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Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:04 pmby Mini ninja
Looking to drive from Adelaide to barmera next weekend on my bike. Just wondering will the bike be ok at a 400km round trip mainly sitting on 100? Or should I just take the car to be safer on the bike?
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:24 pmby waynemorgan
400km round trip on a Ninja 250 siting mainly on 100kph won't be a problem for it
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:36 pmby Six Addict
go for it mate! ive done longer days on mine than that, and at well more than 100kph. it'll be fun
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:28 pmby Jonno
Barmera is an easy straight run, go for it.
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:08 pmby Mini ninja
I guess the only reason I was worried. Was sitting on 8k revs seems alot to me as I'm new to riding
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:08 pmby seiko1
Jesus I rode 700 klm's in one day on a 250, not even close to a problem...even for a 125!
Are you up for the ride tomorrow?
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:26 pmby Mini ninja
Unsure on the ride tomorrow. Haven't had a chance to ride the hills more than once. I'd rather get my confidence up before going on a group ride. So I'll be out n about tomorrow.
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:43 pmby seiko1
Mini ninja wrote:Unsure on the ride tomorrow. Haven't had a chance to ride the hills more than once. I'd rather get my confidence up before going on a group ride. So I'll be out n about tomorrow.
Gotta start somewhere
If you meet us at Cudlee....you will have got there at your own pace
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:37 pmby slaps999
Mini ninja wrote: Just wondering will the bike be ok at a 400km round trip mainly sitting on 100?
Like many others have said and done, a 250 can go anywhere big bikes can. Did Melbourne to Bathurst to Melbourne on a Suzuki GT250 back in the early '70's. Didn't miss a beat.
Even got the little bugger up to 105
MPH 
down Conrod Straight....back in the days when they opened the track to the public after the racing had finished for the day. Just get on it and ride!!
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:23 amby matt1414
Didn't I see something on the news in the last day or two about a guy riding a postie bike around the world??? They're only a 110cc I believe, the 250 will do big k's easiy
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:37 pmby zx899r
watch out for the popo on the stuart h-way around nuri/wakerie areas
use to ride me lill 2fiddy to renmark all the time.
take care if theres a big cross wind
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:38 amby Reedy
I'd recommend buying a hemorrhoid donut, my ass got numb as on long trips on the 250.
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:48 amby Dafuzz31
regular breaks and ull be laughing
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:37 amby MIZ RX3
It wont be then Bike you'll be worried about after 400kays on your 250, hehehe! Their seats are not long-distance friendly!
Re: Ninja 250r long trips
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Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:33 pmby ediot
How do you guys get over this "unfriendly seat" problem?
Commuting to work on my bike for just a little over an hour and it still gets uncomfortable!
What good ideas have you guys got....