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Originally Posted by wolfraven
Well, since the most I normally drive in a day with my current ride is like 50 miles of stop and go, the bigger difference for the moment would be initial cost. If I can't get that Honda for the price I want it for, which is fairly likely, a Ninja 250 is why I'm already planning on saving considerably more. I've had it happen a lot, I want one thing...and it falls through, but I score something better not too long afterward. I got my last bicycle right after my VW got taken out in traffic, and the bicycle got stolen just before I got my current car. That was the third car I looked at, because the rest turned out to be not worth it. The Honda will get easily 2x the gas mileage as my Capri, as 25mpg is my max and was probably pure luck (all I get is the bad traffic times of day now >.<) and I was reading elsewhere that this thing gets like 45 stock, 50 with a different sprocket...and that wasn't somebody who was going for mileage, either. It's a step in the right direction, at the very least. But, well, I don't have it yet...so it's speculation. I'm also considering what wonderful things I could do with a baby Ninja, because unlike the Honda, it has fairings...and I would be perfectly happy to customize the living daylights out of it.  Nothing's totally set until I get my hands on it, and even then, it's not always for good. I'm just upgrading from clunker to hopefully something better, and if I can't get the price down to an amazing deal, I'll be saving for the Ninja. At work today, I ran some numbers, based on average...with the Honda, it would cost me about $16 to visit my mom, if I rode it the whole way...the Ninja would only cost me like $10. My car, however, would probably die a horrible death somewhere near Gig Harbor, nevermind the rest of the 90 miles or so lol! |
The best part about the Ninja 250's, if anything, is that there are soooo many people out there that have one. Any part you need for the bike is readily available, whether it be on the forums, craigslist, or ebay. Also, over at
Ninja 250 Riders Club :: Profiles , there is a very extensive wiki that includes everything from changing light bulbs to tearing the complete bike down piece by piece. The wealth of information available and the years of experience offer by board members simply makes buying a ninja 250 worth while. The bike has enough power to do whatever you need it to do. Noone needs to go over 100mph, noone needs to ride wheelies down the highway, noone needs to do 0-60 in 2 seconds.
Lets not forget that there are a couple of Ninja 250's out there with over 100,000 miles on the original motor.
Pretty impressive for an engine that's made to spin to 13,000 rpms.