Yep the old 250 Superdream really is ideal for a new biker. If you have just passed the DAS or want to return to biking after an absence you couldn't do much better. Very cheap, both to buy and run, and insurance companies like them as well it will not matter that much when(?) you drop it or ... Read review
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A review by HawkesFord on Honda CB250 Superdream January 12th, 2001
Author's product rating:
Comfort
Handling
Looks
Features
Fuel consumption
Advantages:
Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, low maintenance
Disadvantages:
250cc, once people buy them, they usually keep them
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Yep the old 250 Superdream really is ideal for a new biker. If you have just passed the DAS or want to return to biking after an absence you couldn't do much better. Very cheap, both to buy and run, and insurance companies like them as well it will not matter that much when(?) you drop it or fall off! The bike is taller than most 250cc bikes, giving it the 'feel' of a bigger bike, so when you eventually transfer to a 600 or above it will not feel that strange. Most people I know who have bought one keep it as their 'winter hack', because it is so cheap to repair and seems to run forever without much maintenance, keeping their 'best bike' for the summer months (week?). It's the riding experience that sets it apart from other bikes of this cc. It rides like a 600 instead of a 250, the handling and manner of the bike is great preperation for later bigger bikes and you don't need to be an experienced mechanic to keep them running. In fact mine has been running for 5 years now, and I haven't even touched it maintenance wise! It's great for 2 up biking as well, of course it is only 250cc so don't expect ground breaking speed, but it keeps up with a lot of riders on bigger bikes, and around town it's in it's element.
Advantages: Economical, easy to work on, bounces well Disadvantages: Undeserved popular image
Just to prove how excellent these bikes are, myself and my other half have four of them. Two of them are our everyday bikes, one is being restored and one is being modified slightly into a flat-tracker....none cost more than £50 and cost about £150 a year to run, including insurance.
Both of us have big bikes for the long hauls, when 250cc's isn't quite enough from the comfort point of view - for everything else, daily commutes, local scratching ... ...enough power to cope in modern traffic and are extremely flickable, making peg dragging very easy and very stable - and excellent fun. They're very easy to look after mechanically and electrically and can get you home even when apparently on their last legs.
if the worst happens and you come off, they also bounce well and should still be rideable - if you bounce too. There are only two things you have to keep a close eye on. One is oil - running ...
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Advantages: Cheap, good for a 250 Disadvantages: They're beginning to age..........
This is probably the best 250cc 4 stroke bike from the 80's (and late 70s')
Mine is 1981, blue and has covered 60000 miles. It needs little work to keep going, and is as reliable as a packhorse. People who own them swear by them, literally at times, but they really are reliable.
Things that tend to go wrong include electrics and rust penetration, they really do rust.
Spares are impecably cheap to buy, things like tyres about 20.00 each, and used ... ...for 80.00 if you're careful!
Alot of people use these for winter hacks aswell, or the slightly bigger 400 Superdream, but more 250's were made so they are more common.
Handling is superb, the rear shocks are just right and the front ones barely ever need the seals replacing. It handles wery well, but I wouldn't say many bikes handle badly.
The brakes are good - the front one is a disk so better stopping power than a cable. The rear is a drum brake, ...
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Advantages: 'Tall' so good for tall boy Disadvantages: thrashed bangers now
...counties mad laws. This the Honda 250 Dream machine was introduced in a fanfare of publicity to an unsuspecting public. A shock replacement for the previous 250 Dream machine so ugly no teenager wanted it so replaced after only 1 year. This bike was designed for teenagers back in the days when L plates allowed you to drive a 249cc machine for as long as you liked and as much as you liked.
It has an upright riding position quite comfortable over ... ...and it still has the dullest exhaust note. A far superior machine was the 400cc version good for 110mph on a good day. The 400 version will not have been thrashed as it was bought by older men and is the way to go if a cheap Honda is wanted. ...
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Had one years ago, best bike i ever had. Cheap to insure and very forgiving. Comfortable and easy to maintain for a complete novice female mechanic like me!
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It was the summer of '96, and I was a '90s girl. I was happy with my life (and Mitsubishi Lancer GLX) and thought it was complete.. that was until I laid eyes on her...
I'm talking about the beautiful piece of machinery parked on the corner car lot,... more
