How much would I hate a Ninja 250? PORN LINK SFW **Update: Bought a Bike**
 

I want a first bike. I want it to be cheap. Ninja seems like the safest bet.

I know this topic has been covered. I've done a good deal of searching. I either see one group of people saying the Ninja 250 is the best beginners bike out because of its cost and features. On the other hand I see a lot of people saying that one should just go straight to the 500-600cc bikes as the 250 will be boring in a couple of weeks.

Throw out any suggestions of bikes I can pick up for around $2500 or less. I'd prefer suggestions of bikes that aren't older than 10 years old. I really don't have a strong reasoning behind this other than aesthetics.

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Update:

I bought a 2000 SV650 a couple of days ago. I made out just okay on the deal, but I was having a really hard time finding any bikes for sale in the area so I jumped on this bike. It has 15,xxx miles. Got it for $2900 with a helmet, gloves, and battery charger thing. I haven't really gotten to ride it because I don't really know how and the helmet I got with the bike doesn't fit me but my dad. Oh well. Helmet will be coming in the mail early this week and I will be taking lessons/getting a license early next week. Here are pics.

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Re: How much would I hate a Ninja 250? PORN LINK SFW
 

just don't expect it to be anything more than a moped. I don't see how riding a 250 will make you a better rider, unless you have some severely fucked up hand eye coordination.

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What do you weigh? I way 150 and I had a ninja 250 about 5 years ago. I'm a very experianced rider Been riding since I was a kid. Theyre fun. You can jump them and keep the front end up. But you can't ride with your friends if they have bigger bikes.because a 250 isn't fast enough to get away from the cops. think of a gsr hatch and thats about what they do.

All the guys I ride with are experianced as well and we usaully ride at about 130-140 ish on the highway.

For 2500 you can search around and find a cbr900 for about that just look around. Any size bike can kill you and remember the throttle goes both ways. DOn't do things you think you can't doand don't speedin heavy traffic. We speed eveywhere we go but not during rush hour be safe and smart. If youve rode a lot of dirt bikes then a 250 is to small. My old race bike a 99kx 125 could eat my 250 ninja. up to 80 mph.

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I could only stand riding one for about 3 months. They are actually fun on backroads they slide really good. but the back tires so small they don't have enough surface area to really bite. And you can ------- launch them and hold the front up.....But riding with other bikes on a 250 is like riding a quad with a group of dirtbikes.

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We aren't in the same world Dmc1. I want to commute and have a little fun. I have no interest in tricks nor do I have any intentions in traveling 130-140mph with a group of bikes. This bike would be used to get me where I want to go. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy going quickly on curvy roads and such, and plan on doing so. I'm commuting to school next year so a bike will be very easy to park and cheap to ride if gas gets up to $5.00 like some predict. Plus they are look like a bit more fun to ride around.

Also Rawr, I'm going out on a limb saying a Ninja 250 is a lot more powerful than a moped. Average moped's top speed is 50mph I believe. Ninja 250 tops out around 110 and can cruise at 80 relatively easily as per all the reviews I've read. It just requires traveling at around 9000rpm.

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I was speaking figuratively. You don't have to pull out statistics to prove that 250's are faster than 50cc 2 stroke mopeds.

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Your 100% right. Using it for what you said aninja 250 wouldbe fine for you. and you can find them in great shape for around 1g. They actually pull fine with a passneger toso you can ride a girl around on the back. they actually feel more stable with a passenger.

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I'm scared to ride a bike on the streets daily. I see too many ------- idiots on the road and way too many dumbfucks who mistake a stopLIGHT for a stopSIGN. :3
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My biggest fear is obviously getting into an accident. I clearly don't want to get into one. Luckily for me my current job is only 10 minutes away and is all "country" roads. Still a risk for getting in trouble, but I think it will be a good group of roads to learn how to ride on. I'll move to highways when I feel comfortable and if I don't like riding, I'll sell the bike and forget about it. Thats kind of why I wanted to go with the 250 Ninja. Really low investment but still offers things like a great ride and water cooled engine. It offers a lot of things the other "lower cost" bikes simply don't offer.

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i do that on purpose, BUT thats because i live in a small town and some of the lights dont work properly so running them can save me a lot of time, and keeps me sane, when theres NO one even in site. i usually do most of my driving at night. so if you can imagine a small town on a backroad where theres no one in site and having to wait for a light that takes its ------- time. never been in a accident with another car/bike, just one accident by myself when i was obvislously going three times the speed limit and wasnt thinking. was about 3 years ago. i run a lot of stopsigns and lights : ), i also sleep while i drive, and set the cruise for 110

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im planning to get a gsxr600 as my first bike. i was going to get a ninja 250 but i dont want to be bored of it in a few weeks and lose alot of money.

