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October 2, 2008 at 5:11 am #13157IanCParticipant
Yup you have it,. if she was heavier you wouldn’t have been able to stop her. It’s happened a few times to me and I ‘ve said the same thing. I’ve only dropped her once, I forgot to put the kickstand down, leaned over and away she went. But since she’s lighter I was able to slow her momentum down and lay her down softly so no damage was done other than a scratch on the metal weights at the end of the grips.
For the last two days my car’s been in the shop so I’ve been going everywhere on her, she start up, goes where I want, no problem, a workhorse. But wouldn’t you know it, it’s been hotter than … here the last two days.
Today as I was riding I realized that I wasn’t counting gears anymore, I can just tell what gear I’m in by the sound of the engine and the speed I’m doing.
I also get a kick out of the people in cars who try to start off the line faster than me, I’m thinking hey this is a 250 I’m not going to race you.
October 2, 2008 at 7:35 pm #13195smokeizfireParticipant….but I agree with Rab. I’m looking for another bike right now after having mine for a little over a month. Not looking to purchase, for I’m thinking around next year I’ll be ready. My next cruiser will be anything over 750cc since 125-750cc in the cruiser market are all generally considered “beginner bikes”. I am use to the power in my 250, however, there are other aspects of riding that I must master 1st before I move up. Riding on the freeway, at night, or in the rain present a totally different challenge. So, I may be an excellent rider in excellent conditions on a 250. Add a little rain to the equation and the outcome may be different. Believe me, I am feeling what you are feeling. I am anxious for a bigger bike. Have you ever heard of the saying, “fools rush in.” Please, don’t be a “fool.” I believe in my heart that the more time you spend mastering a 250, the better you’ll be on the next step up. 800-1100cc (cruiser) will be the next step up for me.
HE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS WINS
October 2, 2008 at 7:41 pm #13196smokeizfireParticipantHE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS WINS
October 2, 2008 at 9:44 pm #13205DaggerParticipantI had my first lesson on a street bike a few weeks back and it was on a Rebel 250.. Overall, I think as a beginner it’s a solid bike. My only problem with it was that at 6’1″ the bike was a little small for me.. By the end of the hour lesson my left hip was killing me..
So 3 days ago I bought a 2002 V-Star 650 Custom.. Personally for my body size I feel a lot more comfortable riding it.. My friend who rides Harleys, rode it home for me when I bought it.. He said he had it up to 90 on the freeway but felt like it was pretty much topping out.. Not that I’m planning on doing 90 any time soon on it but it’s good to know the power is there..
Yesterday I rode it for the first time and had a blast.. I did notice the wider turning radius as compared to the Rebel.. I have my MSF class at the end of this month and still trying to decide if I should use my own bike or just use their Rebels..
Other than the size issue.. I probably would have gone with the Rebel as my first bike.. I love the look of them and the prices can’t be beat.
Dagger
I just want to make it out of this life alive…
October 2, 2008 at 11:33 pm #13208Sangria7ParticipantI suggest to use the MSF’s bikes. Though they may be beat up they are broken in. Furthermore you can really push them to the limits when you do your figure 8’s and tight turning exercies.
You dont want to be dropping your new bike when you have to do the emergency stop exercises and tight turns. We had a couple people drop their bikes though they have rode before. They never did these slow manuevers out in the freeways.
October 3, 2008 at 1:32 pm #13232AndrewParticipantScratch up the MSF bike don’t risk the shiny new one.
October 4, 2008 at 9:50 pm #13300LongRangerParticipantIn the MSF course I took they would not allow a bike larger than 500cc so you may not be allowed to use yours. There was one guy in our class who decided to use his new 500cc cruiser , cant remeber the type it was. 10 minutes into the riding course, just doing the power walk from one end of the lot to the other and turning around again, he dropped his bike during the walking turn around, the lot was on a little slant downhill at that point and his bike was a little too heavy for him to handle like the gz250s and nighthawks the rest of us had. On the next day he was riding a course bike.
Don’t try and use your bike unless you are not concerned about dropping it…you will be doing tight turns and things you are not used to. You probably will not drop your bike, or a course bike for that matter, but why risk hurting yours.October 5, 2008 at 12:51 pm #13322Sangria7ParticipantOFF Topic:
How much will the windshield help for highway riding? Or is it necessary at all?
October 5, 2008 at 6:31 pm #13334DaggerParticipantMy friend who rides, swears by his windshield.. Says it deflects most of the wind and helps him keep more stable at highway speeds on his Harley..
Dagger
I just want to make it out of this life alive…
October 5, 2008 at 6:33 pm #13335IanCParticipantSangria,
Check out http://www.rebel250.com/rebelforum/index.php
This is a community for Rebel owners. They have lots on info on Windshields just to a forum search. The people who do Highway riding really like them.
One other mod that a lot of people do especially the ones who do highway driving is changing the rear sprocket 33 teeth for one with 30 teeth. This gives them a higher speed at lower RPM’s but you loose some pickup.
Ian
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