[joyinc]

Great idea!
i actually have friends up that way so it’s definitely a possibility!

[joyinc]

Thank you!

i have a friend with a ninja who used to work at a bike shop and he said he’d come and help me check them out

i’m in canada too… ontario actually.

i like the look of both the naked bike and the ones with fairings. there’s just way too many options with bikes!

[joyinc]

Thanks so much!

This forum has been so helpful

i didnt know that you could ride a sport bike without the fairings. the only thing i dont like about the look of the ninja is the bottom fairings…they just look out of place to me.

how does the suzuki compare to the ninja in price?

[joyinc]

Oh… what does the ninja have?

[joyinc]

Yeah, he was a yamaha salesman and came over when i was sitting on one of them, but after i told him i wanted a starter and something for the 80k highways, he thought i’d be better off on a ninja too

i really hope i’m able to take them out for test rides!

[joyinc]

I’m all booked to take the course in a couple weeks! i’m really excited.

i think though that we only get to pick from cruiser type bikes in the course. i had a friend take it last year and she said thats all they had.

i find both the sport and cruisers equally comfy…gah! its such a hard decision!

but really if a ninja is easier to learn on that sounds better to me. i can always sell it later if i dont like it.

[joyinc]

Thank you all!
that makes alot of sense. i figured he knew what he was talking about cause he practically talked me out of the bike he was selling and suggested i’d be better off with the ninja for the kind of driving i typically do.

i really liked sitting on both of them! so i really just have to test some out. it sounds like most dealers would lest you test out used ones?

i guess i was wondering too because i’m afraid that a smaller bike with more horsepower would send me flying?

at this point in 50/50, i want one of each!

thanks for all your help!

[joyinc]

thanks everyone! gives me alot to think about thats for sure. i actually really like the look of this bike the more i see it… but i have a lot of reservations about the parts and all that. I’m gonna start looking in a month, so i think i should keep lookin!

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the only reason i heard about it was because there is a dealer about 20 mins away from me. looks like a place that builds choppers.

i’m a little put off just cause it was slammed on another website. i should try to find the link!

once i get my m2 i think i’ll see if i can test one out. it seems like 3,700 is good for a 300cc ?

it’s either.that or a honda cbr125, unless i find a nice ninja 250. but i sat on one of those at a bike show and it didnt feel right

[joyinc]

thank you all so much for all of your replies! I’m thinking that if i want the 250 by this summer I’m gonna have to go used anyhow. It looks like they have crazy wait lists for new ones! It seems like the smart thing to do anyhow until riding becomes second nature for me.

I definitely a newbie though, so I have to ask, what does OEM mean?

[joyinc]

p.s.
if you do drop and scratch up a ninja, is fixing it up THAT expensive?

thats one of the only worries i have about getting a new one

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