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April 2nd, 2011, 05:50 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Peter
Location: Deep South, USA
Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Special Edition Ninja 250 a good memory, 2011 Suzuki DL 650 the new ride Posts: 131
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New Bike for me DL 650
Here it is
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April 2nd, 2011, 07:57 PM
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Texas Newbie
Name: John
Location: D/FW Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 07 Ninja EX250, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.
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Very nice... How long did you have your Ninja(miles)??? Can you give a ride report when you get some time in the seat???
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April 2nd, 2011, 08:31 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Peter
Location: Deep South, USA
Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Special Edition Ninja 250 a good memory, 2011 Suzuki DL 650 the new ride Posts: 131
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I rode the strom 110 miles today. It is much taller than the ninja, fits my 6'0" 190# much better than the ninja. My knees, butt, and wrists like this bike. The motor has an awesome sound to it. Quiet, but strong and deep sounding. 1/8 turn of the right grip does everything you need to merge onto the highway. It feels more stable at highway speed than the ninja. There is a lot of wind noise at highway speed. I stopped and moved the windshield to the "up" position. (the stock strom windshield has two positions) better but then I found there is a very nice quiet zone I can put my head in by leaning forward. Some simple mod, I hope, will extend this quiet zone back some. If so much quieter wind wise than the ninja. If not, about the same. I ride alot. Sometimes in the rain, so ABS is a big plus. All 2011 stroms have ABS. 110 miles was 1 bar out of 5 on the gas gauge. I am one to carefully measure mileage. I will post my results. |
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April 5th, 2011, 08:40 PM
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ninjette.org sage
Name: T
Location: U.S.
Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): Current: '11 ZX-6R; Previous: '09 Ninjette; '08 ZX-6R (Ex-Wife '09 TU250X) Posts: 981
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Great bike man! I love the utilitarianism of bikes like those.
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