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FrugalNinja250 · April 19th, 2011, 08:40 AM

On another forum, a car forum, a guy asks for advice on getting a bike. He's a new rider. Here are some excerpts that one fellow has WRT the 250 Ninja...

"I have over 150k miles of motorcycle experience on bikes 50cc up to 1800cc. I have taken the 250's I have had (Rebel, Ninja, Morphous, Reflex) on highways and they simply dont have the ability to stay with the flow of traffic as well as a bike that is 500+cc, that in my opinion makes them less safe than a bike that has the HP to adjust speed more quickly."

"A 180mph bike is not more dangerous than a 250..."

"You cant possibly think taking a 250 on a 75mph hwy is safe..."

"Anything that underpowered is unsafe @ hwy speeds."

"...they are not good for high speed traffic. You will just become a hazzard."

"Ninja 250 is too slow to be a safe vehicle on any highway."

"I'd NEVER get another 250cc...they are unsafe @ hwy speeds."

"I do a LOT of riding, most in mountainous areas, maybe 20% on hwy. I would NEVER take any of the 250's anywhere the speed-limit was over 65mph, they just do NOT have the get up and go to make it safe."

"There is not much scarier than taking an underpowered bike on the highway..."

"...BUT 65+ it really bogged down."

"I am no bike snob..."

Of course, he argues his opinion as fact, which is hilarious. Hopefully the potential new rider doesn't give any weight to this guy.

April 19th, 2011, 08:40 AM	#1
FrugalNinja250 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Frugal Location: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): Several Posts: A lot.	Words of wisdom from another forum... On another forum, a car forum, a guy asks for advice on getting a bike. He's a new rider. Here are some excerpts that one fellow has WRT the 250 Ninja... "I have over 150k miles of motorcycle experience on bikes 50cc up to 1800cc. I have taken the 250's I have had (Rebel, Ninja, Morphous, Reflex) on highways and they simply dont have the ability to stay with the flow of traffic as well as a bike that is 500+cc, that in my opinion makes them less safe than a bike that has the HP to adjust speed more quickly." "A 180mph bike is not more dangerous than a 250..." "You cant possibly think taking a 250 on a 75mph hwy is safe..." "Anything that underpowered is unsafe @ hwy speeds." "...they are not good for high speed traffic. You will just become a hazzard." "Ninja 250 is too slow to be a safe vehicle on any highway." "I'd NEVER get another 250cc...they are unsafe @ hwy speeds." "I do a LOT of riding, most in mountainous areas, maybe 20% on hwy. I would NEVER take any of the 250's anywhere the speed-limit was over 65mph, they just do NOT have the get up and go to make it safe." "There is not much scarier than taking an underpowered bike on the highway..." "...BUT 65+ it really bogged down." "I am no bike snob..." Of course, he argues his opinion as fact, which is hilarious. Hopefully the potential new rider doesn't give any weight to this guy.