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 ?

[SlickRick]

Maintenace on a new bike is not hard if u read your owners manual. The chian is not hard to do work on at all, just lube it every 500 miles or so, check your tire pressure b4 u ride. For the most part all the maintenance, is oil changes, checking your cables, checking your chain, sprockets, tires, and brakes. U can do most of it yourself, and honestly when is come to things that important i dont trust anyone be me to make sure they r all ok to ride on. I mean i know most big shops dont check out all they say they do.

[NaderG]

Maintenace on a new bike is not hard if u read your owners manual. The chian is not hard to do work on at all, just lube it every 500 miles or so, check your tire pressure b4 u ride. For the most part all the maintenance, is oil changes, checking your cables, checking your chain, sprockets, tires, and brakes. U can do most of it yourself, and honestly when is come to things that important i dont trust anyone be me to make sure they r all ok to ride on. I mean i know most big shops dont check out all they say they do.

Yes i know , shop mechanic dont do that much work with anything , very careless for the most part. however , it is kind of too early for me to worry about this before i even get a bike .