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Ooter · 02-26-2010, 09:46 AM

2004 Ninja 250. Ditto on the good starter bike. Scratch that - GREAT starter bike!

**dart1963** · 02-26-2010, 10:11 AM

2009 FZ6R.
I took my msf on a 250 ninja.... I could see it being a fun bike, light and easy to handle, but knew it wouldn't last me for more than a month if I bought one, being 6'1" and a bit over 200 lbs I didn't even look at 250's.

tractorboy · 02-26-2010, 11:26 AM

1st street bike....1986 Honda REBEL !!

YELLOW with GREEN METALLIC Flames.....Oh Yeahh baby....Behaave!!

I gotta find and post a pic!

PS that was only in '08!! just before The FZ6R. Wife felt so bad for me that she told me to get a grown up bike! Mission accomplished!!

RandiZ · 02-26-2010, 12:46 PM

First bike was a 2000 Vulcan 800 Classic.
Selling my Vulcan 500 to make room for the new yellow 2009 FZ6R.

Had a Nighthawk 750 in between.

flyingminno · 02-26-2010, 12:57 PM

First bike was an 89' Suzi Katana 600. Great bike and enough power to get in and out of situations, but I got tired of the styling and seating position after a year.

Roaddawg · 02-26-2010, 08:10 PM

A Big Wheel.

MrGti · 02-26-2010, 11:25 PM

My first bike was a 2007 ninja 250. I also got a 2009 fr6r.

drew95gt · 02-26-2010, 11:34 PM

2004 Ninja 250R, still have it actually...looking to get a FZ6R by summer. Great 1st bike, I just don't like having to rev it sky high when on the freeways.

jspansel · 02-27-2010, 10:51 AM

2008 Honda Rebel is my first personally purchased. Put over 11k miles on it in the one year I had it. Good little bike. Rode it about 110 miles a day for work. Little engine screamed at 65mph though haha. It was time to move up! Got my moneys worth out of it.

First ridden was a Honda Trail 90 and 110. Now THOSE are some great little bikes! Not much for street use, maybe 50-55mph... but those things would take you through any field, trail, etc. Not a full out dirt bike but a really dependable little mule! My dad had the pair for years, really miss those things.

jspansel · 02-27-2010, 10:55 AM

Dart! Got me thinking about that Rebel so I check Valley Cycle Center where I traded it in on the FZ6R... They still got it!!!! They been sittin on that bike for over a year now.

Honda 2008 Rebel® (CMX250C)

You can see a pic of it sitting behind this Rebel, haha.

Honda 2007 Rebel® (CMX250C)

02-26-2010, 11:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
tractorboy Senior Member Bike: 09 FZ6R Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Honeoye NY Posts: 213 Thanks: 37 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts	1st street bike....1986 Honda REBEL !! YELLOW with GREEN METALLIC Flames.....Oh Yeahh baby....Behaave!! I gotta find and post a pic! PS that was only in '08!! just before The FZ6R. Wife felt so bad for me that she told me to get a grown up bike! Mission accomplished!! __________________ 2009 Cadium Yeller - No Cut Frame sliders (Home Made) Red Rim Tap FE Kit "home made" Star Sticker REMOVED TO DO List - Gear Selector, GPS Bracket, Helmet Lock, ENJOY iT !!!

02-27-2010, 10:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
jspansel Super Moderator Bike: 09 R6 Raven Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 984 Thanked 1,180 Times in 624 Posts Blog Entries: 17	2008 Honda Rebel is my first personally purchased. Put over 11k miles on it in the one year I had it. Good little bike. Rode it about 110 miles a day for work. Little engine screamed at 65mph though haha. It was time to move up! Got my moneys worth out of it. First ridden was a Honda Trail 90 and 110. Now THOSE are some great little bikes! Not much for street use, maybe 50-55mph... but those things would take you through any field, trail, etc. Not a full out dirt bike but a really dependable little mule! My dad had the pair for years, really miss those things. __________________ -Jay Don't cage me, bro! -But you can REP me!!! I intend to live forever. So far, so good...

02-27-2010, 10:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
jspansel Super Moderator Bike: 09 R6 Raven Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 984 Thanked 1,180 Times in 624 Posts Blog Entries: 17	Dart! Got me thinking about that Rebel so I check Valley Cycle Center where I traded it in on the FZ6R... They still got it!!!! They been sittin on that bike for over a year now. Honda 2008 Rebel® (CMX250C) You can see a pic of it sitting behind this Rebel, haha. Honda 2007 Rebel® (CMX250C) __________________ -Jay Don't cage me, bro! -But you can REP me!!! I intend to live forever. So far, so good...

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02-26-2010, 09:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ooter Member Bike: 2009 FZ6R Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 48 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	2004 Ninja 250. Ditto on the good starter bike. Scratch that - GREAT starter bike!

02-26-2010, 10:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
dart1963 Super Moderator Bike: '09 FZ6R Raven Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluemont, Virginia Posts: 3,284 Thanks: 1,201 Thanked 1,116 Times in 724 Posts Blog Entries: 2	2009 FZ6R. I took my msf on a 250 ninja.... I could see it being a fun bike, light and easy to handle, but knew it wouldn't last me for more than a month if I bought one, being 6'1" and a bit over 200 lbs I didn't even look at 250's.

02-26-2010, 12:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
RandiZ Member Bike: FZ6R 2009 Yellow Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York Posts: 43 Thanks: 17 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Blog Entries: 7	First bike was a 2000 Vulcan 800 Classic. Selling my Vulcan 500 to make room for the new yellow 2009 FZ6R. Had a Nighthawk 750 in between.

02-26-2010, 12:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
flyingminno Senior Member Bike: 2009 FZ6R Raven Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 326 Thanks: 150 Thanked 45 Times in 38 Posts	First bike was an 89' Suzi Katana 600. Great bike and enough power to get in and out of situations, but I got tired of the styling and seating position after a year.

02-26-2010, 11:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
MrGti Member Bike: fz6r Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 59 Thanks: 19 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts	My first bike was a 2007 ninja 250. I also got a 2009 fr6r.

02-26-2010, 11:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
drew95gt Junior Member Bike: Ninja 250 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Marysville, OH Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	2004 Ninja 250R, still have it actually...looking to get a FZ6R by summer. Great 1st bike, I just don't like having to rev it sky high when on the freeways.

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