Which bike should I move up to next?

I have been riding a 2007 ninja 250 for 3 years now. I like the bike but its carbureted and a ***** to warm up. Its also slow so I would like to move to something a bit faster and nicer. I'm 5'4", female, not too crazy about speed, but I want something that sounds loud, and looks nice. I was thinking a honda cbr600 or gsxr 600, or zx6-r, nothing bigger then a 600, thats plenty of power. Which bike should I get next?

Carly mavidson

You do know that the 600 class bikes are some of the most powerful, fastest, bikes out there, right!

Not kidding, they are race bikes with lights.

If you want something a bit faster and nicer, go for the Ninja 650. Yes, the 650 actually has about HALF the horsepower of its 600 brother. You will have a much nicer time on the 650.

You asked the same question two years ago and said it was a "best answer"

"ninja 250… Too slow for me plus it sounds like lawnmover."

"Too slow" for top speed or for acceleration?

If you are bored doing a mere 100 mph on the freeway you might as well get a 600cc 4-cylinder 160 mph street legal racing motorcycle.

If you want more acceleration on the streets, ripping out ahead when the traffic signal goes green, you don't want a wimpy sport bike. Sport bikes are for high speed. For acceleration in the streets a lightweight single is king -- a Suzuki S40.

And if you don't want it to look like a cruiser, you can change it into a Cafe Racer.

>"a ***** to warm up"

If it is, then the problem might be that the bike is not mechanically sound, four stroke carburetted engines should not be a problem to warm up, for most of the year it takes me no longer than the time it takes to put my helmet on to warm up my engine.

It is amusing that so many novice riders seem to think that fuel injected bikes are the cat's pyjamas.

If you have been riding for a while and fancy a sports bike then do it. Take it steady and you should be okay.

All this talk of '250cc bikes are where you need to spend the money. 250 bikes are the best ever <3.' Its all rubbish. You aren't strictly a newbie anymore so buy a 600. FYI the 600cc bike was one of the best selling categories in the UK up until about 3 years ago! If a 250 was truly all you ever need, then why do people buy much bigger bikes? Either they love performance or they WANT to buy them!

As a side note, you may need to have the seat or suspension lowered to accommodate your height, but go and sit on a few and see what's what.

The Ninja 650 is a good bike though as well so consider this as a bit of a 'step-up'.

If your Ninja 250 is a pain to warm up then its true, it probably does have an issue OR over-stretched service intervals.

--Mikey B

Want a nice riding bike with good engine feel and sound? Triumph Street Triple, it has a 675cc three cylinder engine that has good low-end torque and still revs up there without being overly scary. Have a look at it.

Yamaha V-Star 650

Suzi GS500, SV650. Ninja 500 or 650. Honda Shadow 750. Your height and leg length is one thing to check when seated. The Shadow is a model with low seat height.

Fuel injection doesn't really warm up any faster than a carburetted engine. Slow "warm up" could either be poor tune or perhaps missing or failed thermostat. Normal warmup to the choke off as someone else posted is about the time it takes to put on helmet & gloves for either type of engine.
The 600 class of bike are crotch rockets - fast twitchy & uncomfortable. Better to go with a standard around the half liter size. Do the rounds of the bike shops, look at & sit on as many as possible. Don't be seduced into buying on looks alone; make sure you're comfortable on the one you want. As an experienced rider you don't need to be able to flat foot it, as long as you can get both feet t otouch down at the same time strongly enough t ohold it up.

I was told to go with what I found the most comfortable and for me was the gsxr. If you like the kawi brand and haven't had issues with it and its what you find comfy id stay with it, but if you never try anything else you won't know because speed isn't the big factor go to the dealer and say you want to test ride and compare see what fits you best I know is comparing the gsxr to the r6 where the r6 has some more power the gsxr has a lot more comfort especially for the shorter crowd because the seat area is narrower you can get more leg down… And yes I tell my friends I like the r6 I just don't have the child bearing hips they do to ride one