silviasxy wrote:Ok, so I don't have a bike yet, but after the Nopi Nationals I'll be gettin one.
GSXR600
Just tryin to learn as much as I can right now!
New girl
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I've got a bike, but no liscence yet, we are doing the best thing and learning first. Good luck. RNrider
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get a ninja 250. its fun and you'll save about 2 grand off the 500's and 5+ grand off a gixxer.
the 250 is awesome, light and nimble and if you know what your doing, you can use the bike to its potential.
99% of people riding 600cc bikes only use about 50-60% of the bikes potential when riding on public streets, but on a 250 you can use 90+%.
it'll do 105mph and i have run down 600cc bikes in the tail of the dragon (deals gap TN/NC, check out www.dealsgap.com) with mine.
best beginner bike ever.
the 250 is awesome, light and nimble and if you know what your doing, you can use the bike to its potential.
99% of people riding 600cc bikes only use about 50-60% of the bikes potential when riding on public streets, but on a 250 you can use 90+%.
it'll do 105mph and i have run down 600cc bikes in the tail of the dragon (deals gap TN/NC, check out www.dealsgap.com) with mine.
best beginner bike ever.
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Welcome to the forum. I'm glad you found us before getting talked into a 600RR
don't get me wrong, they are great and fun bikes- you just have to learn how to use a bike on something much safer first. It's always better to master the beast than have the beast master you... that's sound bike advice, pet owner advice and, dare I say it, dating advice- and you can take that to the bank.
don't get me wrong, they are great and fun bikes- you just have to learn how to use a bike on something much safer first. It's always better to master the beast than have the beast master you... that's sound bike advice, pet owner advice and, dare I say it, dating advice- and you can take that to the bank.
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Sorry it took me so long to find this. I usually don't post in this forum.silviasxy wrote:Thanks for the help...this is just going by what a few ppl have told me. I don't want anything too fast for a first bike.
If you want some other advice and alternate points of view on a first bike, I invite you to check out my page here:
www.CaliforniaBikeNights.com/learn
Gives a lot of good information on it on starting out.
So does this site over here:
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/school.htm
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As you have heard from many others here....be smart....start small. The Ninja 250 is a super bike, and one of the people at work...a 225# guy uses one as his daily commute, so don't immediately think that 250 means "small". It is just much more manageable and a much better bike to learn on. You can find used ones quite reasonably priced....learn on it...and then sell it for just about what you paid for it. People are always looking for introductory(I hate the newbie thing) bikes, and you will be able to learn....evaluate what else is out there....and then replace your 250 with something larger, etc. should you desire without losing any money. Kind of a good thing, IMHO.
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