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I had the same problem when i first got my bike a little over a month ago. But I think you hit it on the head of the nail with your comment "too many things to worry about". The more I ride some of the many worries that I initially had, have gone away. Now its almost a ritual ( as someone commented ...

Mikeydude that sounds awesome, I eventually want to try some freeway riding at night as well. I think you've gotten some great advice here so far. Just give yourself plenty of space on the freeway should something go wrong. Heres an article of an unfortunate accident that happened here locally ...

Thanks to both you Corsco and Basshole for responding. Yeah when I bought the bike I almost got the extended warranty but then the sales guy said that I had a year to decide, so I said fuggit let me think about it :laughing: As far as the initial maintenance is concerned thats a good idea to call ...

Well I have logged on over 600 miles on my Ninja 650R 8) I've had a blast with it so far! And now its time to take it in for the initial maintenance at the shop as it is recommended after 600 miles. I'm planning to take it to the same dealer where I bought it. How much should I expect to pay for ...

VermilionX, I'm in northern ca in the bay area. Yeah just recently I started getting on the freeway and just wanted to know how people in here felt about earplugs and as I suspected wear them or eventually lose some hearing. Speaking about the bay area its been scorching here triple digits :evil ...

I just recently begin riding on the freeway not for long maybe 30 minutes at the most. I've noticed that the noise level (wind) definately increases vs casual city riding. I've read and talked to some people and some wear and some dont wear earplugs. I want to get peoples opinions and experiences ...

Today was day 5 with the new bike. This morning I got up early, got dressed with full gear, jacket with armor, rugged boots that I had purchased at an army surplus store cheaply, helmet, gloves etc. and decided to go cross town on major roads. I knew that it being sunday morning, the traffic would ...

My i bet cavemen had no idea what they discovered when they carved a large stone into a wheel hahaha...anyways this is just an update on my new bike, the ninja 650R...thumbs up!! Yep..one word that comes to mind...COMFoRtAbLe, i fit like a glove on it. At times if felt like I was on a cloud shaped ...

First and foremost I want to thank everyone in this forum with sharing their experiences and great advice. This morning I mysteriously :lol: pulled into the parking lot of a motorcycle dealership and bought a bike! I ended up getting the Ninja 650R. The reasons being 1) it felt very comfortable ...

I am :D still stoked how I became MSF/CHP certified this past weekend and high fives to all 2006 graduates!!. I was reading the local paper yesterday and came across some sad news--some 19 year old on a 2006 Honda crossed the center line during a sharp turn and hit a Ford F-250 pick-up, then into a ...