GW250 Suzuki

[MJH]

In Japan the GW250 is called a GSR250 and sits under the GSR400, Japan has some regulations on motorcycles that when they exceed 400cc the insurance rates take a big leap up. These regulations, as any regulations do, create market forces, for instance the learner class in the UK creates a booming market for 125cc models, in Japan the under 400cc are more affordable to insure and that generates interest the 400cc. Also the regulations save lives, experienced riders should not really be encouraging new riders to buy up prematurely, telling them things like they will loses interest in the smaller displacement model, HD entry level bike is an 883 they make up for that by offering allot of sponsorship of rider training courses. They used to use the Buell Blasts for training bikes, that tells you something doesn't it.


GSR400



The next logical bike for Haojue could it be a GSR400? But didn't China at one time embrace the 400cc Japanese bikes as a limit once, then backed off that and set limits to under 250cc? Not hard limits but limited market access, as the bigger bike exist they are just restricting access to them with high prices in the market.


Anyway I see the GSR400 as a very cool bike. I think if they made them in China they could send some over to the USA I would consider that bike seriously, if priced right . It would need to be priced under the new Honda CB500.


As for Honda in China they really should consider manufacturing the VTR250 there, it be good response to the GW250 Suzuki.

VTR250

If priced under $5,000.00 USD I believe they could sell a few VTR250 in the US, maybe more then the CBR250? Honda also now offers a VTR-F, to cut the wind better.