[LilNinja77]

Patrick, thanks for the suggestion, but I ride with high quality boots already........with my Thor's I could probably ride a jackhammer with no vibration issues :lol: Like I said at the beginning, vibration isn't a problem for me on the Ninja......I was asking mainly about the GZ so I could have a comparison of the two. What bothers me on the Ninja is my knee, but that isn't from vibration, it's merely from the seating position and my own pre-existing knee problems. It was REALLY bad when I had the stock seat. Now I have a custom Corbin seat, which is about 2 1/2 inches thicker than the stock seat; a regular Corbin is about 1 inch thicker than stock. The extra height and different shape of the Corbin takes some of the angle/pressure off the knee, but I guess it just isn't enough. I went for a ride this morning before it got so damn hot; before the ride my knee was barely hurting, by time I got off the bike I was limping. I tried different positions for my leg and foot, but no real difference was to be found.

The way I see it, if I decide to trade 'er in, at least now is the time to do it. Dealers can't keep Ninja 250's in stock. The waiting time on the new 08 models is so long that many people are just buying up the older models instead. People are getting ripped off all over the place, check out ebay and craigslist and look at some of the prices Ninja 250's are going for! I'd love to just trade in to a dealer and walk away with a brand-new GZ for no (or little) money out of pocket. Nothing against the GZ but the Ninja is a much higher-demand bike right now and I imagine it's potentially possible depending on the dealer.

Eh, still got a bit to think about though, no decisions made yet.
Ride safe