Ninja EX250

The ZR7 seemed a bit big and heavy so I convinced my husband to go to the Kawasaki dealer and check out smaller bikes. He thought the Ninja EX500 is a good choice but I had to disagree and go for the little 2007 Ninja EX250. I thought it was much more size appropriate. Little did I know that I would not think this for very long. More on that later.

It's was now time to attend the Motorcycle Safety Foundation class and I was feeling somewhat confident because I've had been practicing on my little Ninja. At least, I could take off and stop fairly well. Turns out that was about all I could do. This was a tough class. The book part was fairly easy since I had already studied for and gotten my riders permit from DMV. The riding portion was not easy at all, I felt incompetent and thought, for sure, I was going to fail. I'll never forget being yelled at "You just drove off the cliff and you're dead". What can you say to that? Not too much.

I did in fact manage to pass this class but not with a 100%. I like getting good grades in all of my classes but with this one I was satisfied with just passing. The first Monday after the class I was at DMV getting my license. My little Ninja and I had been set free to roam the roads of Las Vegas.