# Novice Bike: Ninja 250R - input/comments

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/115 "2009-02-16T19:41:35Z")

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> [@shipping from the UK to here....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shipping-from-the-uk-to-here/14254/6):
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> I’ll see you at Pocano this year.
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> Slightly different ballgame.
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> Completely different power delivery, ride position, and horsepower per CC, but still something I wouldn’t recommend.
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> Please explain this “more fit” comment and “ride good”.
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> Are you saying they were better off and were in better shape starting bigger? Please use details.
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> I mean why doesn’t everybody start on a 1000 then? No need to upgrade from a 600 which you would get bored off.
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> Or is there anybody that thinks that starting on a 1000 is _gasp_ **a bad idea?**

I know my friend started off on a 600 and could take twisties just as good as any one else on here and never once dropped the bike. He got hit by some stupid girl that ran into the side of him but he him self never dropped the bike and this was his first “street” bike

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