Mission Impossible Pt 2 - moving to a litre bike - Kawasaki Ninja 1000 Ninja 250

Checking out Kawasaki's new bike the 2011 Ninja 1000.
I'm gonna ride and talk about transitioning from a 250cc to a liter bike.

Category:

Howto & Style

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• Kawasaki
• Ninja
• 1000
• sport
• bike
• cruiser
• high
• speed
• racing
• outdoors
• motorbike
• transition
• 250cc
• Blood
• mountain
• zx1000
• tour

[rgaufman]

Are you keeping the 250r? - If so, is it going to be your short distance and commuting bike and the liter bike for longer and pleasure riding?

[travelersjaunt]

@rgaufman I think that's gonna be the plan. Also use the 250 to teach people how to ride.

[TheZachafina]

I'm kind of torn between the CBR600RR and the CBR1000RR. I think my biggest issue, is that after learning on a CBR250R, I'm slightly afraid of going bigger. Like you said its small easy to maneuver and it's very forgiving. Going larger however opens a larger selection of things that can go wrong whilst riding. Faster/ heavier/ stops WAY quicker/ learning the clutch, its totally different. For the other cars safety but namely my own, which one would I be better off changing to? Should I progress

[travelersjaunt]

@TheZachafina Since you have experience, I say get what you want and learn to ride it.

Have the seller bring it to your house. Then ride it up & down the street. Then start riding around the neighbor hood. Get use to it at your own comfort level. I know people who have a 600 and don't want a 1000. I know people who have a 1000 and glad they didn't get a 600. It's a personal preference. Let me know what you decide.

[justusantonyjose1991]

Why Ninja 1000 and not the ZX-10R ???

[travelersjaunt]

@justusantonyjose1991 I wanted a sport touring bike that I can Ride all day and not have my back hurting at the end of the day.

[travelersjaunt]

@64rlwri Great ideal, we'll do that.