DECIMIS
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I ride a Ninja 300 - but I've never ridden anything larger. As others have stated, if you ride within 40km/h of the speedlimit (so anything 140km/h and below) the bike has no problems at all.
Acceleration is adequate. In fact it's fun! I love to take her to redline while accelerating. You don't need to rev the engine if you don't want to. I accelerate from stops at under 2k RPM. It starts making good torque at about 4k rpm.
You do change gears a lot, but this is fun for me. I drive manual cars. I want to change gears, as it's engaging.
Passing is no problem. Kick it down a gear (or two) and you've got no problems passing.
Turning/corners is a breeze; light bike, skinny tires. I've not pushed it a lot in corners, but the bike is confidence inspiring.
Fuel consumption is good, even when flogging it. It happily takes 87. I went for a ride with someone on an FZ08. He claimed to have burned through half a tank, I was down 1 bar (7 bars total).
The highway is fine. My only issue is lack of wind protection. If you're doing 130-140km/h and need to pass/accelerate, well this is where it will struggle. She doesn't have a lot more to give, and will need some distance to get up to higher speeds. But this isn't really reasonable driving. I guess emergency situations could occur where the power here would help.
If I were doing a lot of long distance highway riding, I would consider a larger engine bike with more wind protection.
I don't have any problems or aches & pains from the ergonomics. My right foot does go a little numb after about an hour, but I think my shoes are tight, and my lower body is a bit tense.
Replacement tires (on short notice) can be hard to find. Front is 110/70R17 and rear is 140/70R17 (I think) - I've recently discovered these are not common sizes. I needed a new front in a hurry, and GP Bikes only had one make/model available.
Non riders have no clue it's a 300 (it only says Ninja). I actually get compliments (mostly kids, but men and women as well). The only time I feel inadequate is riding with other larger bikes, and they are pushing it.
Insurance is cheap. I don't even know what I pay, as I have auto, home, life and motorcycle all with same company. I think it's in the ballpark of $30/month for myself.
I have never ridden with a pasanger, but the rear shock has preset adjustments. I've not changed mine from factory, as it's fine for my riding. I'm about 160lbs. The bike might not be good 2up, as engine may start to lag with a lot of weight, and I'd be suspect of the suspension.
My inexperienced and biased opinion!
Acceleration is adequate. In fact it's fun! I love to take her to redline while accelerating. You don't need to rev the engine if you don't want to. I accelerate from stops at under 2k RPM. It starts making good torque at about 4k rpm.
You do change gears a lot, but this is fun for me. I drive manual cars. I want to change gears, as it's engaging.
Passing is no problem. Kick it down a gear (or two) and you've got no problems passing.
Turning/corners is a breeze; light bike, skinny tires. I've not pushed it a lot in corners, but the bike is confidence inspiring.
Fuel consumption is good, even when flogging it. It happily takes 87. I went for a ride with someone on an FZ08. He claimed to have burned through half a tank, I was down 1 bar (7 bars total).
The highway is fine. My only issue is lack of wind protection. If you're doing 130-140km/h and need to pass/accelerate, well this is where it will struggle. She doesn't have a lot more to give, and will need some distance to get up to higher speeds. But this isn't really reasonable driving. I guess emergency situations could occur where the power here would help.
If I were doing a lot of long distance highway riding, I would consider a larger engine bike with more wind protection.
I don't have any problems or aches & pains from the ergonomics. My right foot does go a little numb after about an hour, but I think my shoes are tight, and my lower body is a bit tense.
Replacement tires (on short notice) can be hard to find. Front is 110/70R17 and rear is 140/70R17 (I think) - I've recently discovered these are not common sizes. I needed a new front in a hurry, and GP Bikes only had one make/model available.
Non riders have no clue it's a 300 (it only says Ninja). I actually get compliments (mostly kids, but men and women as well). The only time I feel inadequate is riding with other larger bikes, and they are pushing it.
Insurance is cheap. I don't even know what I pay, as I have auto, home, life and motorcycle all with same company. I think it's in the ballpark of $30/month for myself.
I have never ridden with a pasanger, but the rear shock has preset adjustments. I've not changed mine from factory, as it's fine for my riding. I'm about 160lbs. The bike might not be good 2up, as engine may start to lag with a lot of weight, and I'd be suspect of the suspension.
My inexperienced and biased opinion!
love it.
