Nice Video... People forget, many folks are not professional videographer and are taking time to post video to share .... I appreciate you sharing since im thinking of buying a starter bike like this to learn
Thanks for your reply, I just bought another bike, a 2021 Goldwing, but I still love my Honda nighthawk 250. Shortly after this video, I found a little gem. A 1992 cb250 with only 1300 miles. I put an additional 3500 miles in the last year, including mild off roading, added some Bridgestone battlelax tires and it does surprisingly well. The Honda 250 engine is really a great engine, minimal maintenance needed, and oil changes can’t be any cheaper. I use Walmart conventional 10w 30, oil and their is no filter to change. Approximately $4.00 oil changes every 2-3k miles . It really is a great starter bike. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Hope you find a great first bike, and when you do ride safe 👍🏻
Bikes And Bass Sorry for the delayed response, it’s funny, I bought this bike as my camping bike, wife didn’t understand why I wanted this bike, but find ourselves taking this bike out way more than my other bikes. She hated my Harley-Davidson Nightrod special (way too hot) we traded that bike for my 2019 z900rs (love that bike also) But this bike is just relaxed, and runs so cool you really can’t feel any engine heat.
yes! the real question is HOW much fun can you have? IMO a lot as long as you just ride for the sake of riding and don't want to do anything crazy, it gets the job done
Subbed. But please no more music and video effects. I’d rather hear the wind and the engine. Also consider getting an in helmet microphone if you really want to have good voice audio.
Dp01 sorry for the delayed response. I agree, I’m learning this TH-cam. (It’s much harder than I thought lol) I did purchase the media mod for my GoPro so I can plug in a microphone. Just haven’t had any time to try another video. But I enjoy riding, so I will keep trying to improve my videos. Thanks for the feedback.
I picked up another older one in amazing condition (1992) with 1400 miles on it for $1,050. Put 5500 miles on it and runs better than when I bought it. Love these bikes, they don’t make them like this anymore.
Gordon Travis , sorry for the delayed response, yes, I got this bike for $800.00, It was a motorcycle school bike in her early years, so she was dropped a few times. I used bondo to take out the dents (lots of sanding) primer with a little overspray of flat black helped to see defects when I was nearing my finished product. Helps with areas to sand. I use 400 grit to with primer. Then 3 light coats of spray paint paint and one last wet heavy coat. The duplicolor perfect match is great paint, you can wet sand and buff in less than 1 hour, but safer to wait a few hours. Wet sanding I use 1000 grit, with soapy water and finish with 1200 grit. Sanding the orange peel until you don’t see any shiny spots on the paint. To get the shine, I use a high speed orbital buffer with a finishing pad (it truly is dummy proof) and you will get professional results , you really can’t burn the paint. Well maybe if you try, but you would really have to try lol. meguiars ultimate compound is truly magic. Love that stuff. Hopefully this helps. I wish I recorded it.
Yes , sorry for the delayed response. I weigh 230, she will cruse at 60 and max out around 75 with the wife and I. I did change the drive gear up one tooth.
Wife a I love the cb250 to cruise around the neighborhood, I actually bought another cb250, 1992 with 1300 miles, put Bridgestone battlelax tires, and off road with my buddys tw200. In 6 months I added 2700 miles, I also own a 2019 Z900rs, but I still love the little cb250.
Sorry for the delayed response, I own another one of these, and took it on multiple highway rides, across alligator ally from Fort LAUDERDALE fl to Fort Myers Beach. It’s a little nerve wracking because average is 90mph and some pass well over 100 mph. This little guy is happiest under 65 mph though she will go 80 mph.
Yes, this is a perfect choice for 5’2”. It’s really low to the ground, very light, and if you can find one with original exhaust, it’s nice and quiet. I’ve owned 2 of these bikes, and taught a few friends how to ride on them . I have a 2021 goldwing, but still love this little bike.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 You certainly DO run her hard. I have one of these and you treat it like shit. You were driving that engine full throttle all the way. I even wonder if you are still alive... I do hope so, but I have my doubts. The way you were under taking those cars on the highway and wandering from lane to lane is just asking for some inattentive driver to knock you off onto the road. Scraping along the highway at 60 - 70 miles an hour is harsh. I hope you never get to try it. The human body does VERY VERY badly under such circumstances. Trust me - I have scarped up the results - especially when you are wearing no protective clothing - bare hands and arms??? FFk sake man. Have a care. Great paint job by the way. REALLY well done there. The CB250 Nighthawk is a great little bike and treated nicely, they will do 100,000 miles, but they must have oil changes every thousand miles to do that.
