. A Cb would be louxory by comparison. And what is the relationship between the above lot and a CB ? Or Perhaps? We try to be nice about how we go about saying gofuggof, that's all.

It's a newsgroup thing, for farks sake. No your weight doesn't change the gearing yes I'll accept its a poor wording , if you're fat it just won't be able to pull up to the top end of the rev range JL. At no point did I have any trouble holding that speed, nor with finding a bit extra when the need to overtake arose. I'll agree with your second sentence, but not your first. A CB would be perfectly adequate for a 40km highway commute, although how fast it will get there is very dependent on the rider's weight.

I hear that Postman Pat rode his to the Capital rally a few days ago? But then I'm planning to borrow my dad's CT90 for the trip to Wintersun this year, so what would I know? They're a fine machine, no doubt about it.

I'd own one if they were cheap enough. Also to avoid an. Breaking is always bad. Mind you, correct use of your brakes is often a better solution than trying to "power your way out of trouble". Absolute twaddle. Get a bikini screen for it to streamline the airflow and you'll get it up to without the buffetting.

I owned a CDu same engine as the cb but with twin carbies I weigh 85 kilos and regularly got it to kmh. It all depends on what you mean by "long periods" I hope you like meat.

This bloke will do anything for a rally prize! I always thought this was cc and the bike had to be more than that, so even if you had a scooter you were still not allowed on the highway.

Can you tell me what the latest legal limit is? Does the limit apply to all parts of the highway at all times of day? I have to travel on the N1 for about 1. Spend a little extra quid on a Many find that even the revs too high for them on the highway but it will suffice until you move up.

The sport bikes will do it, the v-twin cruisers just don't have the passing power. Lets face it the speed limit may say 60 but there are times when you are gonna have to go 90 have to, not want to. Weight is an issue as well. Altho a lighter bike is easier to learn on it gets blown around on the highway pretty bad.

I find the a good balance of the 2, light and nimble but still has a highway presence. JMHO what really matters is what you think, no-one rides these bikes for you. Your other option is to ride the until you are ready to move up usually between 2 weeks and 2 months after purchase and then move to an even larger bike, say an or It all depends on the finances, if you buy a used at a good price you should almost break even on reselling.

Your last option is to say the heck with it and go big early. I don't recommend it because bigger bikes are less forgiving. You'd be surprised how easy it is to break an ankle in the parking lot. As an aside a buddy bought the hyosung cruiser for his wife and was quite impressed by it. He didn't find that it was lacking highway presence or top end. My uncle is about your size He loves it. I come from bigger sportbikes, so it's a little doggish to me. He comes from an era when people rode cross country on 's.

Lol, all the guys at work were asking why I got one so small. Ride a few, see what feels good to you. Personally I would not go any smaller that a cc. I would go with a , I think you would will outgrow the cc too fast. A for me is the minimum I thought would be OK. If you were only going about 5 miles on the freeway you might be OK, but personally I would not do a 45 mile commute with less than cc under me. Unless speed limit was 55mph or less and even then a cc is a little small for that long of a daily commute.

Up here in Central New York, the overriding opinion is that anything under a is too small for the interstates.

A might be OK for some, but I wouldn't recommend anything smaller than that. I had never ridden before so I didn't know what the best choice was.

When I first started looking, I fully intended to get a for the gas mileage because my commute is only about 9 miles and I don't have to use the freeway. But, this was going to replace my car we have two cars in the family and I started thinking "what if I have to go on the freeway"?

So, I started looking at the s. Buying my was a good compromise. I can honestly say that I'm not scared to go on the freeway with my Plus, there were some bonuses to my decision. My bike is shaft drive, so I don't have to constantly grease and adjust a chain. It's nimble enough in the city, but can go on the freeway without getting blown around too much, and I still get around 50 mpg. And in case you're wondering if you can start on a without killing yourself, I did fine and like I said, I hadn't ever ridden before.

I got rid of my Ninja because it was lousy on the highway. Between it's succeptibility to crosswind and the engine screaming at rpms, it was sensory overload, robbing me of any riding pleasure.