finally plucked the courage........and got my bike

[atariman2002]

Hello All in the forum.


I finlly took the chance and purchased my first ever bike.


Please forgive the brand but its a Kawasaki GPX250R 2005 with only 2,000 k's on it


Its great


I rode small little farm bikes 20 years ago and when i hopped on my bike it all started to come back to me.


I have put about 900k's on it already and cant stop wanting to ride and ride.


I have found myself riding at night as work holds me back during the day and night is pretty quiet traffic wise.



Sincere thanks to all the members who gave courteous and genuine tips and advice.


I managed to get a Rivet jacket...not leather, and pants and gloves


Just waiting for my wife to suprise me with some boots on my birthday.


I m gaining confidence after each ride. Been trying roundabouts at night and emergency stops on quiet rodes.

The countersteering is new to me.....and i am a bit scared to really lean the bike over for fear it will fall under me.......

I seem the have this idea that a fatter tyre like on larger CC bikes will handle corners better.........


But i am willing to learn and really enjoy riding my bike.


Thanks again to all and forgive that its not a GS500.



Once i get more confident then and only then will i move onto a bigger bike.


Cheers


Frank the Kwakka Man


LOL

[Codger]

Welcome aboard.

No apologies necessary for the bike.  There are quite a few participants without a GS, some without a bike at all.

I have a GS and the Ninjette as an EX250.  They are parked side by side and they get along just fine.  Sometimes she will let me ride it, if I ask nicely.

[scratch]

Congradulations!

Unfortuneately, a fatter tire will slow down the handling.

Can you tell me what size rims it has?

And, can you tell me what size tires are on there now?

The reason I ask these two questions is that I may be able to help you choose better tires, when you replace these.  Unless, the current sized tires are the best for those rims.

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[Kasumi]

Don't worry bout the unfaithfal brand. I have a Kawasaki zxr400 at the mo as well as a rieju rs1. They also get along good with the Thundercat and BMW. Real mixed breed in the garage but im still accepted. I hope.

You all like me right? lol

I think tire size is all comparative to bike size. My lil 50cc town bike has 120 rear whereas my new zxr400 has a 160 but is double size. A tiny tire would give no grip on such a sized bike is my belief.

[scratch]

Yeah, we like you...

A larger tire, in some cases, will give better traction, but at the cost of quicker turn-in and handling; and sometimes it will slow you down, both in top speed and everywhere else; and it could hurt fuel economy.

[Kasumi]

But wouldn't things be worse if i had a 120 on my zxr? I mean you gota lay all those horses down in a way they arnt wasted by pointless wheel spinning. It has been said the zxr has a touch too bigger tire in comparison to the other 400's but they are still one of the best handling in the class. Specially at high speed not a faulter.

[scratch]

Then the 160 must be the correct tire, for your ZXR.