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From 250 to 500

Ihave a 250 right now and am contemplating upgrading to a 500. Anyone out there that has done this? I'm interested in knowing how different they are in handling.

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Permalink Reply by Argonaut on June 24, 2009 at 9:23am: Debbie, I was thinking about doing the same thing. Did you ever move up and if you did what differences di you find?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debbie B on June 25, 2009 at 12:18am: I did and I love it!! The difference in the power is like night & day. I travel the I-15 in San Diego every day where the typical speed is 80 or more. I feel so much safer now on this bike, I have the power to get out of the way of someone if I need to.

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Debbie, I was thinking about doing the same thing. Did you ever move up and if you did what differences di you find?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John Colarusso aka stickyfrog on July 9, 2009 at 9:35am: While my 250 is great in relatively flat Florida on two laners where the posted limit is 60 at the highest, I would definitley move to a 400 or a 500 if I were going to be doing a lot of freeway driving like you or if I lived in a hilly area.; ▶ Reply to This

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Maintenance

Thought it may be interesting to start a log of what maintenance I have done and will do for my 250. So far it has been relatively normal I guess.

600 miles had the required service done with a cost of just over 200 dollars

3,000 miles I checked the oil and brakes and other stuff the 3000 mile check requires. No cost.

3,500 miles I replaced the stock Pilot Sport rear with a Heidenau K58. Did the wheel removal myself so the cost to have the new tire put on the rim and balanced was $23.00 and t… Continue

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