just find someone to teach you and the wife to ride and you'll be fine. . . .. . . if i were you, i woulnt get a hoysoung.. no one konws it... fuck it... just stick with the kawi... its known to be GREAT bike that will last if you take care of it... as far as you riding... you may wanna get a diffrent bike... just so that you both dont have the same bike... something like a GS or a SV... OR get yourself a ninja 650R

 

ohh snapz... i forgot!

 

yeah i'm telling you, that one horribly translated paragraph had me off that website within a matter of seconds for the hyosung. besides, they're more expensive.

and i will be buying a 600 eventually, so this 250 will remain hers, i'll just be fighting her over it for the next few months or so. i will try to ride as many different bikes as i can get a hold of before i purchase my upgrade, but i've always heard great things about yamaha.

 

yeah, they make great instruments

 

Whatever happens, drop that Hyo...oh whatever... thought and back away quickly!

 

that too.

 

Your not gonna get a 250R anytime soon. Unless you are very lucky.

For the entire US the avg. wait for a 2008 250R is about 2-6months.

I also read that people are being wait listed for the 2009 models.

Hope this helps.

 

Very true. There are a few currently for sale on ebay and the Kawiforums. They sometimes pop up on craigslist from time to time. I have one if you want to check it out in person and see if it's the right bike for you.

Here's my initial impressions of the bike:
https://www.vadriven.com/forums/cycle-corner-41/so-i-finally-bought-another-bike-2008-ninja-250r-242551/

 

yeah i called sunrise today just to get a feel for what the situation is... this guy called it pretty well-

apparently there is a waitlist (didn't tell me how long), and the sales guy i talked to has a deposit on the next two black ones (of course, the color i want), and a deposit on a red one, so i'd be 4th in line for that particular dealership. PLUS, he told me that they're getting $5600-6000 out the door for the 250s. L O FUCKING L. that's twice msrp. i'm not that desperate to get a bike.


if you don't mind, pm me with the dealer you got yours from, if you didn't happen to get bent over the desk. i'm absolutely willing to take a 2-3 hour trip to save $2.5k.

 

I actually got lucky and picked mine up from a private seller. Previous owner said he picked it up from a dealer in NC but I don't know which one.