It took a couple of weeks, but i made my decision and now have a 2009 lime green ninja 650r in the garage.
For maybe the first time in my life i listened to my head rather than my heart. I took everything into consideration, my riding style,comfort,reliability,distance of the dealers from my house,price,etc.....
The ninja won out, though it was a very tough decision. In my mind the Triumph has more "prestige" and a better "image" out on the street, but those really arent good reasons to buy something. The "beginner bike" label that people throw on the ninja bothers me alittle bit, as i am not a beginner, but i am not going to worry about that either.
I previously owned a speed triple and i remembered the time i was riding down the street and went to upshift and came up empty, i looked down and my shift lever was hanging on by a thread,almost scraping the road. Maybe thats a lack of quality control, or perhaps it was dealer neglect, but that factored into my decision as well.
Being very unpredictable, 6 months from now i might be trading the ninja in for a street triple, but for now Snoopy is back on 2 wheels and happy to be so.
Now if it will just quit raining!
For maybe the first time in my life i listened to my head rather than my heart. I took everything into consideration, my riding style,comfort,reliability,distance of the dealers from my house,price,etc.....
The ninja won out, though it was a very tough decision. In my mind the Triumph has more "prestige" and a better "image" out on the street, but those really arent good reasons to buy something. The "beginner bike" label that people throw on the ninja bothers me alittle bit, as i am not a beginner, but i am not going to worry about that either.
I previously owned a speed triple and i remembered the time i was riding down the street and went to upshift and came up empty, i looked down and my shift lever was hanging on by a thread,almost scraping the road. Maybe thats a lack of quality control, or perhaps it was dealer neglect, but that factored into my decision as well.
Being very unpredictable, 6 months from now i might be trading the ninja in for a street triple, but for now Snoopy is back on 2 wheels and happy to be so.
Now if it will just quit raining!