How long have you had your bike?

kcaja1 · July 7th, 2011, 06:25 AM

First time posting here and I notice a lot of people here say they love their bike so much and I want to know how long do they actually keep their Ninjettes.

Snake · July 7th, 2011, 07:01 AM

I bought my bike new in 05 so I have had it for over 6 years and 22,000 miles later. Yes, I would say this bike is a keeper.

drowe531 · July 7th, 2011, 07:04 AM

I bought an 2nd gen in 09, replaced it with a new gen in 10 so 2 years of having a 250.

Live2ride · July 7th, 2011, 07:11 AM

I'll vote after the 5 years are up.

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bluepoof · July 7th, 2011, 07:50 AM

I've had mine for almost 10 months.

dyeforever · July 7th, 2011, 12:25 PM

Had my pre gen for about 8 months then sold it to get a new gen which i had for 8 month also. only reason i sold it was to get my motard. Couldn't have two bikes at the time.

SSR · July 7th, 2011, 05:38 PM

Bought my '09 in May of '09, so this is my third summer. I'm planning on many more years with it.

slolane · July 7th, 2011, 07:29 PM

Been riding my Ninja 250 since last year, I sold my ZX14 and 250 Supermoto and after many years of multiple bike ownership I'm down to this as my one and only bike... and I love it!

n4mwd · July 8th, 2011, 05:02 PM

I never owned or rode a motorcycle of any kind until September of last year when I bought my Ninja 250. Its such a great bike, that I can't understand why anyone would want anything else. High performance, high gas mileage, what bike is better?

I intend to keep it as long as it still runs.

HKr1 · July 8th, 2011, 07:28 PM

Picked up the 250r FEB08...... well that looks like its been over 3 years, seems like we just brought it home.

banhbaoo · July 8th, 2011, 07:39 PM

not even for a month yet

highpsiguy · July 8th, 2011, 08:01 PM

Well I have owned many bikes. 18 or so... many new. 2 Ninja 250's. Had my 02 Ninja now for a couple of years. But.........when I was 15 my father helped me buy a 1981 Honda CX500. I paid him back over the next year for it. I am now 42

. I have done tons of maintenance and repairs and such. The old girl is very dependable and I would ride her anywhere. 27 years how about that???

:P There is a pic on my profile.http://www.ninjette.org/forums/pictu...pictureid=4162

LoneRonin · July 8th, 2011, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSR

Bought my '09 in May of '09, so this is my third summer. I'm planning on many more years with it.

same here...

Luxodave · July 8th, 2011, 09:19 PM

Just about 1 year and 5000 miles.

00NissanNinja · July 8th, 2011, 09:23 PM

A year and a couple months. I'll probably have it for quite a few more years

kcaja1 · July 11th, 2011, 06:25 AM

Good response so far... Keep it coming...

Error_mage · July 11th, 2011, 04:18 PM

Got my red 09 in September/October of 2010 and have put ~4k miles on her this far. However, since it’s my first I’ll definitely want to pick up another bike at some point and probably won’t be able to keep both. Perhaps, the little ninja will stay within the family after I’ve used it to polish my skills for another year or two.

patw · July 11th, 2011, 05:19 PM

3 years, and I still love it. I've tried so many other bikes at demo rides (20+), and I haven't found anything yet that screams "This is so much better! This is what you want!" Lots of cool bikes out there, but every bike has compromises.

Rosie · July 11th, 2011, 06:12 PM

Bought it in August 2010.. so coming up pretty close to 1 year. Still love it!

ducducgooseit · July 13th, 2011, 12:14 AM

If I can remember clearly that far back ...

... 1986 till ~1999, 2007 till 2008, 2009...

planet-beaver · July 13th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Picked my 2005 last week. First Ninja

Fly'in Ninja · July 13th, 2011, 08:44 PM

It's been 9 months now, plan on keeping it 10+ years!!

View Poll Results: How long have you had your bike (include upgrade from old gen to new gen
Less than a year	48	55.81%
1-2 years	25	29.07%
3-4 year	11	12.79%
Over 5 - Love it so much	2	2.33%
Voters: 86. You may not vote on this poll

July 7th, 2011, 06:25 AM	#1
kcaja1 ninjette.org member Name: Ross Location: NoVA Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250R Posts: 214	How long have you had your bike? First time posting here and I notice a lot of people here say they love their bike so much and I want to know how long do they actually keep their Ninjettes. Last futzed with by kcaja1; July 9th, 2011 at 04:45 AM.

July 7th, 2011, 07:11 AM	#4
Live2ride ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Cody Location: NoVa Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 06 yzf r6r previously: 09 ninja 250r, black 07 zx6r Posts: A lot.	I'll vote after the 5 years are up. . __________________________________________________

July 7th, 2011, 07:50 AM	#5
bluepoof ninjette.org sage Name: Carolyn Location: San Carlos, CA Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250, 2002 Yamaha XT225 Posts: 597	I've had mine for almost 10 months. __________________________________________________ www.bluepoof.com

July 7th, 2011, 05:38 PM	#7
SSR ninjette.org guru Name: Jonathan Location: Ottawa, Ontario Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 398	Bought my '09 in May of '09, so this is my third summer. I'm planning on many more years with it. __________________________________________________ From here...to everywhere!

