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- From: shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun)
- Subject: Re: CBR250RR for sale...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.204929.18261@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <mu.3bip@terapin.com> <txd.727488094@Able.MKT.3Com.Com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:49:29 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- In article <txd.727488094@Able.MKT.3Com.Com>
- txd@ESD.3Com.COM (Tom Dietrich) writes:
- >mu@terapin.com (Mu Hong Lin) writes:
-
- >>2. Is there a blue books thing for motorcycles?
-
- Yes, but don't ask me where you can find one.
-
- >>If it's available, I _would_ get a CBR250RR. This may be funny. But
-
- Closest thing to that is the Kawasaki EX250, also known as the
- baby Ninja. Try it, you'll like it.
-
- >A word of advice, for your first bike, get one without a lot of
- >plastic. You'll just wind up replacing it.
-
- I beg to differ. I know an awful lot of very experienced bikers
- shelling out money for repairs to dropped bikes. Once you know
- how to ride, meaning you don't let the clutch out with the
- bike in gear while stopped, can shift smoothly up and down, are
- able to make panic stops, etc. then you are no more likely to
- crash your bike than an experienced rider. For some people this
- takes an hour or so of practice, other might still be in the
- learning stages after some months.
-
- I'm NOT saying that an experienced rider is no more capable of
- avoiding an accident that an inexperienced one. I'm just saying
- that you aren't necessarily more likely to drop it as a novice.
- An interesting idea for a survey. How many people have crashed
- a bike when they had less than 1000 miles of experience but more
- than 100 vs. those who did not drop a bike during that time.
- I fit into the latter category. I haven't crashed yet (at 23,000
- miles and yes, it's because I'm very careful and don't push it.
- Timid, in fact, describes my riding behavior very well.)
-
- >>BTW, I think I'm a medium sized rider. 5'11", 145 pounds.
-
- That's tall. I have legs that would fit a man 5'8" or so and
- the baby Ninja is just the right size for me. You'll just have
- to see if your extra 3 inches fits comfortably on the bike.
- (I sure hope Clifford Weston isn't reading this.) And I am
- only 5' 5.5" tall but I have proportionally long legs.
-
- Let me know if you get serious about an EX250 and I'll warn you
- about things to check. Like the fact that the original tires
- are garbage and worth exactly zero dollars no matter how much
- tread is left on them. You can also see my bike at a Tuesday
- dinner if you are in the bay area.
- --
- Lissa
- shoun@netcom.com (408) 926-0812
-