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I plan on buying a good used kawasaki 250 ninja off ebay. My goal is to find one for $1800 or less. I went online to progressive insurance and got an annual rate for liability insurance only. My rate varied from $135 per year with a 2007 model. Older models were as low as $82.00 a year to $92.00 per...

To the original poster. here's a link to a 16 minute video by " WilsonRyder69 " that gives his perspective for a new rider buying a 250 or other beginner bike over the 600cc. The video is about 16 minutes long. At about 13 minutes he starts telling some things he did on the 250 that would ...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Everyone really has some good advice. I think I'll go down to both dealerships and sit on the suzuki gs500f and kawasaki 500. Lady_Lion thanks for the link to the article pertaining to short people on bikes. Thanks for the link to the seat heights. I'm not in any hur...

Hi everyone. New to the board. I have been reading a lot about the best beginner bikes. The 250 and 500 ninja, and also the suzuki gs500f. I'm a small guy, only 5'6. My inseam is 30. I 'm 51 years old, and I was wondering if the kawasaki 500, and the suzuki gs 500f would be to tall for me? I've noti...