# Finally going to do it, me thinks... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 28, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-going-to-do-it-me-thinks/267104 "2013-05-28T14:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 75
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-going-to-do-it-me-thinks/267104/75 "2013-05-30T16:35:50Z")
> [@IPHONE!!!?!?!?1111](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iphone-1111/52879/6): > > Trust me, the 250/300 will be plenty for you. Morons in this thread talking down to the 250’s/300’s. > > I own an R6, and a Ninja 300. When you become a good rider, I guarantee you will leave everyone who claims big bikes are best behind carving up mountain roads. > > No matter how much fun my R6 is in regards to acceleration, speed, and hell - even cornering, the Ninja 300 can be just as fun, if not **more** fun carving a good set of twisties than a 600+cc bike. > > Don’t believe me? Even on the R6 forum where I posted about my Ninja 300, people who were track day regulars, and even a few who have their racing licenses and legit race, were talking about how they were downgrading to a 250/300 because they are just a load of fun. > > Lightweight, and easy to throw around! > > :IdiotsI can’t believe people in here are comparing cars to motorcycles. :gtfo > Ilya, you need to join a real motorcycle forum where there is logic. The handful in here who are knowledgeable clearly get drowned out by nonsense. > > I started out on a Honda CBR900RR, and from experience, I can say it wasn’t the smartest idea. Bigger, heavier bike, never felt confident on it. I rode around with the biggest chicken strips like 95% of the local riders, that don’t know what the difference is between a Shinko Sport Touring tire and a Dunlop Q2 tire. > > Lets watch R1’s and other big bikes beat the 250 on the straight, and then lets watch the 250 pass them in the turns… > [Ninja 250 vs. the big bikes at Laguna Seca - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz03sQeX02c) > > Sorry, you’re not going to be doing wheelies like the cool kids (Even though my father has successfully wheelied the 300, so, I guess you _ **can** _ if you want), you’re not going to get all the girls who chill on the corner, and you may even have some squids laugh at you … but after all that, you’ll know you’re on track to being a much better rider than them. > > Ben Spies, Valentino Rossi, Kevin Schwantz and all of them will never be caught saying “Yeah, go buy a 600cc, you’ll be awesome!” :facepalm > > Why I even wasted my time typing this, I don’t know. Ilya, you seem smart. You don’t need me, RocketPunch, Gundam, HiSpeed, Vlad…etc to sit here and tell you what to do. Common saying is, new rider on a bigger bike means cheaper parts. > > Be smart, ride safe, and have fun. > > On a side note, I don’t mind people who stunt. 91teg can practice wheelies on the whole ride, and wear whatever he feels comfortable wearing, or speed off in to the distance - I don’t care, I’ll still ride with him, and others just like him. I ride my ride, they ride theirs. Motorcycles are supposed to be fun, and I have fun with everyone I ride with. It’s the people who call the lightweights pussy bikes and what not are the people I despise. > > You don’t need a big bike to enjoy this awesome hobby. You’re best bet is to start small, at least for a year - see if you really like it. Most people will buy a bike and decide it’s not for them. Might as well start small, understand the bike, attempt to master the bike (Which I can nearly guarantee nobody here has “mastered” a 250 or 300, except _maybe_ RocketPunch who will also probably say he can’t), and then decide if you want to go bigger. Thanks man. I just signed up on the KawasakiNinja300 forum…and I thought I saw you on there (was wondering if it was the same GenPatton). After watching loads of videos, I think I’ll go with the 300 (when the price goes down a bit) but get my license in the mean time. Buy a helmet in the mean time too as I’ll need that for the BRC. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-going-to-do-it-me-thinks/267104)._