first motorcycle, help me pick one Options

[Hanyo]

I know, i know; the very commonly asked "first bike question" but i need help finding a first bike.

I know about the 250/500 ninjas and the gs500f from Suzuki are all great beginners bikes. I'm really leaning towards a 2008+ 250 ninja because I like how short and light they feel.

But I have a few opinons from my other friends what to get. My friend tells me to get a older 600cc bike such as a 98 katana; My other friend is teling me to get a gs500f to start off with because i will get tired of the 250 real quickly.

My main use of this bike is to commute and I would eventually want to go on the highway with it.

Does anyone have a suggestion on a bike that is less then $3000 and is a good beginner bike (600cc)?

[bccentaur3]

Nows the best time to buy. I live in MN and I bought mine around this time of the year. The thing is people don't want to keep paying for the bike they financed for over the winter when they can't enjoy it.


Stay away from a 250. You'll ride it for a month and get sick of it. now for the ninja 650 it just doesn't do it. Theres nothing super sport about it. The handle bars are mounted high. You'll want clip-ons.

get a ninja 600 and call it a day. If I could go back I would have picked up a ninja 636. More torque.