might buy a ninja 2008 250r

[Justin.]

I rode one, my thoughts.

Forks/suspension are weak.
No adjustment in the suspension.
Brakes are weak.
Bike felt sloppy, not tight like the former 250's
Power was no different then the previous 250's
I'm 5'9" 155lbs and I felt huge on this bike.
My little sister would get tired of this bike after a week of being her first bike.

I liked the seat.
Handlebars felt good placement for my size.
The power band of the bike is good enough that only rider error would cause you to wad it up.
Cheap.

[Tarzanman]

[QUOTE=Justin.]I rode one, my thoughts.

> Forks/suspension are weak.
Probably very true

> No adjustment in the suspension.
True.

> Brakes are weak.
Its a single front caliper/rotor. Its not going to feel like a dual-front rotor bike (as most are), but the brakes are still good enough to do stoppies with.

> Bike felt sloppy, not tight like the former 250's
Thats vague. In what way? Flicking? Holding a line? Acceleration? What?

> Power was no different then the previous 250's
> I'm 5'9" 155lbs and I felt huge on this bike.
Just because the seat height was low?

> My little sister would get tired of this bike after a week of being her first bike.
There are a lot of folks tracking and racing these 250's stock that would disagree with you.

The bike has plusses and minuses... but even the bad aren't things that a new rider are going to notice or care about as they are learning.

Too bad that they are raising the price... its going to lose them some customers, but the 250r is still the best bike in its niche.