These are personnal opinions based on personnal experiences, but I don’t feel that I am an exception to the rule. Now, I do have more weight to carry so that may have impacted my perception on the smaller bikes…but I also thought about the type of riding I will be doing, commuting on the hiway and rides to the mountains and lakes around me…I wanted the extra stability and power of the bigger bike. If I was going to be riding in the city mostly with just a few hiway runs, the smaller bike would have been the better choice for learning. The hardest part of riding a bike is going slow, parking lot and stop and go traffic. In these situations the lighter the bike the better off you are. If that was the case for me, I would probably have gotten a super moto bike…they would be an absolute blast in the city. The 250cc bikes (other than the Ninja) are best suited for upto 80-90 kph, after that they run out of breath. The Ninja has a top speed around 160kph, so definately don’t rule it out…you just have to get the revs up to get there.
As for the pics, I will send you an e-mail after I take some current pics of the bike. I will fill you in on the details in the e-mail.
Later.
PS..definately get the rider training, it was the best thing that I did…saved me from learning some bad habits that I would have to break later.