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post #2581 of 2963
10/14/12 at 2:56pm
^ Probably one of the best starter bikes. You can also try buying a 2008+ ninja 250 since the price is gonna drop like crazy with the release of the ninja 300.
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post #2582 of 2963
10/14/12 at 4:08pm
Put Ace (clubman) bars on the bike this weekend. They look great but my wrists are hating me right now.

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post #2583 of 2963
10/14/12 at 5:48pm
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Nice, I like the front end.

Yeah man, that is what sold me on it. I'd been a closet fan of the Crossbones for a couple of years, and finally gave in. Don't see many springers on the road at all..
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post #2584 of 2963
10/14/12 at 6:27pm
Or the ones you do see are on hard tail chopper/bobbers that will rattle the fillings out of your teeth.
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post #2585 of 2963
10/14/12 at 7:49pm
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^ Probably one of the best starter bikes. You can also try buying a 2008+ ninja 250 since the price is gonna drop like crazy with the release of the ninja 300.

As a bike, I think it looks like a great choice.

From a financial perspective I dunno...gonna have to buy it new at full price. I never knew who was buying brand new ninja 250s but it seemed like a bad idea. You can save so much on a used model and a lot of people don't keep their beginner bikes for long. The only difference would be if the 300 is enough bike that you would want to hold onto it for a while.
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post #2586 of 2963
10/14/12 at 8:28pm
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As a bike, I think it looks like a great choice.
From a financial perspective I dunno...gonna have to buy it new at full price. I never knew who was buying brand new ninja 250s but it seemed like a bad idea. You can save so much on a used model and a lot of people don't keep their beginner bikes for long. The only difference would be if the 300 is enough bike that you would want to hold onto it for a while.

Yeah I meant buying a used 2008+ ninja 250
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post #2587 of 2963
10/15/12 at 8:44am
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Buy an old Brit bike. Then switch off bikes each day. You'll have equal scuffing on each boot.

or an old Sportster. Right-side is the right side.
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post #2588 of 2963
10/15/12 at 8:48am
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Picked up one of the last of the Harley Davidson Crosssbones to roll off the assembly line yesterday. Actually traded one of my bikes this time, the white Fat Boy Lo. I had only clocked 4,000 miles on it in 2 years, so figured I may as well pack it in and get a springer. Love this bike.

yargh. I liked your other softail better. Does the sprung seat have any spring? Or is it just for show?
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post #2589 of 2963
10/15/12 at 9:53am
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Yeah I meant buying a used 2008+ ninja 250

Yeah, I assumed that's what you meant, meant to quote the original post about the 300.

Still though...who is out there buying brand new 250s? Is it because they can finance them?

Sure there are people out there (especially small people) who are entirely satisfied with the ninja 250 and keep it for a very long time...but a much larger group seems to always be selling their almost new bikes to switch to something else. Why didn't they just buy a used one in the first place?
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post #2590 of 2963
10/16/12 at 5:57pm
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yargh. I liked your other softail better. Does the sprung seat have any spring? Or is it just for show?

Ha, seriously, Fat Boy was a great bike, but just time for a change. On seat, given this is a softtail, hard to say how much spring the seat has, but I think it really completes the look of the bike.
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post #2591 of 2963
10/16/12 at 8:09pm
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Yeah, I assumed that's what you meant, meant to quote the original post about the 300.
Still though...who is out there buying brand new 250s? Is it because they can finance them?
Sure there are people out there (especially small people) who are entirely satisfied with the ninja 250 and keep it for a very long time...but a much larger group seems to always be selling their almost new bikes to switch to something else. Why didn't they just buy a used one in the first place?

If I didn't ride a m750, I'd definitely be satisfied riding a ninja250. You can ride around with the throttle pinned lol.
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post #2592 of 2963
10/17/12 at 5:56am
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Yeah, I assumed that's what you meant, meant to quote the original post about the 300.
Still though...who is out there buying brand new 250s? Is it because they can finance them?
Sure there are people out there (especially small people) who are entirely satisfied with the ninja 250 and keep it for a very long time...but a much larger group seems to always be selling their almost new bikes to switch to something else. Why didn't they just buy a used one in the first place?
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If I didn't ride a m750, I'd definitely be satisfied riding a ninja250. You can ride around with the throttle pinned lol.

They actually hold their value really well since they are the only decent looking starter bikes out there. So I am not sure it is the worst thing in the world to buy one new.

Hated riding my starter 250 though - sure you can keep the throttle pinned, in fact, you have to.
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post #2593 of 2963
10/17/12 at 10:56am

My Buell is my starter bike. Having torque available everywhere with linear delivery is very starter friendly. Great brakes. Good handling. You can get them for $3k or less all day long. Honestly, I see now reason why you'd ever get a 250 over one, other than if you're afraid of mechanical work.

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post #2594 of 2963
10/17/12 at 11:41am
Yeah I guess I actually see the reasoning for getting a new 250.

They are not that expensive, you get the warranty, the resale stays high, and you can take solace in the fact that it hasn't been owned by some complete idiot of a new rider. Obviously there are complete idiots everywhere, but the guys buying their first sportbike are probably a little more likely to be fuckwits than average.
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My Buell is my starter bike. Having torque available everywhere with linear delivery is very starter friendly. Great brakes. Good handling. You can get them for $3k or less all day long. Honestly, I see now reason why you'd ever get a 250 over one, other than if you're afraid of mechanical work.

Too bad they don't make them anymore...frown.gif
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post #2595 of 2963
10/17/12 at 12:05pm

What about starting on a used SV650?

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