Well, to be fair, I've never ridden a 250. When my g/f had a GS500F, I really liked cruising around town on that thing -- even with the Hayabusa in the garage. I rode the GS from Elyria to Nelson Ledges once, highway miles, and it was a little rough at 70+mph, but it would push 95 if you really wanted to pin the throttle back.