First Bike, First Video

Here's my first bike, a Ninja 500R. Yeah I'm not so great at commentary.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• first
• bike
• ninja
• kawasaki
• 500r

[Rhuac]

Wow, so all along I've been getting comments on this video I posted 3 years ago and not once did I get an email letting me know, until @plehdehgame's last comment... weird. Anyhow, for anyone that watches this more recently, I upgraded to a 650 about a year later and I just sold that bike a few months ago. Now I'm looking for an old late '70s CBR... all of a sudden I'm really digging the cafe racer look. Anyone got any hot tips for finding such a bike, besides trolling craigslist every day?

[plehdehgame]

I'm a beginner and I mean I have no 2 wheel experience at all and I was deciding between 2 bikes as my first. The Ninja 250r and the 500r (both used). I like the new look of the 250 but i'm just worried that if i buy the 250, i'll get bored of riding it and would want to upgrade to a 600 in 6 months. But at the same time the 500 provides more power while it still being a beginners bike and not a supersports bike. So will the 500 keep me smiling longer than the 250? Or is it the same feel?

[Rhuac]

@plehdehgame I can't really give you a direct comparison between a 250 or 500 (having never been on a 250), but I can tell you my experience. I hung on to the 500 for about a year, and then I was ready to upgrade to the 650 (which I just sold a couple months ago). I'm afraid with a 250 you'll be itching to upgrade a lot quicker. My recommendation would be the 500, it really is a great beginner bike.

[kampfer29]

how fast does four or six thousand rpms get u on your bike?

[Rhuac]

In 6th gear 4k was about 40mph and 6k was about 65-70 mph, if I remember correctly.

[kcpalooza]

nice bike, im actually about to buy the same one

[Rhuac]

Lemme know how you like it :)

[Polak5]

Awesome, you should have him put you on his will, because u wont have a brother for very long. Lucky you.

[transaman3625]

Tell him thats a great idea, and he is doing a good job of starting slow!!!!

[G00g284]

@inextrikable how old was your friend though.

[outlawracer2229]

@plehdehgame A friend of mine finally learned to ride after I insulted and picked on him for 4 years for not riding. He had never ridden a 2 wheel motorcycle before in his life. After starting out on a Suzuki Boulevard C50T he's now on a CBR1000F which he took his road test on in the snow and passed.

[dtmbcorp]

Holy shit, that thing is sparkling!

[Equatis]

Hey dude. I'm prior military and still live out here and ride almost every day. Shoot me a message if you ever wanna head up to Cloudcroft.

[jslong36]

how are those things on the highway?

[airsoftrifleman]

awsome vid dude! i have a 600 gpz project im workinig on with my dad. beautiful bike though! keep it rubber side down ;)

[mattidragomir]

Please feed that kitten :))))