sand300 wrote:
as a stock bike it cant be compared to a nsr250. I've owned several mc16, 18 and 21's in the past so quite familiar.

theres very little torque low down and then she rips from 7500rpm to 10500.

it still feels lightweight though. brakes are pretty good. it has a lot of charm and for a stock bike it sounds great. it just looks cool.

As I expect you know already, but for the benefit of others who may be interested, the NS250 is a short-stroke (56x50.6mm) motor, whereas the NSR250 is a "square" motor (54x54.5mm). The NSR250 is also a "big bang" configuration. That combination is what can make them sound a little flat. I believe, although I am not certain, as well as being a short-stroke motor, the NS250 is also a "screamer".

Also, the NS is piston ported, and only has the earlier, less advanced ATAC system, which is another reason why the NSR250 is so much stronger in the bottom-end and mid-range. There will be a small section on the NS250 in the main website revamp I am currently writing, which will hopefully be of interest to some. It was pretty important during HRC's early development of the NSR.
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