Question:
I am a beginning rider, so I am looking at getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250. My commute to work is on the freeway, and I have to travel up a pretty big hill. Does a Ninja 250 have the power to go up the hill faster than just 65 mph?
Answers:
Unless you are 200+ pounds it will perform adequately on freeway hills. I can easily get my son's 250 to 100Mph on the freeway.not on a steep hill though. I don't think it would have trouble doing 75Mph on any freeway hills though.
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Anyone who has ridden a larger bike and then rides a 250 is not going to like it...No surprise there! It does not perform like a larger bike. This is the major reason it is considered a beginner bike.
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But there are some good advantages of starting with a 250. It is inexpensive (especially used), it's light, it's very forgiving for a novice rider, parts are easy to obtain, and it's easy to work on.
Add to that the fact that this bike hasn't changed much in 20 years. I think about the only thing that has changed has been the sprocket ratio and the fairing style.
If you buy a used 250, ride it for one season, and then decide to get a larger bike, you should be able to recover most of the money you spent on the 250 when you sell it. They hold their value fairly well.
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no !!!!!!!!! but at least a 600 for commuting with. if you buy the 250 you'll never be happyAnyone been across the alps on a honda transalp?
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How fast do you want to go??!! A GPX250 should manage about 130km/h, I think that's about 75mph, up a steepish hill. Hills don't worry bikes because the bike is so light.Your opinion on KTM's 250 EXC?
The Kwaka is a very good choice for a learner bike: I like them a lot and they are comfortable, practical, and easy to chuck around while still having a 'solid' feel on the road. They cost nothing to run.
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If you want a bit more power get the 500cc version.
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I rode my friends ninja 250 around the block today, and my god it was a huge system shock compared to my gsxr 750. It feels like a moped, perhaps a step up from a moped, but not all that much of a step. I have very little good to say about this bike.How much to replace chain and brake pads?
Here is what I noticed:
The 250 feels EXTREMELY light--a good thing, maybe the only good thing.
The seating position is bolt upright
The steering is really loose, even moreso than a 600cc with no steering damper... not a good thing.
It is underpowered: acceleration was very minimal... riding that bike was like being stuck behing a moped which is gasping for air just to get up to 35mph.
The motor feels considerably weaker than when my CBR600 was running on three cylinders /w fouled plugs.
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They say the ninja 250 can go 100mph. I am skeptical of that considering how hard i had to push it in normal city traffic. Perhaps if you held the throttle at 100% for long enough, with a tailwind it might slowly climb up to 95ish after a few minutes. You won't be able to get yourself into trouble on this bike because it is like a toy.
To answer your question, it depends how steep the hill is. I think it will be able to go faster than 65mph on a steep section of the freeway, but you will be pushing the motor very hard to do it.
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YES! I am an experienced rider/racer of over 40 years. I own several motorcycles including an '06 Yamaha YZFR1 and an '06 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja. I bought the Ninja for "Lost3_me2"(ask her she's a member of CarQnA.com) to learn on. And. I ride it myself cause it's fun, gets great mileage and I don't have to tear up my R1 or any of my other(several) motorcycles. A buddy of mine also has one(Actually 2, he bought one for his wife). We've rode them to CA down Highway 101 from OR and home up I-5. I weigh 135 and he 150. Our Ninja's pulled all the grades at 90 with ease. Once they are "on the pipe" they barely notice a hill. 70 MPG. My buddy rode his once with me on my R1 same route and he had no trouble keeping up. The street is not a race course... you don't need a 600 to learn on. I will however say that the current 600's have better suspension but untill you are really comfortable riding the EX250 is a more economic route. A 600-1000 could cost you a couple thousand bucks cosmetics to repair if you lay it down and a whole EX250 is only 3.More Questions & Answers ...
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