2005 Honda VTR250 review from Australia

Battery that came with the bike wouldn't hold charge (replaced under warranty).

Occasionally goes from 1st gear to Neutral instead of second. Sometimes have to force it if you're revving hard.

Extremely efficient; it's a joke how cheap it is to run!

When I first got this bike, I didn't have a great deal of on road experience, but because it was so easy to ride, I found my confidence growing pretty quick. It's a really good learning bike.

Generally pretty comfortable to ride, at slow or fast speeds, but the seat gets a bit firm after about an hour.

Really great handling. It really sticks to the road for a bike that's so light. I've thrown mine into a couple of nice corners at 70-80Kmh, pegs scraping the road, and still felt confident that I wasn't about to lay the bike down.

Acceleration from a standing start lags a bit, unless you keep revs RIGHT up, but roll-on performance surprised me. She's no Aprilia RS, but she's quick for a 250! (Dragged off a VS commodore with ease, kept up with a '02 WRX until about 120-130kmh)

Brakes are alright, they've got me out of a few pickles, but could be better. At legal speeds though, pretty good.

Reliability wise: I give this bike a hiding, it lives in the redline. It's never had any problems.

Would DEFINITELY recommend this bike to anyone.