LOL at the Ninja 250r

**PhoenixNinja** · 11th December 2008, 16:31

Have ended the thread here cheers for your responces

**mattian** · 11th December 2008, 16:34

Thats not necessarily anything to do with the "ninja" than with the way he rode it. You have to rev the shit out of 4 stroke 250's before dropping the clutch to feel any kind of "get up and go"....... maybe your mate on the bandit just new how to get the most out of his engine.

**cowboyz** · 11th December 2008, 16:35

depends what you are looking for. the 250r can get along at a nice pace when asked to. It is a parallel twin so not a lots o HP bike for sure but its also not a 20 yr old bike that has had the shit rung out of it. Resale value on the 250r is very good.

**PhoenixNinja** · 11th December 2008, 16:37

Yea like i said the ninja was revin hard and my mate on the Bandit has had his learners for bout 2 weeks now I think and the bike for a week.

but yea just an observation nothing personal to ninja riders

personly love em myself

**Slyer** · 11th December 2008, 16:37

It's a sexy bike, but it's no racer, it's a commuter bike really.
The parallel twins really have nothing on an inline 4 in terms of performance.
They make up for it with cheaper purchase price, cheaper maintenance and less petrol though.
Look how small the engine of the Ninja 250 is compared to the bandit...

Handling on the other hand the Ninja would come on top, lighter bike too.

I'll be getting an '09 one once I have the cash.
(Keeping the '88 for people to learn on and other things

)

Also, was the bike properly broken in?

**davebullet** · 11th December 2008, 16:37

Get 'em to swap bikes and do it again

**PhoenixNinja** · 11th December 2008, 16:39

I suggested that but they werent to keen. But yea good point aye twin vs Four just buzzed me out how much the Bandit Cained

**Slyer** · 11th December 2008, 16:42

I added to my post^^

**PhoenixNinja** · 11th December 2008, 16:43

Yup had 1700 or so on the clock

**Seraph** · 11th December 2008, 16:44

could have called that race for the bandit before it even started....
The earlier model 250 sport's were made for performance over economy...Something that isn't so easily done now.
Not that i have anything over the new ninja 250's...there nice, perfect for a learner

**PhoenixNinja** · 11th December 2008, 16:48

Cant agree more Mint for a learner, all I'm saying is if ya buying the Ninja for speed with-out really researching it first and knowin what to expect then if you hand over hard earnt cash and expect to have your eyes sucked into your sockets, It aint gonna happen, much anyway.

**Slyer** · 11th December 2008, 16:56

You don't buy a 250 for performance.

So are you still considering buying one?

**CHOPPA** · 11th December 2008, 17:05

I reckon id still beat your mate around taupo on one....

**ital916** · 11th December 2008, 17:13

in 4 250 vs parallel twin 250. In four will hit a higher top end. The ninja is the better learner bike though. Not rev heavy, nice amount of torque, forgiving enough, looks the biz and is built well with good support. Which would I choose if i was a learner, the ninja. Which would I choose in the twisties...the ninja.

Always this obsession with straight line speed.

**Ragingrob** · 11th December 2008, 20:51

Originally Posted by Drider87

in 4 250 vs parallel twin 250. In four will hit a higher top end. The ninja is the better learner bike though. Not rev heavy, nice amount of torque, forgiving enough, looks the biz and is built well with good support. Which would I choose if i was a learner, the ninja. Which would I choose in the twisties...the ninja.

Always this obsession with straight line speed.

Pretty sure the ZXR would nail the 250r in the twisties too!

But as people have already said, it's all about age these days in terms of choosing between the new low-powered 250s and the old screamers.