07 250 Ninja questions

[GS1150Pilot]

Go with the older Ninja. Huge support from aftermarket, ultra cheap to buy, pennies for parts, totally reliable-and very replaceable if wrecked or stolen.

[Buffalo Bill]

Considered them for my 1st bike, people like 'em, and there is a Ninja 250 forum too.
At the dealership they recommended the Ninja 500 for me, because of my size, so I bought one of those.

[GS1150Pilot]

The EX 500s are great bikes! Cheap as chips, too!

[TxGSrider]

My ex wife had a 90's Ninja 250 and it was a solid bike that would certainly keep up with traffic. At the same time I had an mid 80's VF500 Honda (that was a fantastic bike that I wish I'd have held onto), and the Ninja always felt "clunky" after riding the Honda... but for the price the Ninja was a really solid bike.
My current (and hopefully last-lol) wife has a GS500 and it's a pretty solid bike (aside from feeling a little "mushy"-which I think could be fixed with a fork spring change).

[Jedz123]

The EX 500s are great bikes! Cheap as chips, too!

That and the motor is found in a bunch of other models too!(only making parts even cheaper and easier to find)

[GS1150Pilot]

They used to race EX 500s in Tucson. It was a cool class.