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Just saw pics of the 08 jinja 250!! wow, its beautiful! when is honda going to step up to the plate? my wife is very picky and she loves it. Just wish honda would step up so we could get her a baby blade!!!

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CBR929-jardine race can, down 1, polished frame and swing arm,wheels polished, HELI bars, Sargent seat, Puig racing screen

Agreed. That thing looks sooooooo good. Very sporty. +1 to Kawasaki.

i say Honda will do it in a couple years, when ridiculous gas prices force people onto smaller bikes/cars... but until then, Kawasaki will OWN the market for sexy new starter bikes.  Hyusong (sp) tries, but they arent well-known or well-built.

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Naked 93' F2...... RIP -- 04/12/07
04' 600RR Black - currently stuck between track and street usage
- Brembo Master, Sato's, & Ohlins out back

yeah, agreed! I love the power my 929 makes. but ill bet the egros are softer. and it would be a blast to ride back and forth to work on when the wifey aint riden!!! of course I'd test drive a vespa just to say I rode it!! lol

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CBR929-jardine race can, down 1, polished frame and swing arm,wheels polished, HELI bars, Sargent seat, Puig racing screen

i want one. cheap enuff. just to make sure of my street gear which moths just eat these days.

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"Leaders are like tea; put them in hot water to find out how strong they are." Anonymous

Dont get me wrong, i love my F2, but if they had that ninja 250 when i was looking for my first bike i definately would have taken more time on the decision. +1 kawi

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'94 CBR F2
Two Brothers slip on
K&N filter
Fender elim with LED tail and signals
Frame sliders

Soon
jet kit?
520 (0/+3)?

If you are looking for cheapness, go for an '07-earlier Ninja.  The new ones are slightly different, whereas the 07- haven't changed since what, the mid 80's?  I love my Ninjette, plan on keeping it for my daily driver even if I do get a CBR.  'Course, that big gap (80 or so horsepower) means that the CBR would likely be more fun on twisty days... but there'll be enough of those in life :D

My 05 ninja is great... been down 4 or 5 times total, with no mechanical damage at all (cracked the front fairing and twisted the shift lever, but I was able to straighten that out with a hammer and some well-placed rocks.)

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05 Ninja 250,
Preparing for CBR goodness... someday

OK, I saw the new ninja in person today! WoW! its great, to tell the truth I'd buy one just to have 4 a second bike! The one I got to see was black and it was just stunning to see. with the exception of the slightly narrow rear tire its hard to tell its a 250. and the only markins are just kawasaki and ninja. the displacment is left off. the sales guys were all pumped to take it out for a spin . but said the boss wouldn't have it yet! My wife is a hard sell for bikes it has to have a hard look to meet her standards and she loved it. infact she wants one when we can afford it. ( just under 4 grand , we want to pay cash!)

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CBR929-jardine race can, down 1, polished frame and swing arm,wheels polished, HELI bars, Sargent seat, Puig racing screen

i think some will still get tired of the low power and sell it right away and upgrade to something with more pizzazz...

and that buyer's loss will be *my* gain!!!!  i can't wait... i'll have to be a craigslist hawk soon.

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"Leaders are like tea; put them in hot water to find out how strong they are." Anonymous

i saw one on campus the middle of last week and its def a step up from the old design.  i say, i wouldnt mind taking that thing for a spin and im sure it would be loads of fun in WSMC's Ninja Cup.  apparently Kawi is putting up good money for those races too.  sadly, the new actually puts out less peak torque and hp compared to the old one.

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Naked 93' F2...... RIP -- 04/12/07
04' 600RR Black - currently stuck between track and street usage
- Brembo Master, Sato's, & Ohlins out back

they look ok but can assure you they're absolutely gutless to ride.  Feels way less than it's 33bhp (i think)  Just gutless. . . doesn't even seem to be trying. I've had more fun on 125cc scooters.

Me mate bought one (god knows why, I told him, I really told him) and is selling it 3 weeks later.   If you want an economic nippy town bike buy a scooter. . . if you want a cheap 1st bike buy a fazer

 

'orrible things

tongpo:

they look ok but can assure you they're absolutely gutless to ride.  Feels way less than it's 33bhp (i think)  Just gutless. . . doesn't even seem to be trying. I've had more fun on 125cc scooters.

Me mate bought one (god knows why, I told him, I really told him) and is selling it 3 weeks later.   If you want an economic nippy town bike buy a scooter. . . if you want a cheap 1st bike buy a fazer

 

'orrible things

Wow thats brutal..............I have a few friends that have these bikes and my husband has rode it as well and they are fantastic!!   Not sure why you think its gutless.............I've not heard anyone say that about them at all.   In fact my husband rode one on Kawi demo days and he had no trouble getting it up to 170Km (which is when he backed off  the throttle) going up hill and leaving other riders behind.   

All the local Kawi dealers around us have wait lists for the 2009 already cause they have pre-sold all the 2009 already.

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seahorse sylv:

tongpo:

they look ok but can assure you they're absolutely gutless to ride.  Feels way less than it's 33bhp (i think)  Just gutless. . . doesn't even seem to be trying. I've had more fun on 125cc scooters.

Me mate bought one (god knows why, I told him, I really told him) and is selling it 3 weeks later.   If you want an economic nippy town bike buy a scooter. . . if you want a cheap 1st bike buy a fazer

 

'orrible things

Wow thats brutal..............I have a few friends that have these bikes and my husband has rode it as well and they are fantastic!!   Not sure why you think its gutless.............I've not heard anyone say that about them at all.   In fact my husband rode one on Kawi demo days and he had no trouble getting it up to 170Km (which is when he backed off  the throttle) going up hill and leaving other riders behind.   

All the local Kawi dealers around us have wait lists for the 2009 already cause they have pre-sold all the 2009 already.

sadly, quite a few riders dont understand the concept of a powerband... or are not comfortable using it. hell, some dont understand the concept of 'throttle'...

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Naked 93' F2...... RIP -- 04/12/07
04' 600RR Black - currently stuck between track and street usage
- Brembo Master, Sato's, & Ohlins out back

obvioulsy you're one of them...a 4 stroke pararllel twin doesn't have a powerband.

 

and it this case it has a surge of power akin to an 80 year old's bladder leaking piss in the night

 

The bike may well have hit 170kph, but felt like it took forever getting there though THAT wasn't my problem.

I don't excpect a 250 4 stroke bike  to be fast. But being such a small engine I expect it to be revy and eager - imho it wasn't.

 

gutless

 

buy an RS125

I rode one of the old ones once....It was like the little moped that could!!! My first bike was a honda Twinstar cm200. 4 speed - down hill in a tail wind it would top out about 75 mph.  So for what it is , the grinn factor makes it likable.

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CBR929-jardine race can, down 1, polished frame and swing arm,wheels polished, HELI bars, Sargent seat, Puig racing screen