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2500 or less = cbr600 F3

mine was a 95 and kept up with any modern 600 and it had 50k on it which is very high for a sportbike

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SV650 hands down :y Great bike, and you won't grow tired of it as easily. The 1st gens can be picked up for cheap. Also, it is one of the bikes you will really miss once you upgrade to a 600 etc. I wish I still had mine.

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I have rode/raced dirt bikes since I was about 5. I have always wanted a crotch rocket but I know better. I'm not smart enough to ride it any kind of common sence and boost is right other drivers are :1. My sisters old long term boyfriend had a toyota truck pull out in front of him at a y in the road and he hit it at the door and took the front diff right out of the truck, seing him everyday also helped my decision.

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hahahahahahahaha LMFAO

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I had a f2 and it kept up fine....the f2s and f3s are the same price as a used 250 ninja, get one of those and you'll be more happy...don't buy a 250 cause people say you should start out on it, buy a bike you want and ride with in your limits and you'll be fine

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The problem is I don't really know what I want because I've never ridden before. The Ninja 250 is a cheap investment and doesn't depreciate much in value. If I drop it and the body is ---- after I learn to ride, well at least its only on a $1000 bike vs a $3000 bike. If I want another bike, I can still keep the Ninja to commute and have another bike.

The Milk Man: Thanks for the SV 650 suggestion. I was looking up info on that sucker and it seems like a really solid choice. Really fat torque band with a moderately high rev limit. I'll keep my eye out for a cheap one.

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the sv650 isn't a bad bike to start out on...its better then a 250 ninja....i've never rode a bike before untill i got my f2....you can find them for cheap, like under $2000...wont look as nice but its a better bike to learn on...this is the f2 i learned on:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...0/Image005.jpg
i traded a car for it and i was only into the car $1200....bike was worth $2500...i ended up gettin rid of it for a banshee. but if you get one of these its going to be a lot more fun then a ninja 250...i learned a lot on this bike and never downed it...i loved my f2 and will deffinatly get another, but not untill i get a gsx-r 750 >:D

whatever bike you end up getting there is one thing that was told to me that is good advice....ride like everyone is out to kill you...in other words be very alert

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250s are lame. do not buy it.

riding everyday isnt that bad, you just have to keep an eye out. ive commuted my 600 for two weeks about now and had two people turn into me.

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honda now has a 125cr that is about 2 grand cheaper then the 250 good starter bike if u dont want something crazy max speed is 120 km

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That sounds like almost as much fun as open heart surgery on your birthday. A 125cc streetbike would suck ass. You would be getting smoked by early 70's VW's. :1
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Where you located? My sister wants to sell her GS500F that's only a couple years old and has just under 4k miles. It's kinda in your price range if I remember what she's askin for it.

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they should make a 2-stroke motor for cars, way better engine design than a 4-stroke

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Do you actually believe this?

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I take it youve never tried to keep a 125 running for a race season before

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2 strokes make more power etc but i dont think it would be good for a daily driver. i dont see 2 strokes any bigger then 250cc either.

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friend had a 94 250 ninja, i kinda drove it a bit and it felt pretty light and easy to contorl consider i`ve had only ride bicycles before LOL
i`d say go for it if you are starter, that thing is pretty fast off the line but it had a hard time keeping up with my stock civic at 100+ LOL

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I agree their ok bikes.

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saying a ninja 250 is fast is like saying a stock geo metro is fast...250s are gutless.....but i'm not surprised it couldn't keep up with your car...they are only a 14 sec bike.

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I got a used '97 600 Honda F3 as my first bike... I love it and I've had no street bike background. I used to ride dirt bikes as a kid, but nothing on the street.

The 250 will be okay, but my vote is for a used 600.

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Their top speed is only supposed to be like 105 or so.. so I can see why it couldnt keep up anymore lol :P

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well thats what i meant :P lol

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I'm pretty sure I've decided on the Suzuki SV650. It's fuel injected, great power band, good fuel efficiency, I really like the way the "naked" model looks, and I haven't read a bad thing about them yet.

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wat about the stripped r6? i think its a fz6 or something if ur looking for a new bike.

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All the "popular" 600cc bikes in this area seem to be going for not much less than $1500 under MSRP. It's kind of ridiculous seeing we only get about 4 months of riding weather. I don't have $4000-6000 to throw on a bike and I don't really want a "well I dropped it a couple of times and its a 1992 so I'll sell it for $3500" popular 600cc. I'm talking with someone right now for a 2000 SV650 for $2500. Only problem is its red and I kind of wish it was any of the other colors....

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i think you'll be happy with an sv650 for a while, it doesn't have all the power off a regular 600, but its a whole hell of a lot better then a ninja 250...and thats a pretty decent price for a 2000

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http://cnj.craigslist.org/mcy/355622858.html

Any thoughts?

Re: How much would I hate a Ninja 250? PORN LINK SFW
 

get the sv650 instead

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The company i work for builds a 3.0L two stroke. But its not for a bike.