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Sports Bikes
Fast, light, sleek motorcycles designed for maximum
performance, for racing or spirited road riding. They are
distinguishable by their full fairings and the rider's
tipped-forward seating position.
The 600cc and higher motorcycles available today are
incredible machines that are without a doubt too much bike for a
beginner to handle. Remember, with your first motorcycle, you
shouldn't be
trying to hard impress anyone. This is a bike that you are going to learn
the basics on. You can take a Kawasaki EX250 to it's limits and
learn what that feels like, you will not be able to do the same on a
Ninja ZX-6R. So if you want to learn how to ride a really fast
motorcycle well at its limits, you need to start with something more
manageable. You will learn faster and these bikes don't really lose
much in resale value, so when you are ready to trade up, you won't
have lost much or any money.
Kawasaki Ninja EX250
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Price: Used $1300 1995
model.
Years:
Made from 1986 through present.
Specs: 36 Horse Power. 0-60: 5.75 s, 100 mph top
speed. 55-75 mpg
Description:
Just enough power to be tons of fun. Since you can take
it to it's limits, it is ideal to learn technique on. If
you ride one of these for a few months to a year before
you upgrade to something bigger you will be a
significantly better rider.
Pros: This bike is
cheap, easy to maintain, and perfect for beginners.
Cons: looks like it's from the 80's,
mainly because the design is.
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Kawasaki Ninja EX500
(officially ninja 500R 1994 and
on)
Price: MSRP 5,049 USD. USED $2,000
(1995)
Years: 1987-Present, body update in
1994
Specs: 52 HP. 3.76 seconds 0-60, 125 mph top
speed
Description:
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Kawasaki Ninja 650
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Price: MSRP $6,299
Years: Released in 2006
Specs: 72 hp.
Description: This bike was designed by
Kawasaki to be the perfect "first big bike." It is essentially
a competitor to the Suzuki SV650 with a full frame. It is a
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Suzuki GS500F
Price: $5,199
Years: 2004-present.
Specs: 4.5 seconds 0-60
Description: Essentially the exact same as a suzuki gs500e, except it
has full fairings. I personally think it's ugly and overpriced for
what you get. You can grab a used gs500e for $1,000 and except
for the fairings it is the exact same bike. Get a ninja 500R or
650R instead.
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