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I’ve put about 3,500 miles on the Ninja 500 that I bought in September 2011; with the majority (3,000) of the miles since June. I like the Ninja and would have no problem using it next season to reach my goal of 8,000 – 10,000 miles. However early morning commuting into working in October and November (and I imagine in April) involved warming the bike up for 10+ minutes each morning and I would think that could be avoided with a fuel injected bike. Also I’m hoping that one of the below bikes would have a stock rear suspension better able to handle my weight (about 260) than the Ninja did.
I am considering upgrading to:
Ninja 650
SV650
FZ6R
GSX650F
I was able to test the Ninja 650 during the Kawasaki Demo Day in Mansfield and found it to be a significantly better ride than my 500.
I like the availability of ABS in the SV650, and while I prefer the look of the faired version I’m not sure if the clip-ons would suit me.