Sport bike (crotch rocket) question?

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Alright, so I have been thinking about buying a bike for a while now. I have a lot of dirtbike riding experience so I don't think it will take much to get the hang of it. But I don't want to start with anything to big at the moment. I found a 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250, for $1800 and am thinking about buying it. I like that it's great on gas, and is inexpensive.

Is that a fair price, if not how low should I negotiate?

Am I to big for it? I am about 6'1, with an athletic build. about 205ish.
 
crotch rockets are very dangerous compared to a chopper. to me thats a great price for a 2003 ninja. but it depends oin its shape. and ive seen some fat tall guys ride rockets so im sure youll be fine. though i do advise a chopper or something louder instead. (:
 
I dunno how people can ride on a two wheeled machine with their legs kicked back and hands in the air with all the wind resistance all over their body but a crotch rocket is more responsive, pulls u out of dangerous situations faster, and handles better.... anywho... 250's are slowww man... I have never ridden a bike before and I started on a 600... it's all about your throttle and clutch... and knowing that you're not supposed to be hauling ass until you actually get the right feel for ur bike... and yeah they're right people do post higher prices than they expect cuz they plan on negotiating or selling it for way more than they actually expected...
 
"Choppers by design are more likely to be involved in a car accident." Are you kidding me? So you are saying that the designers purposefully designed the bike to be more likely to get into car accidents. Either you don't know anything about building bikes or you don't know anything about English.

To answer the question, I wouldn't pay that much for it. You can buy a brand new one for $4k. For a 2003, I'd buy it for $1000. Check out the blue book on it. I could be way off. But I wouldn't fork over $1800 for a 250.

Secondly, you are a big guy. You'd be just fine with a Ninja 500. I'm 5'7" and I found the Ninja 500 a little small. I started on a Kawasaki EN500 when I was in high school and it was perfect for me. The EN500 is a Ninja on a cruiser frame.
 
Hunter, since when is a crotch rocket more dangerous than a chopper? Choppers by design are more likely to be involved in a car accident.

And to the question, try and get it down to $1500 since you can buy a 2010 for around $3500.
 
There is nothing wrong with a Ninja 250.. I have one and my husband has one. They are a nice little bike and easy to handle. My husband rides his pretty much every day to work between March and November. We've had ours for three years and haven't had any problems, he does all of the maintenance on them himself. As for highway speeds, our rides to work both consist of 55 mph roads, and the bike goes these speeds easily. We've also taken them 70 mph on the highway and had absolutely no problem going this speed, either. My husband weighs almost 300 pounds. If you want the bike, get it.
 
Hunter, since when is a crotch rocket more dangerous than a chopper? Choppers by design are more likely to be involved in a car accident.

And to the question, try and get it down to $1500 since you can buy a 2010 for around $3500.
 
Always try to negotiate a price...Most people set prices a little high with the intent of negotiating a final price.

As for your build and the size of the bike...yeah...the bike would be small for you. You're going to be pushing that bike hard when at highway speeds of like 75 mph.
 
i agree with raider you could prolly get it down to $1500 and hunter is an idiot but it depends on what you want the bike for if u intend on long rides on highways try for at least a 500 because a 250 will wear out really quick if u run at higher rpms from my experience a ninja 250r runs at about six to seven thousand rpms at 65 mph so if you plan on interstates I'd get a 500cc also be aware that a lot of ninja 250's have carb issues and leak gas onto the plugs so they need to have spark plugs switched out quite a bit (i do it my self and keep the old one because they still work just fine once they are dried out) other then that 250's are great little bikes fit for any size im about your size and loved mine even got it to top out at 110mph hellz ya

wow captain your not to smart '"Choppers by design are more likely to be involved in a car accident." Are you kidding me? So you are saying that the designers purposefully designed the bike to be more likely to get into car accidents. Either you don't know anything about building bikes or you don't know anything about English." choppers were designed to look cool and nothing more they are extremely hard to turn by comparison to a sportsbike and therefor harder to control in general and more likely to crash or be hit because the rider could get out of the way in time
 
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