I do wear a helmet whenever I ride, never gave much thought on gloves. Started wearing gloves after my Goldwing post when someone showed their hands after not wearing. It’s not because I don’t care about safety, I wear a riding jacket if I’m out in highway, and always a helmet. I live in muggy south Florida, sweaty 🥵 gloves felt like overkill.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 as least you wear a helmet. Loads of Americans say stupid things like "if I come off at 70mph I'd be dead anyway so might as well not wear a helmet" . Gloves,helmet,boots and a proper riding jacket/armoured trousers will massively reduce damage. I came off at 60mph rear tyre puncture sent me sliding across the road under the bike and I wrecked my gear and few scrapes but that's it. Damn glad I had gloves on that day
@@tommears7321 Thank good you were able to walkaway from that. I had an accident at 40 mph when I was 15. multiple surgeries, almost lost my ankle, stayed away from riding for years. But Life is short, and I really love riding, just got back riding about 5 years ago after a 24 year break. Next week I’m riding 3000 miles across the southeast United States 🇺🇸. I will post videos from this ride when I get back, Ride safe my friend.
Nice Video... People forget, many folks are not professional videographer and are taking time to post video to share .... I appreciate you sharing since im thinking of buying a starter bike like this to learn
Thanks for your reply, I just bought another bike, a 2021 Goldwing, but I still love my Honda nighthawk 250. Shortly after this video, I found a little gem. A 1992 cb250 with only 1300 miles. I put an additional 3500 miles in the last year, including mild off roading, added some Bridgestone battlelax tires and it does surprisingly well. The Honda 250 engine is really a great engine, minimal maintenance needed, and oil changes can’t be any cheaper. I use Walmart conventional 10w 30, oil and their is no filter to change. Approximately $4.00 oil changes every 2-3k miles . It really is a great starter bike. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Hope you find a great first bike, and when you do ride safe 👍🏻
Amazing video subbed
I own a 1993 Nighthawk 250 its my first bike.... Clean good looking bikes honestly
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Sorry for the delayed response, it’s funny, I bought this bike as my camping bike, wife didn’t understand why I wanted this bike, but find ourselves taking this bike out way more than my other bikes. She hated my Harley-Davidson Nightrod special (way too hot) we traded that bike for my 2019 z900rs (love that bike also) But this bike is just relaxed, and runs so cool you really can’t feel any engine heat.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 yea definitely... I'm gonna start motovlogging too if you could sub and check me out I'd appreciate it 💪🏽
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yes! the real question is HOW much fun can you have? IMO a lot as long as you just ride for the sake of riding and don't want to do anything crazy, it gets the job done
I took my cb250 on the tail of the dragon 3 times and had more fun on this bike than any other. It’s really fun to ride a slow bike fast 😂
Subbed. But please no more music and video effects. I’d rather hear the wind and the engine. Also consider getting an in helmet microphone if you really want to have good voice audio.
Dp01
sorry for the delayed response. I agree, I’m learning this TH-cam. (It’s much harder than I thought lol) I did purchase the media mod for my GoPro so I can plug in a microphone. Just haven’t had any time to try another video. But I enjoy riding, so I will keep trying to improve my videos. Thanks for the feedback.
And imma shout you out rn
You deserve more subs than this.... I'm adding you to my featured channels list
Ive had bikes all my life and I'm looking for one of theses right now. Almost 70 I no longer want my Honda 750. One of these would be perfect.
I picked up another older one in amazing condition (1992) with 1400 miles on it for $1,050. Put 5500 miles on it and runs better than when I bought it. Love these bikes, they don’t make them like this anymore.
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I'm looking to buy a 1999 Nighthawk 250. Can you provide more details on how you painted the bike?
