Midnightrider wrote on 11/10/10 at 07:16:40:


I see a 250 honda in your future,very nice looking Mike ,but will it handle like the ninja ?, is it as fast as the ninja ?
I know Honda is a great brand ,but I have a feeling it won't keep up with the 250 ninja. do you have any more info Mike ?

The Honda has less horsepower than the Ninja, but more torque. The Honda is a thumper = torque. Weight and seat height are about equal. The Honda is fuel injected, that is a plus to some people. I'm happy another major brand is making a step in the right direction. I think its time we got back to basics. I started riding because motorcycles were a lot cheaper than cars, handled great and a lot more fun. You dont need a 500lb 120 hp beast to have fun, or an 800lb $20,000 Harley either for that matter. I love winding my little Ninja up in the tight twistys. I'm just as fast on it as I was on my bigger sport bikes in the tight stuff and I can twist the throttle and not have to worry about killing myself. I hope Suzuki follows suit. Small displacement sportbikes are cheap to own and operate and some of the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

I can see the first 30lbs flying into the tip...
That muffler looks like Honda pilfered my furnace flue...
It's gotta' go...

Maybe a nice low tucked Ninja 650 can?...

very nice, fuel injected is nice, this might be a real option, except no pricing info yet  not that I could afford anything like it at the moment though. wonder how it looks naked?