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Old 05-05-2012, 03:51 PM   #211 (permalink)
Bruce
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Originally Posted by low&slow View Post
Thanks Bruce.
The Ninja 250's are a good starting point but IMHO not the ultimate. The Ninja's are reasonably efficient , plentiful and can be purchased at a good price with some searching and bargaining. If I were starting from scratch I would look for a cosmetically damaged Honda CBR250. They are significantly better than the Ninja 250 for fuel efficiency with their single cylinder, FI and better low end torque. Look at what Sendler has done with his. HIs impressive performance has been achived currently without radical streamlining like I have done on my Ninja.
I would agree that for a low budget hypermiling project bike the Ninja 250 is a winner.
Good point. I should have qualified that I was considering my budget and the "plentiful and cheap" aspect.

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