Her son is a big boy. She wants him to learn.

We get them in Canada for sure and they're becoming more popular all the time.

god damn that thing is hot

it's without a doubt the best you can get if you want a bike like that. and that since 20 years

the others are either too specialised (like Husqvarna or Husaberg) or too big and heavy (like the BMW F 650 GS)

Just GOTTA put a pic of my bike...

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1...agen563fi1.jpg

i couldn't imagine how slow a ninja 250 is. probably not much faster than a moped. ive had a ninja 500 and a ninja 600, the 500 was slow as fuck. i ride sport bikes and i too would be embarrassed to ride a 250 ninja.

You could have told me it was a 250 ninja, ya big doof. :D

lol

The one my buddy went for his fatal wheelie ride on was a 600, late 80's model. Now, had you been on one of that size and hadn't been able to do a wheelie I'd have said there's something definitely wrong with the rider. :D

Yes, but what's your point? I don't care about how cool the ducati is in Europe, my opinion is that cruising bikes are far cooler than crotch rockets.

Feel free to have your own opinion on this, mine isn't about to change.

It's only lame if you don't get the point.

(point was: it's possible to do a wheelie with a ninja) (maybe not a 250 ninja though, with a 200 lb person riding it)

What about these guys with their Honda cruisers, 10 suitcases attached all over the place, and a stereo blasting music from 30 years ago, these aren't the kind of cruisers you're talking about I hope.

No, those are called touring bikes.

i am too short to ride :-(

i crashed mine, well someone crashed me really.

Well at least we agree on something. That is my favorite bike.

But it _IS_ a perfect starter bike.

My first bike ever was a 1980ish Honda CB400T Hawk. Ahhh the first bike is always the best. :)

That's funny - I learned on one as well. Though a later model -- a 650 Hawk GT.

I second that... :Oh crap