Hey guys I got my permit not too long ago and I was looking into getting a ninja 250 or 500. I figured this would be a great place to get advice.

are you buying new or used?

Hey guys I got my permit not too long ago and I was looking into getting a ninja 250 or 500. I figured this would be a great place to get advice.

If you have never been on a street bike Ninja 250cc is the place to start.....my buddy started with one and after he got a hang of street bike he moved up to 600cc but he went with CBR....regardless he did the right thing by moving up gradually....I did the same but my first bike I started on was Honda 70cc dirt bike, my friend's bike, then I bought me a Yamaha Enduro 125cc.

Good luck with whatever bike you choose, ride safe!

I recently bought a ninja 250 and I've been having a lot of fun with it. Its a 2005 and I bought it with only 1800 miles.

I recently bought a ninja 250 and I've been having a lot of fun with it. Its a 2005 and I bought it with only 1800 miles.

Enjoy riding and learning on it......then you will move up to ZX6 or ZX636.....then you will be in whole new world......:D

hey you came back! i checked your profile the day i sent my first reply and i thought it said your last activity was like months ago! if so welcome back! thats awesome you got a 250 with low miles, how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking?

After registeration and insurance and tax it ended up being around 2300.

After registeration and insurance and tax it ended up being around 2300.

Not bad at all.....keep that baby in good shape and when you are ready to move up you can sell it for the same price you paid for......those are hot bikes now with gas prices moving up all the time :D

Not bad at all.....keep that baby in good shape and when you are ready to move up you can sell it for the same price you paid for......those are hot bikes now with gas prices moving up all the time :D

+1000 you got one hell of a steal! and they definitely keep their value so you could easily sell it for the price you paid, if not more!

Good buy, you can re-sell a 250 very easily when your ready to move up.

Yeh I'm saving up for a zx6 cause they are so damn nice!

Yeh I'm saving up for a zx6 cause they are so damn nice!

You won't be sorry.....for now learn as much as you can on that 250cc....once you get ZX6R you will find that you are in a totally different world......no joke like day & night :eek:

I'm looking forward to it.