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.
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"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
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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.1982 GS1100G-
1990 GSX750/1127
1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane
1985 Kawasaki GPz750Comment
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The EX 500s are great bikes! Cheap as chips, too!"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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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).1982 GS1100E "Jolene"Comment
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They used to race EX 500s in Tucson. It was a cool class."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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