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you’re going to feel the wind resistance regardless of what you’re riding at that point, 2 multi-ton 18 wheeled monsters…a hundred pounds extra isn’t helping much. but yeah the larger bikes’ll be more comfortable and feel more stable at high speed, but before you leap onto the highway you’d better be ready to handle in city riding, and thats where 100lbs or whatever will make a HUGE difference. even so, a ninja 250 can handle highway speeds (one of the complaints about the 250cc cruiser types is that they don’t really do well above 60ish) and several people have done the Iron Butt (or often called “Iron Crotch” for the sportbikers) 1000 miles in 24 hours on the ninja 250.
and if you’ve only got the bikes, you can put both bikes in the same space without problem. my only concern would be vandalizm/theft issues. believe me, if apartments allow me to park my big arse cargo van, they won’t bat an eye at a pair of smaller motorcycles.
WandererParticipantheavier is NOT better for beginners, quite the opposite in fact. lighter smaller bikes are more nimble around turns at low speed where you’ll be doing a LOT of practice till you move up to highway riding speeds and the like. also I’d imagine the katana’d be a lot less friendly on the throttle when you’re just starting out, and that can get you into trouble quick. add to that that it’s heavier and harder to manhandle around, means you’ll have a lot more trouble trying to drag it back in line if things start to go wrong.
the problem with people taking it upon themselves to do what THEY think is right for YOU is they very rarely ever bother to think about what YOU’D actually want/feel comfortable with
I’d say get yourself a smaller bike for your first one and move up to the katana.
keep in mind I’ve zero experience with katanas, and for all I honestly know, they’re cute adorable kittens, but I doubt it
WandererParticipantgenerally cruisers aren’t too overpowering untill the 800+, what makes the larger cruisers trouble for new riders is the weight, the 250’s are light and nimble, the 800+ sportsbikes are monsters on the throttle, and the cruisers are hulking brutes that you have to fight around corners and low speed turns, while praying that if you drop it, a team of football players happen to be driving past to help you lift it back up. I don’t know what the hyosung 650 weighs, but It shouldn’t be that bad. I still plan on doing the 250 route because I’m a weakling. but Dagger got an amazing deal on a V-Star 650 cheaper than he’d be able to find a V-Star 250, and it only has about 10more hp and less than 100lbs more than the 250’s on average. heck if i got that deal that he got I’d have had to seriously reconsider my determaination to start on a 250.
the GV250’s also a sweet looking machine.
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