Ninja 250r long trips

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Ninja 250r long trips

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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?
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400km round trip on a Ninja 250 siting mainly on 100kph won't be a problem for it :D
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go for it mate! ive done longer days on mine than that, and at well more than 100kph. it'll be fun 8)
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Barmera is an easy straight run, go for it. ;)
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I guess the only reason I was worried. Was sitting on 8k revs seems alot to me as I'm new to riding
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Jesus I rode 700 klm's in one day on a 250, not even close to a problem...even for a 125!
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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.
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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.
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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 105MPH :twisted: 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!! :)
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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 :D
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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
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I'd recommend buying a hemorrhoid donut, my ass got numb as on long trips on the 250.
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regular breaks and ull be laughing
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Post by 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!
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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....
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