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makes sense, thanks for the 02. I'll take it and roll with it and see what I come up with in the next couple of months. I have a msf class to take the first week of November and I'll really get into the classifieds after I come out of it. Hopefully licensed... I have until may for my permit so its crunchtime.

But I'll definately take all this into consideration. Right on :thumbup
 
i LOVE my ninja 250!!! she does EVERYTHING i need her to do and more, as a noob ridder. i think i made the right chose, and feel i have the right tool to start mastering an art form i have wanted to do for many yrs!!! i LOVE ridding. and the ninja 250 takes great care of me. best of luck in what ever you chose. and ride safe. ;op

Post Script: all the "Real" ridders, LOVE my 250. and i get more props for starting smart and respecting the nature of the beast, than i get people giving me shit for only being on a 250. ;op

best of luck!!!
Joker
 
nothing wrong with an original either... however the 17" wheels on the newer ones afford better tire selection
 
I heard a lot of good stuff about the 250, one of my friend's has one and he said although it's not too fast on the freeway it makes up for it in the turns due to its light weight body.
 
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It all matters on your Bike and the RESPECT you have for your Bike and yourself.

Reason for me saying that is for my first bike i had an Awsome deal on a 2009 Yamaha YZFR R1 with real real low miles not even over 2300.. The guy had title in hand and ready to do the deal for 7000. I inspected the Bike and was in showroom condition not even a scratch. Happend to be a Porfessional Racer that was selling the bike. He offerd to Drive from Colorado to California to drop it off at my house. For a face to face deal. Well We did the deal and truth be told he gave me a free Lrg Helmet with it. Dude was awsome.

Just Respect the bike and yourself and you will be fine. Most cases Stay alert and you stay alive. thanks for reading!:ride:ride:ride:ride:twofinger
 
You know its wierd, I've been looking at CL and here for bikes and I have yet to find many deals. I hear that typical "oh wait for the winter" from alot of different people but hell, Its been 37 degrees average all week and I still see a buttload of riders!

I guess I'll just have to remain hopeful for the rainy season. Then again, most of us don't live in an area where it snows often so I might just be fooling myself.
 
Thateguhate said:
You know its wierd, I've been looking at CL and here for bikes and I have yet to find many deals. I hear that typical "oh wait for the winter" from alot of different people but hell, Its been 37 degrees average all week and I still see a buttload of riders!

I guess I'll just have to remain hopeful for the rainy season. Then again, most of us don't live in an area where it snows often so I might just be fooling myself.
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It hasn't gotten rainy and miserable yet. I've seen many deals and know of many people who are taking hard hits because of the economy. There are also many trades to be had now, now more than ever. I have a couple of fixer/upers; PM me if you have any interest...
 
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It hasn't gotten rainy and miserable yet. I've seen many deals and know of many people who are taking hard hits because of the economy. There are also many trades to be had now, now more than ever. I have a couple of fixer/upers; PM me if you have any interest...
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Fixer/upers would be cool as a secondary bike but I don't have my primary yet. Plus I have a wedding to pay for soon lol.

But yeah I can see where the economy has got everyone in a bind. In a way its almost sad to see the losses that some are taking. However, from a buyers prospective I can't help but shop around for the best deals. Like you said though. The storms really haven't started rolling in and Christmas is just around the corner so I'm sure some people are going to flip they're pride and joys for some extra holiday cash.
 
I'm new to bike and BARF. After reading forum I got an idea what should be my first steps... yet still have a question.
A friend of mine suggests to consider getting a scooter to learn riding a bike before getting on real bike.... Some of them like from Honda are pretty powerfull nowdays.

I read about cruiser (like Rebel) vs Ninja... yet didn't seen anybody talking about scooter vs ...

Hopefully I didn't offend you guys :)
 
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Hopefully I didn't offend you guys :)
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No offense taken, at least not by me. ;)

In my opinion that wouldn't be a wise thing to do and I think you'd be better off just starting on a motorcycle proper, albeit one appropriate a beginner. Get your saddle time done on a moto and go from there. :2cents

(of course other newb mantras apply: get gear, take the MSF, etc. :) )

Anyone else care to chime in?
 
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A friend of mine suggests to consider getting a scooter to learn riding a bike before getting on real bike.... Some of them like from Honda are pretty powerfull nowdays.
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If you have an opportunity to borrow a scooter or grab one on the cheap, by all means do it. They are a riot. But they do handle quite different than a moto, primarily due to their lower center of gravity and smaller wheel size. They won't teach you quite the same things that a 350 lb / 50 horsepower moto will.
 
"You don't outgrow a Ninja 250; your ego just grows faster than your skillset". -someone on some forum

P.S. I'm not trying to offend anyone. I just thought that it was a great quote.
 
would it be a stupid idea for me to buy my friends R1 as my first bike?... its a 04'? i i think and he'll sell it for 3gs to me... whats too much power to handle really mean? im not goin to be racing or anything just casual riding
 
I don't think that's a smart choice. Get a smaller bike to learn the basics and gradually move up. I'd rather make most of my mistakes on a more forgiving bike than a bigger one. You have all of your life to ride R1's and all those fancy, bigger displacement bikes. But if you plan on riding in a straight line and not do those fun loops through the mountain, go jump onto a Busa.

Anyway, it's your decision and don't go cheap on gear. "I'd rather sweat than bleed"

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would it be a stupid idea for me to buy my friends R1 as my first bike?... its a 04'? i i think and he'll sell it for 3gs to me... whats too much power to handle really mean? im not goin to be racing or anything just casual riding
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razorsharp510 said:
would it be a stupid idea for me to buy my friends R1 as my first bike?... its a 04'? i i think and he'll sell it for 3gs to me... whats too much power to handle really mean? im not goin to be racing or anything just casual riding
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Probably. But it's a great deal. You could buy it and sell it to someone else and turn a profit, use that money to buy a beginner bike, but I'm sure your friend would hate you :rofl

More powerful bikes are bigger and heavier and harder to handle at low speed.

Motorcycles are very easy to drop at 0mph because they are deceptively heavy, and once they start to lean they get really heavy really fast.

The idea about being too powerful is that when you crack the throttle open a little bit too much, it can surprise you.

I started on a CBR600 with no motorcycle experience, but *with* 12 years' experience driving, probably ~200,000 miles of driving experience, high performance driving experience, and a lot of time on a bicycle (meaning that balance and turning are fairly second nature to me).

I probably couldn't go wide-open-throttle on the bike for the first month I owned it. It can definitely be hard to hang on when you crack it open.

Twice in traffic I had only my right hand on the bars as I was swiveling to look over my left shoulder, and what I thought was a gentle application of throttle in 2nd gear turned out to be in 1st gear, and my remaining hand had a VERY hard time hanging on.

If I was on an R1 I'd have gone down both times, absolutely no question.
 
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