Which Bike to choose ?, For those who ride ... Options

[NaderG]

So i finally managed to get my Motorcycle license and i am 95% done with convincing my parents to buy one , all i need now is some numbers so that i can put that one last presentation to seal the deal with my parents.

I have 2 bikes to choose from and i need help in order to pick one !

The Suzuki Gs500F :
it has a 499 CC , carburetted , 9.0:1 compression ratio , air cooled

It is basically old school technology in a somewhat good looking bike. i can get this baby for about 4900 out the door.

The Kawasaki Ninja 250R
It has a 249 CC , also carburetted , 11.6:1 compression ratio ( this thing revs all the way up to 16K rpm , pulls pretty nice for engine size) , liquid cooled.

Bike is pretty quick for a 250 , GREAT LOOKING , Cheap , about 3400 Out the door .

The 250 is cheaper , better looking , nicely sized , gets better gas millage , doesnt go that fast so it is sort of safer , but its a 250
The 500 is also pretty nice looking , for some reason felt kind of big ( i was trained on a really tiny 200CC bike ) more expensive , more insurance , but it pulls much better than the 250 (duh) ..... so i cant seem to pick

i dont have much money , so price is a big thing , i know its less than 2k difference but every penny counts ....

So what do all the riders on here think ?

[playr158]

Squid is the term for new people/riders to motorcycling.
someone who is bad/doesn't know how to ride, just learning.

get a used 250 for 2 grand and learn on it slow. Take the course and go out riding with RESPONSIBLE OLDER riders, this will keep you alive longer. We had to put up a few crosses this past summer, don't need to keep doing it.

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

Squid is the term for new people/riders to motorcycling.
someone who is bad/doesn't know how to ride, just learning.

I always heard as squid being someone who doesn't ride with any protective gear on. It shows how different definitions can get between states.

Both my friends started on 600s. One was a CBR 600 F4i and the other was I think a SV600. They both loved them. They are now riding 600RRs.

This post has been edited by BLINKYxMUNKEY: Dec 19, 2007 - 6:33 PM