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barrypz · August 31st, 2008, 04:36 PM

My last ride before becoming a responsible parent was a Honda 500 4 cylinder. I put about 40,000 miles on that one, and it was my only real serious road bike, the others being small kawis and yamahas. I did 2 cross counrty runs on that bike, and it makes me want a zuki gsx. Still the Ninja, with its light weight and better compression ratio is not all that far off in power to weight ratio, and I have had no problem with 500 mile jaunts, other than the gas mileage going south with sustained highway speeds.

I added an album with some trip photos from my Labor Day 450 mile run from eastern CT to NY state.

August 31st, 2008, 04:36 PM	#5
barrypz ninjette.org newbie Name: Barry Location: connecticut Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 6	back to riding My last ride before becoming a responsible parent was a Honda 500 4 cylinder. I put about 40,000 miles on that one, and it was my only real serious road bike, the others being small kawis and yamahas. I did 2 cross counrty runs on that bike, and it makes me want a zuki gsx. Still the Ninja, with its light weight and better compression ratio is not all that far off in power to weight ratio, and I have had no problem with 500 mile jaunts, other than the gas mileage going south with sustained highway speeds. I added an album with some trip photos from my Labor Day 450 mile run from eastern CT to NY state. Last futzed with by barrypz; August 31st, 2008 at 04:49 PM. Reason: add info