# Novice Bike: Ninja 250R - input/comments **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 14, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115 "2009-02-14T12:24:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![1evilzr1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1evilzr1/32/6384_2.png) [@1evilzr1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1evilzr1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/21 "2009-02-14T15:54:05Z")
sweet! turbo what??? gsxr?? ---
**Author:** ![Norwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Norwood](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norwood)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/22 "2009-02-14T15:54:21Z")
:huh > [@GM offering 0% for 72 months on every car except Vette](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-offering-0-for-72-months-on-every-car-except-vette/14079/25): > > Watch out for my Turbo1000 this spring… ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/23 "2009-02-14T15:54:52Z")
> [@How could we forget about The lobster claw?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-could-we-forget-about-the-lobster-claw/14118/4): > > Wow someone beat me to this post. I’ll sit back and watch now since everyone knows I share the same opinion as C6 guy. i agree also ,but ya cant hate em for his oppinion ---
**Author:** ![Norwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Norwood](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norwood)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/24 "2009-02-14T15:55:22Z")
I say we make a poll :lol ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/25 "2009-02-14T15:55:58Z")
me to ---
**Author:** ![Norwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Norwood](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norwood)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/26 "2009-02-14T15:56:42Z")
> [@Frisbee/Disc Golf???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/frisbee-disc-golf/14111/9): > > me to So where is this garage you work at? And how much you want to do my gears? ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/27 "2009-02-14T15:57:11Z")
> [@Lorinser 19" Wheels 4 SALE](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lorinser-19-wheels-4-sale/14097/2): > > you mean i have ALOT more knowledge and experience w/ bikes and cars. like i said in the above post, i have been on a bike since i was 3 and have 100’s of races and other ama sanctioned events under my belt, do you??? What does any of it have to do with a first bike for a NOOB? ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/28 "2009-02-14T15:58:59Z")
> [@I think my Taurus is cursed](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-think-my-taurus-is-cursed/14122/2): > > So where is this garage you work at? And how much you want to do my gears? exit 10 in round lake ,ill let ya know on mon ill find out ---
**Author:** ![Norwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Norwood](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norwood)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/29 "2009-02-14T16:04:28Z")
> [@Official NHL Offseason Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nhl-offseason-thread/14053/50): > > exit 10 in round lake ,ill let ya know on mon ill find out sounds good ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/30 "2009-02-14T16:19:39Z")
> [@Frisbee/Disc Golf???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/frisbee-disc-golf/14111/6): > > sweet! turbo what??? gsxr?? If everything pans out right… ---
**Author:** ![lconrad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lconrad/32/6314_2.png) [@lconrad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lconrad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/31 "2009-02-14T16:33:58Z")
> [@Happy Birfday HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-birfday-hotrodkid/14103/22): > > a ninja 250 is a sick bike if your a novice chick! if not wow idk…buy a 600 and becareful. if you respect the bike and know how NOT to twist the throttle to hard then you will be fine, and not look like an idiot on a moped w/ fairings. well said…go with a 600…you’ll be sorry if you dont because you will be bored with this bike before the end of the summer…my girlfriend had a ninja 500 for her 1st year then a cbr600rr… now she wants a 1000…shes about 5-5’…but if you want to waste your money on this bike go ahead ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/32 "2009-02-14T16:37:43Z")
Yup. I bought my Z400 quad. First few days was like…FUCK, this thing moves out! Now, feels slow as balls… Buy big, grow into it… ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/33 "2009-02-14T17:41:02Z")
> [@I Love THIS Pic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-love-this-pic/14107/13): > > well said…go with a 600…you’ll be sorry if you dont because you will be bored with this bike before the end of the summer…my girlfriend had a ninja 500 for her 1st year then a cbr600rr… now she wants a 1000…shes about 5-5’…but if you want to waste your money on this bike go ahead 600 too slow for her? :rofl I guess 600rr is a girls bike too if even a girl thinks it’s slow. Let people ride what they want to ride. / thread. ---
