| fireball |
 Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:30 am
 Subject: will it haul my weight? |
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i am 6ft ans some where close to 265pounds.i really like the ninja 250 because of its looks and price.i looked at a 2006 the other day at a dealer and i sat on it and it seemed like it was fine for me.it didnt seem too small and my wife and the dealer both siad i that i didnt look too big for it.i real ywant to really nice cheap bike that runs good and the ninja 250 seems like a great starter bike.would it haul my weight?
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| SlashZero |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:04 am
Subject: Re: will it haul my weight? |
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| That's the exact one I have, 06 Candy blue and it works well just fine for me. I'm 6'2'' and 265ish |
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| Lil Hysteria |
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| outkast |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 10:43 am
Subject: 2-up. |
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| I haul my girlfriend around all the time, I'm 185 pounds, she's 115 pounds and the bike rides fine other than bottoming out if I take a speed bump too fast. I think the bike's stated weight limit is something like 320, anyone load more than that on one? |
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| gti20vturbo |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:07 am
Subject: Re: will it haul my weight? |
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| The bike actually accelerates pretty good with 300ish pounds on it. The wife and I ride hers two up now and then. Works just fine. |
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| ZX2Addict |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:52 am
Subject: Re: will it haul my weight? |
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| Yes, it will. I ride 2 up with my fiance, we both equal roughly 250lbs together on the ninja and it'll still get up and go and handle just fine. |
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| bsimpson |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 12:10 pm
Subject: Re: will it haul my weight? |
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| together, my wife and I are 10' 5" and weigh 300lbs and we get around with no problems. |
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| amitkulz |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:01 pm
Subject: Re: will it haul my weight? |
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| fireball wrote: | | i am 6ft ans some where close to 265pounds.i really like the ninja 250 because of its looks and price.i looked at a 2006 the other day at a dealer and i sat on it and it seemed like it was fine for me.it didnt seem too small and my wife and the dealer both siad i that i didnt look too big for it.i real ywant to really nice cheap bike that runs good and the ninja 250 seems like a great starter bike.would it haul my weight? |
Probably, all two-wheelers will haul many more than the stated weight, and safely! My friend's family who still run a mom and pop grocery store used to haul 300 lbs of potatoes, onions, cooking oil etc + his 200 lbs. Of course he used to go on out of the way roads for safety.
The problem as he used to say is that braking was difficult, as was going too fast. He used to drive like very careful watching out for potholes and such.
Oh, and the scooter was a 125 cc, with about 20" small wheels not like the much bigger wheels of a Ninja. |
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| treerat |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:20 pm
Subject: probably the largest here!!!! |
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| I am 5' 11" and a little over 300 lbs naked, I weigh more tha the bike dry. and the 250 ninja will do anything you need to do on the highway. and is so much more fun than a bigger bike because riding one is like your own personal GP race. I cruise at 70 mph at 8,000 rpm, 14,000 is redline. my opinion bigger cc just means you use so little of the potential (to stay leagle) that it just is not fun! |
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| BlackWidow |
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 1:58 am
Subject: Re: 2-up. |
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| outkast wrote: | | I haul my girlfriend around all the time, I'm 185 pounds, she's 115 pounds and the bike rides fine other than bottoming out if I take a speed bump too fast. I think the bike's stated weight limit is something like 320, anyone load more than that on one? |
Exactly same here, i'm 185lb and GF is 115lb (with gear), and with gear i probably weight 190ish, so probably 315-320 done it before, only problem is while braking, just gotta be more careful and that's all. |
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| Letsplayball |
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:16 am
Subject: 350+ pounds |
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hey im 5'11 and 270pounds(i play football in college so strength is not a problem) my girl is 5'9 and 130 pounds..thats 400 pounds!!! (man i need to lose some)
whats a good bike for me, i know it cant be a ninja 250 just be 500 or 600 RIGHT?????????? |
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| Arcon005 |
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:13 pm
Subject: I'm 250 5'11' |
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| I'm 250 5'11' mine carries me and about 40# of crap every week from west side of Atlanta to Hartsville S.C. I have a 650 ninja and a concours 14 also but my bike of chose is the 250. The thing is just fun to ride. I call it my concours 2.5. |
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| 4950cycle |
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:53 pm
Subject: 6'3 here |
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| I'm 6'3 and 250 lbs. and the Ninjas 250 is just a tad slower than when I was younger and lighter. It is still just enough bike for me. Not much in shortcommings. |
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