250 sport bike opinions

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BigChickenStrips · Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:21 am

certainly everyone is entitled to their oppinion but i doubt you were ridign the 250 to its limits if you became bored with it.

the wind= much louder than motor at interstate cruising speeds.

swifty's revenge · Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:05 am

o this lead me to the Kawasaki Ninja EX250, abd EX500. I've read that these things won't give all the accel. that you may want, but the handling is pretty kick "O Ring".

I got to ride a ninja 500 a couple of weeks ago and it;s acceleration really surprised me. i would saty it;s plenty fast enough for me. there';s enough tourqe there that squeezing 100% out of the bike in a twisty section is immensely satisfying...

earwig · #33 Unread post by **earwig** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:44 am

BigChickenStrips wrote:certainly everyone is entitled to their oppinion but i doubt you were ridign the 250 to its limits if you became bored with it.

You do not have to ride a bike to it's limits to get bored with it. Ever quit playing a video game before you "beat" the game? Ever get bored with a movie before it ended? It's the same thing

I get bored without lots of low end torque and pegs that drag too easily... and as I said... I could have plenty of fun on a 250, but not as a primary ride. One day you will might understand and agree

Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:41 am

Anonu wrote:Does the sounds of a 250 get annoying when cruising at 120km/h? I imagine it's screaming a bit louder than a 500 at that point.

No, it's pretty steady and not screaming. The wind makes all the racket.

Sculelos · Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:25 pm

earwig wrote:
BigChickenStrips wrote:certainly everyone is entitled to their oppinion but i doubt you were ridign the 250 to its limits if you became bored with it.
You do not have to ride a bike to it's limits to get bored with it. Ever quit playing a video game before you "beat" the game? Ever get bored with a movie before it ended? It's the same thing I get bored without lots of low end torque and pegs that drag too easily... and as I said... I could have plenty of fun on a 250, but not as a primary ride. One day you will might understand and agree

I completly agree with you, I had a Buell Blast and I "outgrew" it, although it didn't help that I had to shift every 10mph and it was pretty cramped as I'm 6'5'', now though I have a lightning XB12S and I find that it fits my frame perfectly, even the leg groves are basicly a perfect fit, and the torquey motor is quite nice.

earwig · #36 Unread post by **earwig** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:45 pm

Sculelos wrote:I completly agree with you, I had a Buell Blast and I "outgrew" it, although it didn't help that I had to shift every 10mph and it was pretty cramped as I'm 6'5'', now though I have a lightning XB12S and I find that it fits my frame perfectly, even the leg groves are basicly a perfect fit, and the torquey motor is quite nice.

Nice bike! (I have the same one)

DirtyD86 · #37 Unread post by **DirtyD86** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:21 pm

i had a 2003 ninja250 before i got my r6. that bike is incredible for the price. it will leave any car in the dust , gets incredible gas mileage, is comfortable (very comfortable) for larger riders. im 6'5". for 3k you cannot get a better bike