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Motorcycle Suggestions
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- Wheelman-111
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Re: Motorcycle Suggestions
Greetings:
If you budget is $10K, I'll presume you are prepared to buy new.
In that case, Kawasaki has replaced the EX250 Ninja with the 300. It sounds like a minor change, but the addition of a Spree's worth of displacement brings a whole new riding experience. The 250 had to have its neck wrung with RPM to produce any kind of acceleration. The 300 has torque below 10K making it a much more useful, easier to ride and frankly less Drama to ride.
But scuffing brand-new plastic can be heartbreaking, and more likely than not to happen with your first bike. Consider Noisy-guy's suggestion and dig up a late GS 500 F Suzuki for a far better all-around ride. Pre-scuffed, you can probably find one closer to $3K and begin saving for a more capable replacement, if you need one.
If you budget is $10K, I'll presume you are prepared to buy new.
In that case, Kawasaki has replaced the EX250 Ninja with the 300. It sounds like a minor change, but the addition of a Spree's worth of displacement brings a whole new riding experience. The 250 had to have its neck wrung with RPM to produce any kind of acceleration. The 300 has torque below 10K making it a much more useful, easier to ride and frankly less Drama to ride.
But scuffing brand-new plastic can be heartbreaking, and more likely than not to happen with your first bike. Consider Noisy-guy's suggestion and dig up a late GS 500 F Suzuki for a far better all-around ride. Pre-scuffed, you can probably find one closer to $3K and begin saving for a more capable replacement, if you need one.
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Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
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Re: Motorcycle Suggestions
i have been on dirt bikes my entire life ...my first road bike was a 1980 xs850lg and i love it been a great bike for me ...but if i was starting out never owning anything on two wheels with a clutch i would go for a light bike..under 500 pounds . power is not a issue in my opinion until u need more ....anything smaller then a 600 is like hoping off ur dio and getting on a spree.
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1983 hd sportster 1000 roadster
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1983 hd sportster 1000 roadster
2001 Honda elite s