The Ninja 250 is the perfect learner bike. It's not a bike you will want to keep for any longer than maybe one season.
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.
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.
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.
2007-03-25 17:01:19
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answered by Wyoming Rider 6
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I even have had a Ninja 250 for the previous 2 years and enjoyed it. I also have a brother who's 6ft+ and he truly does not in high-quality condition nicely on my motorbike, he seems ridiculous certainly. jointly as i'm joyful with the Ninja 250's power, i understand that maximum people who get them tend to enhance in the 1st 300 and sixty 5 days. The 650 is in all risk a extra physically powerful selection for you. so some distance as maintenance, the 650's expendables (tires, chains, sprockets, brake pads, etc) will all be extra high priced because of the fact its a greater extra useful motorbike, yet because of the fact this is gas injected, you will never would desire to complication approximately cleansing the carbs, that's a discomfort on the 250. the extra advantageous element is nonetheless, once you're figuring out to purchase used, be sure this is been appropriate maintained, and risk is, you will understand as quickly as you spot it.
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answered by ruple 4
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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 Yahoo Answers) 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.
2007-03-25 17:46:37
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answered by toyracer49 3
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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.
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.
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.
2007-03-25 16:38:37
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answered by Shakespeare, William 4
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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.
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.
If you want a bit more power get the 500cc version.
2007-03-25 14:18:47
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answered by llordlloyd 6
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Kind of a small bike for freeway riding.
2007-03-25 14:12:46
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answered by Anonymous
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no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but at least a 600 for commuting with. if you buy the 250 you'll never be happy
2007-03-25 14:06:11
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answered by poo hat 3
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