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Today after slightly more than 10,400 miles, my Honda CBR250R left the garage for the final time and made room for a “Rapid Red” 2014 Yamaha FZ-09. I learned a lot about motorcycling on the CBR and consider her a wise choice. I decided three motorcycles in the garage is plenty; I also have a Suzuki TU250X for my daughter and a Yamaha CP250X Morphous maxi-scooter that my youngest daughter likes most for our two-up riding. The CBR was a great bike, but one had to go.
At 414 pounds, its weight is in between my formerly owned Honda Silver Wing maxi-scooter (over 500 lbs.) and the CBR (about 360 lbs.) which was a very important specification for me. The standard seating position, not unlike the TU250X’s, was also very important, and the Yamaha demo days that I attended in the last couple of years helped me to learn, perhaps not so much what I preferred, but what I didn’t prefer via process of elimination.
For now, here is a picture of the Yamaha, which already has the seal of approval from my youngest daughter.

At 414 pounds, its weight is in between my formerly owned Honda Silver Wing maxi-scooter (over 500 lbs.) and the CBR (about 360 lbs.) which was a very important specification for me. The standard seating position, not unlike the TU250X’s, was also very important, and the Yamaha demo days that I attended in the last couple of years helped me to learn, perhaps not so much what I preferred, but what I didn’t prefer via process of elimination.
For now, here is a picture of the Yamaha, which already has the seal of approval from my youngest daughter.