Gordon Travis , sorry for the delayed response, yes, I got this bike for $800.00, It was a motorcycle school bike in her early years, so she was dropped a few times. I used bondo to take out the dents (lots of sanding) primer with a little overspray of flat black helped to see defects when I was nearing my finished product. Helps with areas to sand. I use 400 grit to with primer. Then 3 light coats of spray paint paint and one last wet heavy coat. The duplicolor perfect match is great paint, you can wet sand and buff in less than 1 hour, but safer to wait a few hours. Wet sanding I use 1000 grit, with soapy water and finish with 1200 grit. Sanding the orange peel until you don’t see any shiny spots on the paint. To get the shine, I use a high speed orbital buffer with a finishing pad (it truly is dummy proof) and you will get professional results , you really can’t burn the paint. Well maybe if you try, but you would really have to try lol. meguiars ultimate compound is truly magic. Love that stuff. Hopefully this helps. I wish I recorded it.
Where did you get the headlight
Hey man would this be a good bike for a 270lb rider? Thinking about picking one up
Yes , sorry for the delayed response. I weigh 230, she will cruse at 60 and max out around 75 with the wife and I. I did change the drive gear up one tooth.
Is it a good bike to learn on?
Wife a I love the cb250 to cruise around the neighborhood, I actually bought another cb250, 1992 with 1300 miles, put Bridgestone battlelax tires, and off road with my buddys tw200. In 6 months I added 2700 miles, I also own a 2019 Z900rs, but I still love the little cb250.
Hey it's been 4 years but how did you feel on the highway I feel like I would feel too exposed
Sorry for the delayed response, I own another one of these, and took it on multiple highway rides, across alligator ally from Fort LAUDERDALE fl to Fort Myers Beach. It’s a little nerve wracking because average is 90mph and some pass well over 100 mph. This little guy is happiest under 65 mph though she will go 80 mph.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 ah I see yeah iv decided on another bike just because of that reason lol! Thanks for responding and alg bro!
If I could actually hear what the guy was saying I might actually watch the video!
Is this a good bike for a 5’2 women?
Yes, this is a perfect choice for 5’2”. It’s really low to the ground, very light, and if you can find one with original exhaust, it’s nice and quiet. I’ve owned 2 of these bikes, and taught a few friends how to ride on them . I have a 2021 goldwing, but still love this little bike.
going in between cars like that is incredibly illegal and dangerous
how many miles can you do before refill?
Sorry for the delayed response, Around “200 miles to the tank , 50 miles per gallon. But I run her hard.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 Yes you do.....poor little engine.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 You certainly DO run her hard. I have one of these and you treat it like shit. You were driving that engine full throttle all the way. I even wonder if you are still alive... I do hope so, but I have my doubts. The way you were under taking those cars on the highway and wandering from lane to lane is just asking for some inattentive driver to knock you off onto the road. Scraping along the highway at 60 - 70 miles an hour is harsh. I hope you never get to try it. The human body does VERY VERY badly under such circumstances. Trust me - I have scarped up the results - especially when you are wearing no protective clothing - bare hands and arms??? FFk sake man. Have a care. Great paint job by the way. REALLY well done there.
The CB250 Nighthawk is a great little bike and treated nicely, they will do 100,000 miles, but they must have oil changes every thousand miles to do that.
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Why do Americans insist on not wearing gloves at least
I do wear a helmet whenever I ride, never gave much thought on gloves. Started wearing gloves after my Goldwing post when someone showed their hands after not wearing. It’s not because I don’t care about safety, I wear a riding jacket if I’m out in highway, and always a helmet. I live in muggy south Florida, sweaty 🥵 gloves felt like overkill.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 as least you wear a helmet. Loads of Americans say stupid things like "if I come off at 70mph I'd be dead anyway so might as well not wear a helmet" . Gloves,helmet,boots and a proper riding jacket/armoured trousers will massively reduce damage. I came off at 60mph rear tyre puncture sent me sliding across the road under the bike and I wrecked my gear and few scrapes but that's it. Damn glad I had gloves on that day
@@tommears7321
Thank good you were able to walkaway from that. I had an accident at 40 mph when I was 15. multiple surgeries, almost lost my ankle, stayed away from riding for years. But Life is short, and I really love riding, just got back riding about 5 years ago after a 24 year break. Next week I’m riding 3000 miles across the southeast United States 🇺🇸. I will post videos from this ride when I get back, Ride safe my friend.
@@twowheelingtodd4973 you too dude. Enjoy it it's a dream of mine to ride across the states (not on my 250 nighthawk) 😂 hope you have the best time
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