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New Rider ForumsJust joining the motorcyclist hobbie? Looking to get some information about a first bike? Or have some newbie questions. Are you new to the website?
Since the purchase price of the two bikes is only like $2000 difference, get the bigger bike. After only one year, I owed more on the bike than it was worth and lost about $2k going bigger.
That's because you bought both bikes brand new. There's nothing wrong with doing that, but if you buy a brand new vehicle (whether it's a car, boat or motorcycle) and then trade it in after a year for another new vehicle, you'll always lose money thanks to the big depreciation hit as soon as you drive it off the lot.
That's because you bought both bikes brand new. There's nothing wrong with doing that, but if you buy a brand new vehicle (whether it's a car, boat or motorcycle) and then trade it in after a year for another new vehicle, you'll always lose money thanks to the big depreciation hit as soon as you drive it off the lot.
The man speaks the truth, that's something I've got to quit doing!
I had to stop in and say something so you guys might not make a mistake I did.
500CC is fine for the beginner. I bought a 2003 500R and god I loved that bike. I purchased it in June 2003. In April of 2004 I traded it for the 636CC I have now.
According to the 500R Oklahoma title I got, that model is known to have 67HP. My 636, although not much larger displacement, 4 cyclinders and not 2, has 125HP.
Now, I LOVE the 500R. I wished I could have kept it, but I had to keep my Kawasaki account under $8K or so or I'd need a cosigner, so I had to trade it in.
Since the purchase price of the two bikes is only like $2000 difference, get the bigger bike. After only one year, I owed more on the bike than it was worth and lost about $2k going bigger.
Don't make this mistake....pay cash for a newbie bike! That's the mistake you made, financing.
btw, you didn't HAVE to do anything......like moving up so quick, trading it in etc.....bad advice to get a 636 over a 500 just cause you couldn't afford the finance deal.
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Last edited by taziscool : 07-12-2004 at 02:43 AM.
ok guys, addressing the same issue that started this thread:
I read on ninja250 board that you can change the sprokets (spell check) to lower the RPMs? What is involved in that?
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2004 Kawasaki Ninja 500R - SOLD
ok guys, addressing the same issue that started this thread:
I read on ninja250 board that you can change the sprokets (spell check) to lower the RPMs? What is involved in that?
If you increase the size of the front sprocket (or decrease the size of the rear sprocket), you'll lower the RPMs in each gear for a given speed. This will decrease the amount of torque, which means that your acceleration will be less, but it'll increase your top speed. If you go overboard, however, the bike will have the acceleration of a moped, and you won't have enough power to accelerate (because the wind resistance will slow you down), so you'll never get close to the top speed of the bike. Another change will be your gas mileage will be better.
On the other hand, decreasing the size of the front sprocket (or increasing the size of the rear sprocket), will have the inverse affect... increasing RPMs for a given speed in a gear. This will give you better acceleration (as the engine will wind up quicker), but it will lower your top speed, as you'll likely start hitting the rev limiter. Many guys do this with bikes to make it easier to pull up the front wheel. If you go overboard here, the bike won't have much top end, and the front wheel will be tough to keep down.
For your Ninja 250, I'd leave the sprockets alone. The engine doesn't produce enough power to be able to compensate for any sprocket changes.
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