that will do 70 - 80 mph and won't fleece me on insurance.? have a provisional a licence waiting to do the test. was thinking of a new honda cbf 250 . has anyone ever driven one. thanks

Ninja 250...the answer to half the motorcycle questions on this forum.

You must be small to want a street bike that small, insurance is dirt cheap for a motor bike, unless you are looking to impress people make and model are irrelevant, one is as good as another. Do you know how to ride a bike? If it's not a Harley Davidson, a BMW or an Indian, it ain't a motorcycle anyway. A 250cc will get remarkable gas milage though. Well that's my opine on the subject anyway.

If you can find one: a 1991 Suzuki RGV250SPThey were banned from import and were strictly for Formula 2 and 250CC racing until the advent of the Aprilia RS250 Replica series; but they were four-stroke 750 killers even as late as 2000! They are tight-turning, quick as hell and easy to rebuild...and have all the bells and whistles for about $2000. You'll make about 75bhp with a little work and they weigh about 350lbs...so 135-140mph isn't out of the ballpark!

Look into the Honda Skyhawk CB250 or similar bike. I've driven this bike. Although I wouldn't recommend pushing a street bike this size over 60mph. Doesn't take to windy days very well. It's too light to do serious highway riding. These are good starter bikes for mainly secondary roads in my opinion.

Boy, you are a dreamer. and you must weigh about 50 pounds. Otherwise, you'll never get a 250cc anything to take you 70-80 mph, unless you are calculating your speed as you are going off a cliff. I'd say that for the average person, 60 mph would be the top speed. I don't think that the speedometers even show 80 mph on the dial.Insurance is relatively dirt cheap. I have a Harley Street Glide, 2007 model, with a 96 ci, or around 1585cc and insurance with full coverage for me is around $325 a year. And, since all US insurance companies base the rate of insurance on the number of cc's, a 250 will be a minimum amount.