July 7th, 2011, 07:01 AM	#2
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I bought my bike new in 05 so I have had it for over 6 years and 22,000 miles later. Yes, I would say this bike is a keeper.

July 7th, 2011, 07:04 AM	#3
drowe531 ninjette.org guru Name: David Location: Burlington, MA Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 (sold); 2008 Plasma Blue Ninja 250 Posts: 364	I bought an 2nd gen in 09, replaced it with a new gen in 10 so 2 years of having a 250.

July 7th, 2011, 12:25 PM	#6
dyeforever ninjette.org member Name: Jesse Location: Kona, Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 04 250r(sold), 09 250r(sold), 07 CRF450x, 07 sv650(sold) Posts: 110	Had my pre gen for about 8 months then sold it to get a new gen which i had for 8 month also. only reason i sold it was to get my motard. Couldn't have two bikes at the time.

July 7th, 2011, 07:29 PM	#8
slolane Motorcyclist Name: James Location: Maryland Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS Posts: A lot.	Been riding my Ninja 250 since last year, I sold my ZX14 and 250 Supermoto and after many years of multiple bike ownership I'm down to this as my one and only bike... and I love it!

July 8th, 2011, 05:02 PM	#9
n4mwd ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: D Location: Palm Beach, FL Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250R, 2007 EFI Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	I never owned or rode a motorcycle of any kind until September of last year when I bought my Ninja 250. Its such a great bike, that I can't understand why anyone would want anything else. High performance, high gas mileage, what bike is better? I intend to keep it as long as it still runs.

July 8th, 2011, 07:28 PM	#10
HKr1 IC2(SW) Name: Kerry Location: Pensacola Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.	Picked up the 250r FEB08...... well that looks like its been over 3 years, seems like we just brought it home.

July 8th, 2011, 07:39 PM	#11
banhbaoo ninjette.org member Name: Bao Location: Philadelphia Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r Red Posts: 61	not even for a month yet

July 8th, 2011, 08:01 PM	#12
highpsiguy ninjette.org guru Name: Kevin Location: Athens Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): 1981 Honda Cx500 Custom, 2002 Ninja 250 Posts: 289 Blog Entries: 1	Well I have owned many bikes. 18 or so... many new. 2 Ninja 250's. Had my 02 Ninja now for a couple of years. But.........when I was 15 my father helped me buy a 1981 Honda CX500. I paid him back over the next year for it. I am now 42 . I have done tons of maintenance and repairs and such. The old girl is very dependable and I would ride her anywhere. 27 years how about that??? :P There is a pic on my profile.http://www.ninjette.org/forums/pictu...pictureid=4162 __________________________________________________ "Rudeness is a weak persons attempt at strength."

July 8th, 2011, 09:19 PM	#14
Luxodave ninjette.org member Name: David Location: Castle Rock CO Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Yamaha FZ6 Posts: 42	Just about 1 year and 5000 miles.

July 8th, 2011, 09:23 PM	#15
00NissanNinja I hate driving... Name: S Location: SW Ohio Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 13 Triumph Street Triple R, 09 Ninja 250r (Sold 4/20/12) Posts: A lot.	A year and a couple months. I'll probably have it for quite a few more years __________________________________________________ 09 ninja 2fiddy SE Driving slow things fast

July 11th, 2011, 06:25 AM	#16
kcaja1 ninjette.org member Name: Ross Location: NoVA Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250R Posts: 214	Good response so far... Keep it coming...

July 11th, 2011, 04:18 PM	#17
Error_mage ninjette.org member Name: Maurice Location: K-Town (Germany) Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R (sold), 2001 Suzuki SV 650S Posts: 44	Got my red 09 in September/October of 2010 and have put ~4k miles on her this far. However, since it’s my first I’ll definitely want to pick up another bike at some point and probably won’t be able to keep both. Perhaps, the little ninja will stay within the family after I’ve used it to polish my skills for another year or two. __________________________________________________ ~I'd rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle~

July 11th, 2011, 05:19 PM	#18
patw ninjette.org guru Name: Pat Location: Barrie, Ontario Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 SE Posts: 338	3 years, and I still love it. I've tried so many other bikes at demo rides (20+), and I haven't found anything yet that screams "This is so much better! This is what you want!" Lots of cool bikes out there, but every bike has compromises. __________________________________________________ 2013 CRF250L 1985 GL1200 Interstate

July 11th, 2011, 06:12 PM	#19
Rosie ninjette.org sage Name: Rose Location: San Diego Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Blue Ninja 250R Posts: 650	Bought it in August 2010.. so coming up pretty close to 1 year. Still love it!

July 13th, 2011, 12:14 AM	#20
ducducgooseit Name: ... Location: ... Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): ... Posts: 999	If I can remember clearly that far back ...... 1986 till ~1999, 2007 till 2008, 2009...

July 13th, 2011, 10:55 AM	#21
planet-beaver ninjette.org member Name: Chris Location: Pike County, PA Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250, Vulcan 500 Posts: 50	Picked my 2005 last week. First Ninja

July 13th, 2011, 08:44 PM	#22
Fly'in Ninja ninjette.org guru Name: Al Location: Bay Area Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): C-250R-ST Posts: 287	It's been 9 months now, plan on keeping it 10+ years!!

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