Why the Ninja 650 is the perfect beginner bike: POV Beginner
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- These are a few of my personal opinions on why the Ninja 650 is a great beginner bike. I had an incredible opportunity to ride some really nice motorcycles that I would consider to be more advanced bikes. That being said I feel that I have some new insight that could better help someone who is considering this as their first bike.
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I’m picking one up as my first bike in 3 hours. Wish me luck
Let’s goooo. Good luck and congratulations!!!
Wish you luck 🤞
Congrats! So, what about an update about your first impressions? 🐺
Congrats bro welcome and ride safe💯
How you liking it so far
my first ever bike is arriving to me in an hour. Your bike is the exact one too. Super excited!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥that’s what’s up. Congratulations. It’s such a good beginner bike.
I can't wait for mine next year.
Nice video, bro! Yeah, my Ninja 1000 has zero play in the throttle and it was definitely something I had to be very careful with. I agree that the N650 is a perfect beginner/intermediate bike, especially the 2023+ that have traction control.
I want a 1000 in a few years if I’m financially and skillfully ready for one. They are a different kind of beast and have a lot of respect for those who ride them respectfully and responsibility. I went back and forth between several bikes to get as my first and the 650 honestly had everything I was looking for.
Makes sense, I keep my N1K in Low power mode with full traction control. I’ve only had it for 6 months so I’ll keep it tame for another 6 months to ensure I am 100% capable of handling it. The 650 is an amazing machine, you made an excellent choice!
No play in the throttle is a must. I struggled a lot when I bought the Yamaha tracer 7. That was my first bike and I used to stall when I want to take off!
Can confirm, I picked up a used 2009 ninja 650r and its the most fun ive ever had, it has just enough power to literally never get bored of it (top speed around 150) but its light enough to still be able to learn on it.
What’s the major difference between the regular 650 and r650 (engine wise)
@@CityNinja650 the only big difference is that the 650r revs higher than the normal 650 allowing the bike to go faster. I’m not sure how high your bike revs, but mine will redline at 13,000 rpm
@b9oii is it still a parallel twin?
@@CityNinja650 yep!
im currently 16 and my dream has always been to get a motorcycle and just enjoy riding im starting a cashier job soon and i plan on saving up all my money my mom and dad are gonna help me with my insurance and half for the a ninja kawasaki but i dont know what one to get but this video helps thank you
Cool you got to try out 8 bikes. Looking forward to those test ride videos you're working on of those 8 bikes. Which was your favorite?
Good video, thanks. In my view, the Ninja 650 is also a great all-round, very capable road sport style motorcycle if not looking for a racing bike or something bigger/faster and want something above a Ninja 250R through 400 to 450 (500).
For the track, there are faster options of course. With public roads, those speed limits are strict guides for the police and general traffic, and going much faster above them can eventually land big trouble. Faster Sport Motorcycles that are overpowered for public roads beg to be ridden fast with all of their "untapped power", as a main challenge for a rider to deal with.
The Ninja 650 is like a smaller sportscar and can definitely get a beginner or even skilled rider into trouble if pushed too fast up to 127+ mph. For that reason, I'm glad I started on a Ninja 250R back in 2003, now 2024. I just didn't have the discipline yet back then as a beginner, doing wheelies, going fast often, etc. The Ninja 250R bike really kept me safe and in check, despite a top speed of 100+ mph.
Interesting point about how you experienced bogging on the Ducati for the gear. If I'm in 2nd on the Ninja 650 going about 10 mph or less, it'll start to lag too, so I have to downshift to 1st for a smoother ride at those very slow speeds. On my prior Ninja 250R, it could handle 10 mph to 5 mph in 2nd gear with the smaller engine without lagging. Gearing and bigger engines.
That’s such a hard question. I fell in love with that BMW 1250 GS. Just that style alone was an eye opener. I had a lot of fun on the Speed Twin. That bike was so torque and so flickable. I could really see getting that thing all opened up.
I really liked the Bobber because it was loud and sounded like a “traditional motorcycle “ but wasn’t obnoxiously loud either. I loved how it would pop when downshifting and slowing down. It felt really good too.
