my thought exactly

 

ooo i like that ninja, like i said im really not trying to get into speed with the whole bike deal i love the way they look it will probably be a weekend ride to take to the beach once in awhile..i do like the ninja 250r im assuming its fairly new but ill keep researching.

And i goto DMV for the MSF course correct?

 

NO!
http://www.msf-usa.org/

call this # (804) 549-5246 ... its in chesapeake tho... IDK where you are.. if you're in virginia beach you can take the one at TCC but its not until "summer" actually starts...

if you do take it... you can take you MSF card to dmv and they will give you a lisence with your M endorsement without even taking the road test...

good luck man...

 

If your not worried about looks the older GS500's are great bikes. Air cooled and reliable.

You can pick them up pretty cheap.

 

The Ninja 250R came out back in Jan. The 250R has been a nice bike for the past 20 years. And now for the 08 it has been redesign. And it still an awesome bike. My neighbor down the street has one, and he let me take it around the block. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Just Google the bike and read up on it. Youtube has some nice review videos as well.

But yeah Good luck.

 

Sean, thanks for the tips. I looked at that MSF class is only 100 at TCC (unless I read that wrong)

That 250R looks awesome, and its cheap!

 

i think im going to lean towards the 250r and maybe eventually get a GSXR i like the look of it

stupid questions:

are all bikes manual?
does the ninja 250r in particular take regular unleaded gas?

 

im pretty sure all the bikes are manuall... eventho i wouldnt be surprised if BMW made sometjhing lke semi auto or something... but yea, no doubt... especially sport bikes... also, have you looked into the 650R... when you get you're bike.. you'll grown into it and belive me (if you like it) you;lll keep it... and the 650R will take a lot longer to grow out of.. still light and small too

 

Answer to question 1.
Most bikes are considered Manual but there is one i saw that is automatic
Ridley makes a automatic motorcycle.
It uses the CVT transmission.
from idle to 1000 rpm your in neutral
then a roll on the throttle and your in gear.

Honda showed a sport motorcycle that uses the cvt back in 2005, i don't know what came of this.


Answer to question 2.
If you look under the seat is says this.
FUEL: RESEARCH OCTANE NO. (RON) 91 MIN.

This is confusing to some since in the US most of us have never heard of RON, and can easily assume that it means ‘Octane‘.

RON = Research Octane Number
MON = Motor Octane Number

If you take the average of the two, you get Octane.

But the 2008 Ninja 250R takes 87 octane. This is from page 32 from the manual. So you should be fine.

 

Motorcycle Safety Course...757-822-5247...call it.

I agree with most of what everyone else said.

Ninja 250, 650R, SV650, Ninja 500, GS500.

You can learn on a bigger bike, even a liter bike; but you will learn faster on a smaller bike. You will also be more confident, and when you get used to your bike and know what it's capabilities are, you will be faster than people on bigger bikes!

The only thing I didn't agree with is buying a bike from Scumrise...they've screwed me too many times. But that is my opinion. I'm not trilled with most of the dealerships around here...I would probably try to buy my next bike out of state and go pick it up.

And get good gear; helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, boots...it might feel hot, but the road rash on your body hurts more. There are good jackets out there that let in plenty of air and still protect you. When I ride, I don't like stopping cuz it gets hot!! Try to think how much your life is worth, then spend according. Not sure about you, but I head is worth more than $99 (at least to me!), so I have a $400 helmet! Many of the shops might help you get good gear if you buy a bike from them...one bike I got I was able to talk them into 2 helmets. Scumrise wouldn't do anything for me...fortuntatly, I already had gear!

And welcome to the lifestyle...it's awesome!