Quote Originally Posted by bosslady View Post
I still consider myself a newbie and anyway was wondering if anyone else, also a newbie, has recently upgraded to a bigger / better bike. What did you move from and to? Why did you choose that bike and how long did it take you to get used to it, or how are you finding it? And how long did you have your first bike?
If you look at my old threads, I upgraded from a GN250 to a Kawasaki ER-5 and I've put my thoughts into a couple of posts. I miss the old GN but have no regrets. The bigger bike is better all round. My next bike I would like to have eyeball-poppingly good brakes.

I rode the GN for about a year and have had the ER-5 about 6 months. Took me about 2 rides to get used to the new bike as everything was so much better. Many riders would scoff but I'm still not used to the extra power, which has made me re-think an upgrade to something silly when I get my full.

I chose the ER-5 after looking at many other bikes. For the price, it offered a big step up, as I said earlier - the only thing I'd like are beefier brakes. ...and maybe ABS.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-Bye-bye-GN250
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...nership-update