My "new" 2006 Ninja 650r

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Had this bike for a week so far and I love it! Great range of power and also extremely comfortable. Just finished my spring term so I gave the bike a good clean up for the summer. The pictures were taken with my phone and did some tweaking in photoshop. :chuckle:



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Cheers.
 
Jeff, it's amazing you can get that resolution/quality from a camera phone! Looks awesome :2thumbs:



I want to buy a bike like this - - my conscience won't permit me to do it. One of two things would happen: I'd have too much fun or I'd kill myself :grinno:



Be safe, and enjoy!
 
I'm an ER Doc and I feel the same as ^



I sold my mine after having my first child.



Unfortunately, my summer is filled with Organ Donors. Ohio has no helmet law.



Be safe and smart. Wear a helmet and protective riding gear. Your melon and skin will thank you.



JJ
 
shine said:
Looks nice! I have considered getting a '08/09 250R as a beginner bike. 0-60 in 5 or so seconds should be enough to scare me!
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Don't do it -A 250 ninja is seriously a scooter -only I have more respect for scooters because they aren't trying to be a real motorcycle.



In my experience the BEST starter bike (and experts too) ever ever is the sv-650 by suzuki. It has tons of torque but not overly powerful on the top end.



I'm not sure if I'm explaining this right. -To put it another way, it has awesome stop light to stop light quickness but on the highway you top out at 130 give or take. (Compared to other sportbikes this is a relatively low speed)



do a you tube search for sv-650 and you'll see it has a cult following
 
The sv was my first bike it never felt like too much power -at the same time I could never get bored with it.



Tons of "usable" power as they say.



Even now, after all my Ducati's CBRs and even a kaw I still remember my SV as the most fun.
 
The Vtwins can have a bit of a non-linear power delivery that can mess up some newer riders. My favorite bike was my FJR1300 (1000 miles/day), but the most fun I ever had was on Aprilia RS50s and Ninja 250s...
 
It's not the "non-linear" power delivery that is messing up new riders -it's their right hand.

I think you're referring to the low end power that most twins exhibit as opposed to the tendency for Inline 4s is inertia and a build to power and peak at high rpms (at least in the 600cc range)



As the saying goes -By the time the v-twin runs out of breath, the inline 4 is hitting its' stride. -which is exactly why the twin is a much better stop light to stop light bike.
 
HappyWax said:
It's not the "non-linear" power delivery that is messing up new riders -it's their right hand.

I think you're referring to the low end power that most twins exhibit as opposed to the tendency for Inline 4s is inertia and a build to power and peak at high rpms (at least in the 600cc range)



As the saying goes -By the time the v-twin runs out of breath, the inline 4 is hitting its' stride. -which is exactly why the twin is a much better stop light to stop light bike.
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Definitely have to agree with you here. The 650r has awesome power on the low end, but seems to lose breath when up in the >90-100 mph range. Still a fast bike, but it doesn't have the top-end speed that other 600cc bikes have.
 
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