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So, you want to maybe find a Ninja 250 and go racing on it. Open your wallet. Racing is expensive. That said, the Ninja 250 is one of the least expensive ways to do this. You'll be looking at a couple to several thousand dollars by the time you get through | So, you want to maybe find a Ninja 250 and go racing on it. Open your wallet. Racing is expensive. That said, the Ninja 250 is one of the least expensive ways to do this. You'll be looking at a couple to several thousand dollars by the time you get through the first season, but that favorably compares to 600 Supersport racing, where you're damned lucky to get started for less than $10,000. | ||
The first thing to do is, of course, find out if there's a race series near where you live. The Ninja 250 is slow by most race standards, so being able to race exclusively with them is usually less intimidating than running in a mixed class. | The first thing to do is, of course, find out if there's a race series near where you live. The Ninja 250 is slow by most race standards, so being able to race exclusively with them is usually less intimidating than running in a mixed class. | ||