Yeh, I'm a pretty confident driver, and hopefully will be the same rider. I might drop it, but then again it's nice and light, I'm excited!

 

You don`t seem to be interested in all of the typical stuff that we normally bitch at people for. You`ll be fine, you just gotta worry about everyone else on the road. Other than that you should be good...oh and sand, fuck sand.

 

I can't remember if I've told you this or not, but read this.

http://files.meetup.com/1510087/A+Tw...e+Wrist+II.pdf

If you've read it before... read it again.

 

Yeh i got it bud. I downloaded it to read. I'm out of town for a while so have plenty of time to get through it.

I been scouring craigslist and found a lot of ninja 250s. I would prefer a CBR250 based on reviews, but it looks like that is the bike people are getting rid of. Decided a budget of <$3000 should suffice.

 

With that budget you could also try a dual-sport and put street oriented tires on it.

DRZ400 or maybe a DR650. The DR650 may be too tall though.

Dual-sports are easier and more forgiving to beginners... and also to dropping; flexible plastic vs hard plastic on street bikes.

 

DRZ actually sits higher than a DR650.

My riding buddy has the DR where my last two bikes have been DRZ's.

I've got a 30" inseam and I much preferred his DR.

The DR seat also is a tad wider, the DRZ seat feels like you're sitting on top of a fence with a 2x4 for a seat. Not comfy at all lol.


Speaking of dual sports, found a cheap XT225 local. Gonna pick it up this weekend, it's the ultimate WV gravel flogging bike, plus it's already got a 4 gallon clarke tank installed.

 

I would not have guessed that. But now that you mention it, the seat on the DRZ is much wider, making it harder to reach the ground.

I'm tall. I've never thought about these things before.

 

The DRZ seat literally sucked. 10 miles into the ride and I was standing constantly.

I guess any dual sport is going to suck, but the DRZ is particularly rough.

 

It's design is old as fuck now and it wasn't great when it came out. It is definitely overdue for a redesign.

Suzuki: lighter, fuel-injected, more gears, GO!

 

Been talking to some guys I work with about it also, I keep getting the typical, "a 250 is way too small, you will get a bigger bike within a month", or "I learned to ride and was fine on a 600, don't get anything smaller".

That last one being the most common!

Oh forgot the "My wife has a 600, thats what she learned on".

Sigh