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350 would no question overload a Ninja 250.

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You know, that really looks like an I4 that wouldn’t try to kick my rear, when I look at your spreadsheet.

Is the diff between the FZ6 and FZ6R the fairings?

Only thing is, I don’t think I’ll find one for the price range I’m lookin’ in.

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Man that sucks.

If it’s bored kids, an alarmed bike cover might be enough to stop them again.

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If you can get it cheap enough, sure, why not. Parts shouldn’t be an issue. It’s a popular bike that’s been around for quite some time.

Or, another way of looking at it, even if the engine kicks the bucket and it turns into a parts bike, it’d still hopefully have cost less to your loss then the cost of a drop to a new sportsbike.

But that 250 won’t do you wrong, but I don’t see you wanting to stay on it long with your body type.

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Man, I love getting my ass handed to me on a golden platter. You win.

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Now look what I’ve started.

Ride whatever you want to ride. I really don’t care. My uncle in the next state rides a big-ass Harley cruiser. Would I ride with him? Sure I would. He was a motorcycle cop and I bet he could still kick my rear-end in a low-speed skills on his lazy-boy on 2-wheels, with CD changer.

Just for fun, can you disprove that the 250 isn’t god’s gift to the beginner, especially a smaller rider? They are easy to find in good condition used, around 2K more or less, parallel-twin, not single cyl, have strong front brakes, are pretty light (especially the 07 and older), redline high, and so on and so forth.

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More I’ve heard from local riding boards, he was racing someone else. He was lanespitting to the left, and didn’t see her turn signal. Highsided into a house. The police hadn’t even caught up to them by the time it happened. He was a local stunt rider.

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07 or older Kawasaki Ninja 250. They won’t do her wrong.

I did notice the Suzuki GZ250 is really low to ground from the ones in MSF BRC class, BUT I strongly disagree with how the bike has your feet in a very forward position. That’s not a defensive riding position! Save the lazy-boy posture for watching TV.

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Add another to the list… a deer.

Tonight I was headed home after some fun in the twisties, in a 35 MPH residental area, when I saw something with two beady eyes glowing back at me on the shoulder of my side of the road. I slowed the hell down, and passed by in the friction zone of first gear.

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I got a call from Johnson Leathers. They are out of stock, too.

But one of the people they supply, a place in Michigan, http://www.podiumsuperbike.com has them in stock. Kinda funny, because they’re literally three cities south of where I grew up. It should be out by Wednesday at the latest.

Man, who knew buying a back protector could be this hard. I feel like I’m trying to score drugs or something.

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OK, I just got an email telling me they won’t have them in stock till 9/17. I canceled my order.

I took your advice and ordered it from Johnson Leathers. Damn those guys nickle and dime for everything. $5 for them to put it in a freeking box on top of UPS shipping? *rolls eyes* Oh, well, it’ll never matter to me if I ever have to put the Sub-4 to use someday.

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I’m asking, because I’m debating putting a row of alternating red and white reflective tape (similar to that on truck trailers, but not officially DOT-C2 approved) across the very bottom of my lower fairings. Though I might spring for the black reflective tape, because I think the red/white might look a little tacky. I dunno.

I already have a row of red and white on the rear of my helmet, and a Halo reflective band. I think tonight I’m going to get some of the DOT-C2 for the helmet and put two rows of it on the back of the helmet. You can’t miss that stuff, especially with highbeams on at night. Since I do most of my riding at night, I can use all the help to be seen I can get.

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You are right, Munch.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/torque-wrench/

Does the one they reviewed from Precision Instruments sound like a winner?

That could fit the budget.

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That’s what I was feeling you were going to say. College was just a few years ago for me, so I know what a pain it can be. For a beginner, that sounds like a great idea. I remember the hell of having to do move-in and move-out, and getting kicked out of the dorms at holidays. I solved that problem later by going off-campus. Then I got a job in the dinning commons so I could eat like I lived in the dorms, but for free.

You might be able to save some space and trouble by renting a U-Haul bike trailer. I hear they have one that can easily haul a bike or two. Get it home, and no having to worry about where to stash the trailer.

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A trailer for a bike?

Unless you’re taking it home from the seller the first time, there’s no need.

I’m not a fan of those people who trailer their bike, take the bike off 10 miles from the destination, and then pretend like they rode there. It’s a street bike, not a dirt bike. It should never see a trailer IMHO.

I could see it being a bit of a pain if you’re in college, though. What do you do at the end of the year when the dorms close? Can’t leave it parked on campus or around town. I think that’s when finding someone to car pool with comes in handy.

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