# Novice Bike: Ninja 250R - input/comments **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115 **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:** 1 **Showing post:** 50
### Author: ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady) #### Post date: [February 16, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115/50 "2009-02-16T13:16:15Z")
> [@Best out-of-the-box computer](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-out-of-the-box-computer/14203/22): > > Buy a real 600 sport bike used and learn throttle control and you wont have a problem. Ride to your own limit, don’t push yourself if you aren’t comfortable, and you’ll be fine. My first street bike was a 600. I agree… and me and vlad have had our heated discussions about this. I do see where vlad is comming from thou as well. Many good riders have started out on really small bikes, and they say while you can learn on a 600, generally the learning curve is a lot less when starting out on a smaller bike… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/novice-bike-ninja-250r-input-comments/242115)._