well i sold my gsxr last fall , well i took the ninja 250 as partial payment , i figured i would at least have something to ride until i get a new bike and my wife is interested in learning to ride as well i figured it would be perfect for her . Anyhow i took it out the day i recieved it to make sure it was running sound and after that it sat im my garage for months , ive been too busy with working on having a house built to mess with it lately .well today i had some free time so i took it out for a few hours and one thing i have to say is its very fun because its really easy to throw around but im a relativley large guy so this thing really sucks for trying to carry my fat *** up a hill and trying to keep it at a consistant speed anything over 50mph really sucks too, it engine brakes like crazy at the slightest backing off of the throttle . very easy bike to manuver it will be great for my wife to learn on but for a fat *** like me it sucks . after all that i made a trip to the local honda/yamaha/suzuki dealership to see what kind of deal i could get on a 07 600rr . but i left empty handed because i couldnt decide between the 07cbr or 07r6 , they both felt great but the 07 gsxr felt terrible to me

 

I know what you mean.

A few weeks ago I had both a 00 GSXR600 and a 06 EX250 and i would ride around the block with both bikes and the only thing great about the ex250 is that it is so idiotproof and feels much more nimble. perfect learner's bike.

 

i learned on a 600 , i didnt have a hard time . took my time rode within my limits, hardest thing i rember about learning on a supersport was dealing with the quick throttle and touchy brakes , the brakes on the ninja are so forgiving that i think my buttcheeks could clamp the rotor harder than the stock caliper could.,I honestly think i would have had a harder time on the 250 just because im up/down shifting like crazy although I guess that makes for better practice . I would never recomend it to anyone else to learn on a supersport but i would also never recomend a ninja 250 to bigger guy like my self to start on either . i do think the 500 would be perfect

 

the 250 is a great bike, specially for daily riding. Ive put over 12,000 freeway miles on mine and i am a 240lb guy. It runs out of steam round 90 mph but its a good thing cause if i had more power i would either be dead right now or have a ****load of tickets.

250 is my fave bike, i havent been on a bike yet that can even come close to being as fun to ride.

If you want a 250, get a JDM ZXR-250. 4 cylinder 250cc, 20,000 redline

 

20K rpm? You sure about that?

 

Taken from the Wiki page on the ZRX-250

 

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short stroke

 

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250 is my fave bike, i havent been on a bike yet that can even come close to being as fun to ride.

If you want a 250, get a JDM ZXR-250. 4 cylinder 250cc, 20,000 redline </TD></TR></TABLE>

i always wondered about using a 250 for a daily to work everyday. im big guy myself and figured the 250 just wouldnt move with my size.

 

im close to being 250lb it moves me fine on the flats but trying to go up hills is a pain at cruising speeds, i live in west virginia so not alot of flat roads here .

 

At least you have something to ride.