# 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, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/141 "2009-02-16T19:58:33Z")

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> [@Polish Falcons Cruise Night Every Thursday Night](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/polish-falcons-cruise-night-every-thursday-night/13606/38):
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> Google “Ricky Gadsen R6”
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> 9.93 Sec E/T.
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> It seems to me that something that you have to worry about balancing all the time and goes in the 1/4 mile then any production car ever made including the multi-million dollar machines is something that a person should learn on.
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> So you’re still saying you would NEVER break the traction in the 800whp Corvette? Not even once if you tried hard enough?
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> One time is all it takes on a bike for you to end your life.
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> One time, one mistake, one loss of traction.
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> I rode for 3 years on my SV and put 30K miles on it, rode the 636 for less then 1000 miles and came within a centimeter of losing my life.
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> Not saying it’s true for everybody by any means, but it’s supporting my point.

No im not saying you cant break traction, i just dont see how its relevant here. All it takes is 1 good crash racing a car and your dead as well.

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