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good starter bike?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:29 pm
by amitbob21
Hey guys this is my first post, anyways im looking for a good starter bike. I have no experience in riding. I narrowed it down to the ninja 500 and the ninja 250 what do you recommend?? i like power but is the 500 worth an extra $2000? thanks.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:19 pm
by flw
Have a read at
viewtopic.php?t=11866 on this topic
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:52 am
by amitbob21
ok thanks
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:08 am
by VermilionX
also check out hyosung...
http://www.hyosungmotorsusa.com/
currently, they're the only ones here in the US that have a 250cc sportbike.
unlike europe... we don't have a lot of choices for smaller engine sportbikes.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:07 pm
by Sev
GT250R has a very similar seating position to the Ninja 250.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:48 pm
by intotherain
Sevulturus, i dont know if this means that the seat positiosn are different but the GT250R's handlebars are much lower than a ninja 250. also the seat height is a couple inches higher than the ninja 250. take a look
the GT250R
the kawa ninja 250
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:38 pm
by Sev
I still found it to be a very similar feel to sit on both of them. The bars are a little lower and further away, but not enough to remove the "Standard" feeling.
Re: good starter bike?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:30 am
by Bubba
amitbob21 wrote:Hey guys this is my first post, anyways im looking for a good starter bike. I have no experience in riding. I narrowed it down to the ninja 500 and the ninja 250 what do you recommend?? i like power but is the 500 worth an extra $2000? thanks.
Like I just told Lunchmeat, in the very near future, you're going to want something bigger. So save your bucks and hope you can sell the small cc bike.
Re: good starter bike?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:32 am
by Sev
Bubba wrote:amitbob21 wrote:Hey guys this is my first post, anyways im looking for a good starter bike. I have no experience in riding. I narrowed it down to the ninja 500 and the ninja 250 what do you recommend?? i like power but is the 500 worth an extra $2000? thanks.
Like I just told Lunchmeat, in the very near future, you're going to want something bigger. So save your bucks and hope you can sell the small cc bike.
Selling the small cc bikes never seems to be a problem. Unless you do something silly and assume that it'll sell for more then you paid for it (I've seen that a lot around here).
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:43 pm
by Duffy
I have been looking at the Hyosung 250 too. It's a nice looking bike, but I think it's new to the US and I would be concerned about its quality and reliability.