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Get the one that is close to your home, the 2003.

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Haha, I get the point… I’ll work on it tonight since it looks like I’ll have a bit of free time.

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In my opinion wheelies are not all they are cracked up to be. I’ve done maybe 3 or 4 wheelies in my life and I just don’t like them very much. I remember when I was first learning them I thought they were the coolest thing ever, but after a couple of them I just lost interest. It’s much more fun going fast in the curves in my opinion, and thats what the ninja 250 and the hyosung 250 both do well.

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The MSF is targetted at people with little or no motorcycle experience. When I went to my course I actually already had a motorcycle and I road it there. I left it in the parking lot and used their bikes for the course though, they were a blast! They definitely start it off slow, at first they have you just duck walking the motorcycle while you slowly release the clutch so you can understand the friction point. They had us doing that bunch before we got to use the throttle.

In my opinion you would be best served by taking the course.

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Isn’t the load limit for the Kawasaki Ninja 250 like 330 lbs?

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The F models of GS500 represents the fully faired version of the bike (That means it has that plastic covering over the engine to make it look like a sport bike). Earlier versions of the GS500 were naked (no covering) and were represented with either no Letter (Just gs500) or the letter E (GS500E).

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Quick sideramp,

I’ve been thinking about your Dainese pants ever since I saw them! How much were they and are they perforated? I don’t mean to be a gear copy cat, but I think I might have to go pick a pair up soon…

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Large Chest huh? I might need some pictures before I can properly assess the gear situation…

*SLAPS SELF!*

Focus, Ben, focus!

Well it really depends on what type of gear you want. Leather or Textile? I have a feeling that textile might be a bit rommier, but leather will be able to break in more. Shift racing has some pretty good gear:

http://shop.shiftracing.com/ecomm/CatalogForward.do?forward=category.pagedef&cname=Womens&cid=396

Unfortunately though any type of gear you wear you are going to want to fit somewhat snug so it doesn’t slide around if you are in a crash. Depending on how large your wife’s chest is that might mean she would have to wear a sports bra to smash em down so the jacket fits properly. That’s just a guess though as I am not a woman.

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Awesome Mrvyas!

It’s glad to know you’ve survived your first ride, I hope that trend continues long into the future. The first time you go over a bridge is going to be very exciting, the only time I’ve almost been blown into another lane was when I was riding on the Dumbarton bridge.

Bridges = WINDY!!!!

Ride safe.

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Are you the same person that started the post, or are you a different person? Either way, I think that the Ninja 500 has a pretty upright seating position. My only other suggestion would be the GS500F, that is pretty upright as well.

From what I understand the sv650 has a more aggressive lean, and anything in a 600cc supersport class is going to be really bent over (and not beginner friendly).

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Congrats on the new bike! The vulcan 500 is one of my favorite motorcycles out there>

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I agree with Megaspaz, my kawi also came with a kit with all of the common tools I would need. If you don’t want to go that route, then I would suggest buying some metric alan wrenches, adjustable wrench, a philips and flathead screwdriver, some pliers, and finally a couple sockets and a socket wrench for things like your oil drain plug. You don’t have to carry the full set of alan wrenches or sockets, just pick the ones that are the most common on your bike. That is basically what my tool kit has in it, although all of the tools that came with the bike are of a lesser quality than those you would buy at home depot.

Oh yeah, another thing to carry is super glue, a knife, and long zipties. Maybe some electrical tape too if you can squeeze it in there.

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Congrats!

Let the motorcycle journey begin!

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My dad has the WR-250 and he loves it.

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I think it was posted somewhere on this website, but someone linked to an article about DOT vs Snell and which is better. Basically I am now of the opinion that Snell might even be worse for you in some situations because they have to make the foam harder to absorb the second impact that they require (DOT only requires 1 impact). See if you can find the article, its a great read. I’m not sure about the insurance rates, but my insurance never even asked me about the type of gear I wear.

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