Good book.
Trillian, how do you like the 250? It's lighter weight and shorter so I'd assume you're more comfortable learning on it. Have you gained a lot of confidence since you first got the 500?
I LOVE my 250, which is a 2007 Ninja EX btw
. The lighter weight of it, ease of maneuvering and being able to ride around with someone more often has increased my experience 10 fold. I had ridden the 500 to work a couple of times, highway once (scared the shit out of me) and gone a little around town. I was feeling decent about it but still got pretty nervous on it. Since I've gotten the Ninja, I've been around the lake twice, to work every day, to school, done quite a few highway miles and any where I can possibly justify taking it. It took all of one evening for me to fall in absolute love with this bike. It's not just because it's prettier which oh my gosh we know it is. I think my lack of coordination made my learning curve awful, and this helped ease it some. I'm still a newb but with an experience buff.
When I started looking this time around, I didn't think that I'd want to go down to a 250 in size, but I'm incredibly glad I did. Also since I'm not a speed demon, I feel like I'll be happy with this bike for years to come.
Motorcycles rule!