**Author:** ![lconrad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lconrad/32/6314_2.png) [@lconrad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lconrad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/34 "2009-02-14T17:51:03Z")
> [@Working the 4th? \*roll-call\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-the-4th-roll-call/14116/24): > > 600 too slow for her? :rofl > I guess 600rr is a girls bike too if even a girl thinks it’s slow. > > Let people ride what they want to ride. > / thread. i dont think that it has to be about being to slow…i think she just feels like she can handle the 1000…do i want her to get it, no but thats what she wants…i think a 600 would be plenty for a lot of people… it’s only as fast as you twist the throttle!!! i like to go fast so…nothing smaller then a 1000 for me and i’m sure Tony feels the same way!!! ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/35 "2009-02-14T18:02:26Z")
> [@7-9 rochester?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/7-9-rochester/14129/5): > > i dont think that it has to be about being to slow…i think she just feels like she can handle the 1000…do i want her to get it, no but thats what she wants…i think a 600 would be plenty for a lot of people… it’s only as fast as you twist the throttle!!! > > i like to go fast so…nothing smaller then a 1000 for me and i’m sure Tony feels the same way!!! And that’s fine. I know my bike is slow, but I can’t afford a bigger bike right now so I just have fun with what I have. Apparently that makes me a squid :rofl ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/36 "2009-02-14T19:39:37Z")
Thanks for all the input guys. I can understand the relatively lack of power of 250cc might be a bit tough on highways, yet I don’t want to find out the hard way if a 600 is over than what I can handle as a novice. I may ended up picking some in between to build up my confidence first, just to error on the safe side. Thanks for your help. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/37 "2009-02-14T19:42:10Z")
You could also look at a ninja 500. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/38 "2009-02-14T19:44:57Z")
Two logics going on here, you guys are comparing apples to oranges. C6, Bino, Icon all talk about “fast” quickest point between point A to point B. In which case just have a fast convertible. For those of us that like turns, like me and Oleg and the others like us, it’s easier/faster and more practical to learn on a smaller bike. In turning your argument goes out the window, because even a 250 can be too “fast” for the turn if you go into a 30mph turn at 100, what starts mattering is the rider on it. People who upgrade to 1000’s from 600’s are only concerned about the straight line acceleration, because it’s proven that it hinders your turning ability, which is why the 600cc race class is worlds more competitive then liter class. 'Cause you know bigger CC ALWAYS \> smaller CC That kid would whoop every member on here. I have yet to have any of my friends on any of their 600’s be able to keep up with me on my “measily” 70hp pussy moped, besides the one guy who also started on a small bike and I’m sick of waiting for them after turns. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/39 "2009-02-14T19:50:13Z")
> [@Happy Birthday Rub I Cant!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-birthday-rub-i-cant/14117/20): > > Thanks for all the input guys. > > I can understand the relatively lack of power of 250cc might be a bit tough on highways, yet I don’t want to find out the hard way if a 600 is over than what I can handle as a novice. I may ended up picking some in between to build up my confidence first, just to error on the safe side. > > Thanks for your help. 🙂 It won’t hurt in any way shape or form to start small and then move up. The only thing will be hurt is the ego of the riders who started big who think they can ride until you pass them on a smaller bike. (not in a straight line of course). I’m not sure if you read any of the stickies uptop but some of the benefits include - Cheaper start up cost - Cheaper insurance - Much faster learning curve - Don’t care if you drop it. - Much better resale value. - Much safer bet to start small. - Less to worry about and to be concerned about, more concentration on learning and avoiding stupid drivers. - Cheaper tires - Much more relaxed riding position Downsides - You won’t “look as cool” - You will most likely want to upgrade within after a season - You will get your balls busted - You will ride with people that will go 150mph on the highway and leave you behind. Not the people you should ever ride again with. ---
**Author:** ![1evilzr1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1evilzr1/32/6384_2.png) [@1evilzr1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1evilzr1)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/40 "2009-02-15T07:00:42Z")
my 1000 has a 4" stretched swingarm and a 240 kit, which obviously robs from the handleing a little bit and i promise you ill hit the twisties w/ any ninja 250 and i will come out 1st unless the guys name is nicky haden or something etc 600’s- thats a different story, they handle sick and are fast as hell [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115.md?page=3)