« Reply #37 on: January 30, 2012, 02:36:14 PM »
No I live in Chicago, no one I know has a 250. Everyone that I know that rides has a 600 or larger displacement bike. Motorcycle Safety Org classes use a 250 but the classes are pretty hard to get into.
I started on the Ninja 250, I just picked up a used one out of the local classifieds. Very very simple machine. Something breaks, you can fix it no problem. Was good to start out on, but spending 4 years on that bike was a bit excessive. A season at most is all anyone needs out of a 250 unless they are using it for a commuter.

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