Seems Honda is entering the 250 market with their own version. http://www.motorcycle.com/news/2011-honda-cbr250r-coming-to-america-90080.html This could make for a nice contest!
It will be interesting to see how competitive the single-cylinder Honda will be compared to the Kawasaki twin.
Hey if anyone wants to bring a CBR 250 out to play with the Ninja 250's I don't see a problem. I am sure the sandbox is big enough for everyone to play in.
Oh come on, Mel. Of everyone on these forums, I would think that you would be able to recognize that big bikes DO NOT equal big excitement. I watched the CBR 125 race at Race City during the Superbike Weekend; the biggest field with the closest racing of all the classes, and the most exciting crashes.
Not to worry, Thain. I love close racing no matter what the size of machine. I'm just yanking Marbod's chain because he's pissed off at me for stealing 'his' racing number this year. Besides, it's going to be an interesting year with Aprilia's new RS4 125 four-stroke single also being imported to Canada: (shameless plug warning) http://www.cyclecanadaweb.com/articles/9512/