Hey whats up guys, I just bought a 2006 Ninja 500r the other day. I had been looking at the Ninja 500 and after visiting this forum I knew it was the bike for me, Im 20 and it is my first motorcycle.
I had a few comments and questions:
1) Flashpoint and JT, when I hit around 4.5/5k on the RPM I hear the noise also. I have only put 150 miles on my bike so far and was thinking I had done something wrong. Have either of you figured out what it is yet?
2)Being at 150 miles, obviously Im still breaking in the bike. That said, I have hit 6.5/7k on the tach a couple (and I do mean a couple) times. Is this going to hurt the bike in any way? Other than those couple times I have been real good about following the staying under 4k rule.
3) What kind of gas mileage should I expect? I saw somewhere, possibly in this thread, an estimate of 60 mpg. Is that right?
Finally, a general question:
Does anyone know if the Icon jackets run small? As in if I normally wear a large I should get an XL? I was looking into the motorhead jacket, I found 2 on ebay, each for 100 dollars below the msrp from what seems to be an established seller. Hopefully someone looks at this since there hasnt been any activity in August, and we are nearing the end of the month. Thanks!
-GT
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