first motorcycle for beginers

[tqmx1]

Mark, Keep looking Jason just picked up the GS for his wife.

[Mark Olson]

That figures, It was a great deal, ya snooze ya loose.

[ogmudbone]

Mark, my offer still stands, i will help you hunt if you want me to.



OGmudbone

[TRoy]

the Ninja 250. you have to thrash it, to get anything close to performance, but it does not seem to mind. 75 mpg.  It's fast enough to walk away from 90% of the cars on the road.  The bike makes me smile every time I ride it. 

I'll be trying this baby out after Boone. I'm really looking forward to it 

[pdxfj]

I really like the redesign of the 250. 

One thing to remember is to keep the revvs up.  Usually above 4k to get any kind of power, although I haven't ridden a new one yet.  Don't worry about running it up to 10+k, as you're not on a FJ. 

Also they don't like to sit for extended periods of time.  The jets in the carbs are damn small and will clog very easy.

[Dan Filetti]

I have the previous gen 250, -total smiles machine!!!  Love it, and it has little problem hanging with the big boys in anything other than super-slab.  Revs need to be kept north of 12K to really be considered anything other than marginal.  Fun nonetheless. 

Have fun.

Dan

[TRoy]

I rode the ZX 2.5 today... after 70,000 miles on nothing but the FJ.  OMFG!!

IT'S A FUCKING SPEED FREAK!!! GET ONE!!!

Oh yeah Fred got a new ZX-14, too 

[the fan]

Now you know why I prefer a 600... Small bikes are fun. Plain and simple.

[TRoy]

Yeah, no doubt! I am definitely WAY faster on the Ninjer than the FJ. Wouldnt be much fun to commute on though. 6th gear, 55mph= 7000+rpm. And passing traffic can suck at times.

... thats got me thinking, what (and where) are the smallest "full size" streetable sportbikes that can be had? I remember seeing some trick european machines, but where made of unobtanium..

~wasn't there a kinda-popular 80cc cafe racer back in the 80's?

KOOKALOO!

[Arnie]

Well, probably not the 'smallest', but ......
Cagiva makes/made the "Mito", a 125cc 2-stroke single. with full fairing.  It looks almost identical to the Ducati 916.  I think one of the US list FJ'ers has one but I'm not sure who. 
There are also a number of 125cc hot 2-strokes RZ, RG etc that are or were in common use by new "learner" riders in UK.
I don't know what bike you're referring to in the '80's, but Kreidler made a 75cc Sachs engined bike back in the late 60's early 70's that screamed. 
There are also some 3/4 (or so) sized "learn to road race" bikes that have an international competition set up.

Cheers,
Arnie

[racerman_27410]

my friend Mark has an Aprilia RS50    its full size and with a 80cc red head big bore kit/flatslide carb and Arrow exhaust its capable of 70mph on flat and level ground.


KOokaloo!