June 21st, 2009, 05:36 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Dario
Location: Suffolk County, NY
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 Ninja 300 (Sold), 2016 Z1000 Posts: 239
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Looking to upgrade...
...to an 08 or 09 250.
Anyone else jump from a pregen to the newer? Besides the styling, the number of mods and aftermarket parts are just too appealing. And besides, I'm way too poor to put up for a 600. |
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June 21st, 2009, 05:53 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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Among others, Oldguy and Alex have made the jump to hyperspace.
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June 21st, 2009, 06:10 PM | #3 |
Back on the Black!
Name: Alan
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 (Black) Posts: 831
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I'm planning to in 2010 , gonna go Green too
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June 21st, 2009, 09:35 PM | #4 |
ATGATT Squid Killer
Name: Chad
Location: So. Cal
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '06 CBR600 Posts: 189
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What was that joke recently? Something about a pig in lipstick? I think the moral of the story was that after all is said and done......
...its still a pig. I love my 250 for what it is. When I'm ready to move to a super sport, I will want a bike that looks like one, not a bike that tries to look like one.. until you spot the feeble single front break rotor |
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June 21st, 2009, 09:53 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Chris
Location: Georgia
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 ninja 250(red) Posts: 193
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June 21st, 2009, 10:23 PM | #6 |
Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星
Name: Joseph
Location: socal
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540
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Even though they're both kawasaki 250s, they feel and ride very different.
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June 22nd, 2009, 09:52 AM | #7 | |
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Name: Tim
Location: Portland, OR
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE Ninja 250R Posts: 796
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June 22nd, 2009, 03:01 PM | #8 | |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Whodat
Location: Ware Is.,MA
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14
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June 22nd, 2009, 11:38 PM | #9 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Michael
Location: Southern NM
Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.
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Pssshhh..... What's wrong with a pregen? Personally, the only way I would get a new gen is to have both. Switching between the two isn't an upgrade or downgrade in my mind. I agree to disagree with you guys.
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June 24th, 2009, 10:09 AM | #10 | |
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Name: Matthew
Location: Toronto
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 V-Star 950 Tourer (Deep Blue) Posts: 570
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June 24th, 2009, 10:33 AM | #11 |
Live Life
Name: Don
Location: Lincoln, NE
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Going from an '01 to an '09 I felt there was more than just the cosmetic changes.
The '09 sits a little higher and you will naturally hug the tank a little more than the '01. The handling was were I immediately felt the biggest differences. I remember thinking after my first ride - "all I have to do is think turn and this thing carves a turn". It wasn't until after I had broken the '09 in that I could also find out that there seemed to be more torque from mid to upper range. The weights are almost the same but the '09 just feel lighter to me than the '01 did. I'm sure there is more but that's about all this novice butt could feel right now.
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June 24th, 2009, 11:00 AM | #12 |
motorcycle rider
Name: Bruce
Location: Victoria, BC
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver) Posts: A lot.
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I like my '08, but if you have a pregen the difference isn't worth selling the old one at a loss and then forking out the extra cash.
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June 24th, 2009, 11:12 AM | #13 | |
ninjette.org member
Name: Mike
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R SE Green Posts: 217
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