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Go with the older Ninja. Huge support from aftermarket, ultra cheap to buy, pennies for parts, totally reliable-and very replaceable if wrecked or stolen.
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"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
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Considered them for my 1st bike, people like 'em, and there is a Ninja 250 forum too.
At the dealership they recommended the Ninja 500 for me, because of my size, so I bought one of those."Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restoredComment
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The EX 500s are great bikes! Cheap as chips, too!"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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My ex wife had a 90's Ninja 250 and it was a solid bike that would certainly keep up with traffic. At the same time I had an mid 80's VF500 Honda (that was a fantastic bike that I wish I'd have held onto), and the Ninja always felt "clunky" after riding the Honda... but for the price the Ninja was a really solid bike.
My current (and hopefully last-lol) wife has a GS500 and it's a pretty solid bike (aside from feeling a little "mushy"-which I think could be fixed with a fork spring change).1982 GS1100E "Jolene"Comment
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That and the motor is found in a bunch of other models too!(only making parts even cheaper and easier to find)Originally posted by GS1150Pilot View PostJedz Moto
1980 Suzuki GS1000G
1988 Honda GL1500-6
2018 Triumph Bonneville T120-
2020 Honda Monkey Z125
2001 Honda Insight - 65MPG
Originally posted by Hayabuser
Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.Comment
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They used to race EX 500s in Tucson. It was a cool class."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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