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Hello all. Just registered as a new member because I most likely will be purchasing an R3 in the next few hours. I am pretty excited.
My first bike was an EX500, which I loved as a beginner bike learning how to ride and do maintenance/troubleshoot bikes.
I then went on to a 2012 Ninja 650, put 360ish miles on it and wrecked it on one of the weekend canyon rides. I only had around 4000 miles of riding experience at the time.
I replaced that with another 650, modded the crap out of that bike (if anyone is ever interested in 650 mods, look up my threads on riderforums).
In the end I felt like all my mods were leading to what a stock supersport bike already had. New calipers,new master cylinder, new forks, new shock, new blah blah blah.
I made the change and picked up an 09 ZX6R. That was and so far still is my favorite bike. Sold it yesterday
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My reason for wanting an R3 is because a few months ago I got orders to go back overseas. I knew I would have to sell my current bike so I figured now is the time to try out a different bike, because I am just going to sell anyways. If I dont like it I could just go back to a 600.
Really wanted a supermoto, but just couldnt find the right one for me in the right pricce range. A smaller bike was also appealing because when I first started riding someone recommended a small bike and while I was doing research, I figured I wanted a Ninja 300. Now I finally get to own that 300 I've always wanted, albeit under a different badge.
My first bike was an EX500, which I loved as a beginner bike learning how to ride and do maintenance/troubleshoot bikes.
I then went on to a 2012 Ninja 650, put 360ish miles on it and wrecked it on one of the weekend canyon rides. I only had around 4000 miles of riding experience at the time.
I replaced that with another 650, modded the crap out of that bike (if anyone is ever interested in 650 mods, look up my threads on riderforums).
In the end I felt like all my mods were leading to what a stock supersport bike already had. New calipers,new master cylinder, new forks, new shock, new blah blah blah.
I made the change and picked up an 09 ZX6R. That was and so far still is my favorite bike. Sold it yesterday
.My reason for wanting an R3 is because a few months ago I got orders to go back overseas. I knew I would have to sell my current bike so I figured now is the time to try out a different bike, because I am just going to sell anyways. If I dont like it I could just go back to a 600.
Really wanted a supermoto, but just couldnt find the right one for me in the right pricce range. A smaller bike was also appealing because when I first started riding someone recommended a small bike and while I was doing research, I figured I wanted a Ninja 300. Now I finally get to own that 300 I've always wanted, albeit under a different badge.
