I'm a tad bored with my 07 250, wondering if the 650r bike is to big for me? I plan to get it lowered it of course because I tip toe my ninja, wondering if the weight is to much for me?

 

It weighs 420lbs dry according to Cycle Worlds certified scales. That's about 100lbs heavier than your 250. Shouldn't be an issue, esp. if you lower it so you can move it aroundwhen parking it. R&G sliders have saved my plastics from a parking error, and they look bad-***. Always back into spots that are on an incline. I saw some prettysmall chicks on slammed Busa's/etc. down at Sturgis on the last episode of Superbikes.
I'd recommend a 2" dropped Hagon rear shock then loosen the fork clamps in the front triple trees to get the forksto slide two inches up. They will run into the stock handlebars at about 1.5" so you can either get bar-risers or ditch the stock bars and install clip-on's onto the forks that now protrude from the triple tree. Most any clip-on's made for 41mm forks should work. It'll help to have them installed by a custom shop that is used to having to tweak things a little. Oh yeah, and you'll have to chop the kickstand too, or bend it out a little like a cruisers'.
The seat is about 31.5", only an inch higher than the 250, if that. The rear shock has a seven position pre-load adjuster to suit any size rider. Thick soled boots help too. Cycle World said the 650R's cockpit felt cramped, so I think it's a great candidate.

 

its heavier than the 250 - but still a heck of a lot lighter than a harley.

 

My wife if 5'1" and also has a 250. She sat on my 650 last night and was a long way from touching the ground. I know that there is onlya inch or so of seat hight differance but the 650 seat is also wider.

 

best way to tell is go to the store and sit on a few bikes - the zzr600 should put you closer to the ground and you can even lower it if you need more.

 

Isn't the ZZR a lot faster though (old zx-6r?)

 

Here's a quote from a forum member over on ninja650.com:

"Just to give you an idea about the power thing: the 650R makes more torque (and therefore, power) below about 8000 RPM than does a last-model ZX-6R (the 636cc one). And that bike had a beefier mid-range than its 600cc competitors. Of course, at that point the 650 has only 1k left until peak power while the 600cc bikes have like 5-6k...

What it means in practice, though, is that if you didn't use the upper rev-range of your SS bikes during your commute, you might not even notice a power difference for commuting purposes."

SS:Track bike
650R:Urban bike

Depends if you like winding it up and that Formula sound of an I4 or the beefier streetfigher soundof the 650R. I bet Hagon even has a 3" dropped shock for the 650R. They have all kinds of heights.

 

I don't ride on the free way, my usual commute is around 25-45 mph. So with that said, the bike I'm getting has some performace mods which are the following

catalyst composites upper and lower fairing
woodcraft clip ons
leo vince slip on
PC3 power commander
lockhart philips speed screen

Which ones should I keep as he is willing to exlude parts not wanted. The only think I wanted was the the leo vince exhaust but what are the clip ones?

 

Hey Sonya, I don't know anything about your bike, but I just realized you never got a real welcome to the site, sorry. So welcome!!!

 

the clip-ons are your handlebars - can provide a rise or drop inthe position of the grips.