Tis true that it wont turn like a CR. However you will be able to tweek it to turn well enough by setting the sag properly and fork ride height. I ride a 94 360WXE. It has the same close ratio six speed trans which is very sweet. I find the bike would be able to turn like a cr if I could get forward on it. The tank is in the way.
I would guess that the bike is worth less than 2K as mine was worth $1,600 2 years ago.
The 250 was a little weak in the HP dept, That can be addressed by pipe and silencer changes. In addition porting will help too.
Chris