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Originally Posted by Dmpsix
I'm stuck between a Yamaha R3 (300cc) or maybe even a Kawasaki Ninja 250r.
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What kind of price range are you looking at? You should look at the Ninja 300's instead. They are a much better bike than the 250's and you can get one used for under $4k. I'm a Ninja fan myself but you can't go wrong with either one.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver-SS
WAY too small of a engine for hwy speeds. With a slight head wind you won't even be able to keep up with traffic. My 1st street bike was a 600 V Twin.. what a joke on the hwy. Dangerously under powered.
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The Ninja 300 maxs out at just over 110 mph. It is very much capable of interstate speeds. I ride mine to work occasionally and have no issues what so ever running 80 mph on the interstate even with a head wind.
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Originally Posted by JeffMorse
I wouldn't get anything less than a 600 if I was on the highway a lot. Anything too light will get blown around by big rigs and wind. Any variant of 600cc sport bike will be fine
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Sorry but bull crap.
The listed weight of the Ninja 300 is 380 lbs with all the fluids. The listed weight of the Ninja ZX6 is 420 lbs. 40 lbs is not enough to affect the buffeting you feel from big rigs or cross winds.
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That being said, one thing you MUST do is invest in some high quality riding gear. The best stuff out there is the Motoport kevlar gear, but that's not cheap. Get a very nice helmet (going cheap not only is bad protection wise, but also fit and wind noise will be a problem), gloves, jacket, pants (jeans don't cut it) and boots. If you don't think investing in gear is worthy, I'll give you 20 bucks to run as fast as you can and dive headfirst into the street. If you think that would hurt, try it at 70.
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Completely agree with this. Please don't be one of those idiots that ride with just a helmet, t shirt, jeans and sneakers. Quality gear isn't cheap, expect to spend $1,500-$2k on a complete set of decent gear but it is cheaper than the alternative. I have a buddy that was involved in a low slide at about 30 mph. He was just wearing his helmet, jeans and a long sleeve shirt. The road rash he received put him in the hospital for 3 months and he's getting ready to have his 5th skin graft done. So far his hospital bills even after what his insurance covered is more than what his house cost. All because he said gear costs too much and he couldn't afford it.