07-26-2009, 11:04 AM
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Please, call me Brian.
Location: Madison WI
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 10,351
Mein Auto: 02 WRX
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Originally Posted by lild
you could check out the 250's, very small, light, and low on power. you can get a 250cc in cruiser style bike or sport bike. i have a 06 kawasaki ninja 500. got it for 3600. i've enjoyed. the nice thing is it's carburated, so it's easy to work on.
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The thing about 250s is that unless you're under 150lbs you'll get tired of it very quickly. I say that because of this: even if you never plan on exceeding 100mph, the time it takes to get up to speed is pretty long if you don't redline it in every gear. I found driving my friends 08 Ninja 250 to be very scary for that reason. Interstate driving often requires a lot of lane switching/slowing/speeding up, and if you're bike doesn't have the power to get you moving you'll be in trouble sooner or later. A lot of my friends started on 250s and intended to keep them for a long time, but ditched them in under 1 year. I started on a CBR 600 F2 and rode that for two years, great bike. If you respect the bike you can start on just about anything.
Last edited by Ryan...; 07-26-2009 at 11:07 AM.
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