Wow banned from the ninja forums

[gdh8tsu]

Yeah I dont know what it is sometimes, my brother had the same issues with the Honda forums. I think Yamaha riders in general seem to have a more down to earth attitude and are just more laid back.

 

[alaskanflyboy]

The 250's a great bike for a beginner.
A small beginner.

I sat on one and I swear my knee's were coming up to my chin. I felt as if the suspension was also overloaded. I was just mounting it @ the dealer and it was not setup, but still...

I envy that 250 owners have that slip on option.
Good for them. That Area P exhaust they all rock is actually pretty sweet.


Most people seem to be pretty cool on that forum. What I think goes on is that there are a couple "safety posers" in there and they just re-affirm what the positive, knowledgeable, guys say -- yet you can tell that they are young bucks and just need re-assurance that they're conservative 250cc machine was the best choice. I believe many in that forum however were limited by funds and skillset when purchasing their rides. Some are beginners and limited by skill and that's cool and some simply don't want to invest too much into a new bike and that's cool as well -- but what isn't cool is bashing everything under the sun besides 250's.

It's like throwing a piece of meat into a tank full of piranhas in there when you mention a 600cc+.

Yeah. I sat on both a CBR250 and Ninja250, both felt like I had a wedge in my butt crack, and I'm not a big guy. They just did not feel comfortable at all; and after riding the TW200s in the MSF course, I'm actually glad I went with the FZ6R.

The funny thing is that a lot of forums are like that. Being part of hunting and flight sim forums, I see a few rabid members. "Unless you use Barnes Triple Shock X bullets, you're an inhumane prick.", "Never use anything but AMD chipsets for your flight sim computer, unless you're a moron."

I remember defending a flight sim product that was getting torn apart for it's flight dynamic quirks. I actually liked the product because it did such a great job of simulating the aircraft I actually flew regularly in training, quirks and all. These were people that had never been at the controls of the actual aircraft, making comments on how "the real plane should handle". I told them their issue was with Piper, not AusSim. Most shut up, a few just tried to find some way to prove that they were still right to save their egos.

It goes on and on for some people and I think they just get off on the conflict. This forum seems to do a good job of weeding those guys out, which I appreciate. I remember when I first came here, I was just seeking answers, feeling out all your thoughts, and I got a lot of sound advice in favor of getting the bike and a lot of sound advice not in favor of getting the bike. I never felt like anyone was trying to make my decision for me; it felt like I was being given information to think about.