@@CityNinja650 Cool, thanks. Quite a few to choose from. If you get the Yoshimura Alpha exhaust installed on your Ninja 650, you'll get that awesome popping exhaust sound when going downhill while closing the throttle all the time as part of the cool exhaust note. Pop, pop pop! ;)
Mathew Underwood is back!!!
Literally watching now lmao. So pumped
You may already know this but for your viewers, proper lever adjustment can help with the throttle while braking.
While you made several good points, the one that hangs with me is "it just is!" LOL. That's a valid reason if it works for you. ;-)
As you know, I had a 2010 650 for 14 years and loved it! I always thought of it as a bike with beginner friendly features as opposed to whatever a beginner bike means (it's just so subjective). I mean it does 0-60 in around 4 (ish) seconds. Tops out at 130+ mph (both times are rider dependent); that's pretty quick for something termed beginner.
I think you are right about the sensitivity of the throttle (or play if you will). The new Z900 SE is sensitive in Road mode and even more so in Sport mode. Which means, going over one of those "dips" in a road if you're not mindful about the throttle, it could potentially buck you off. Just means you pay attention more.
Looking forward to the next one! 🐺
It’s crazy how those modes make the bike into 2 different machines sometimes lol. All the demo bikes were in rain mode. The first time I took the twin speed out it was pouring rain. At the end of the ride I noticed it was in sport lol. Second time I took it out it was in rain mode and I could tell the difference.
@@CityNinja650 - lol. Note to self - always check modes! It's good that you got to test a few; it's good for riders to see just what different (a.k.a. bigger) bikes perform like..
@@Kwikasfuki007 thanks. I was happy I did it. I’m hoping I can go on more rides with them. They are letting me film inside. One dude said something about taking the R18 out again but in sport mode.
I hope so because honestly my mics failed me for pretty much everything. Really upsetting but I have at least 2 perfect ones.
But I’m hoping to do them again
Change the title to best all around bike. I started out on a Ninja 250. Went to a 636. Shit bike unless you track it. You’ll be regretting it about a half hour into the ride because you’re too hunched over and your back starts to hurt and you get pins and needles in your arms and hands. Plus, you can’t use it to its potential on the street. Here in America we have speed limits. None say 130mph. Blow the limit on a bike and you’re losing your license and possibly picking up a reckless driving charge, paying hefty fines. And that’s in 2nd gear. Boring. I’ve had 4 HD cruisers. 2 Road Kings, a softail slim and a roadglide. Got rid of those money pits. Went back to a 650 and it’s a great fun bike. Nice upright seating position. Easy to ride. Half the weight of an HD cruiser. Very affordable and goes as fast as every other motorcycle on the road that the law allows. Great video. Love my 650
That’s interesting to hear that. Usually people who go to the 636 live and die by it. Idk if it’s an ego thing or what. I would love to ride one but unless I had 4 other bikes in my list I probably would never buy one.
I actually fell down a rabbit hole with the Kawasaki Versys 1000. I really want one for my long touring. Fell in love with that style after my demo day.
I just ordered new windscreen the Puig R-Racer Windscreen trying get more comfortable man
The reason you were applying throttle while braking is because your levers weren't adjusted correctly
I’ll definitely look into that. Appreciate it
So what level traction control do you use
I always keep mine in the highest setting. KTC2
I had it there when I was just starting out and honestly never really took it out.
@@CityNinja650 ya I have mine on two was thinking bout maybe trying 1 just to see if can see a difference
@Joel-C479 I did it before and don’t remember a crazy difference. Maybe I’ll try again today. Only time I noticed is when I was super aggressive on the throttle
@@CityNinja650 does it have more power with it on one?
@@Joel-C479 I honestly don’t know. I think with it engaged it may give a delay in power or maybe initial torque. I though maybe it would make the abs engage more but my bike don’t have it. I’m going to do an in depth walk around for my bike and I’ll gather that information.
You need to be in a little bit lower gear higher RPM these motors love it unless you’re just breaking it in
Your voice sounds like the guy from Kill Tony :)
Is that a good thing lmao
@@CityNinja650 it is :) SUBSCRIBED!