A good starter bike for me?

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ani

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im 5'4'' 130lbs
maybe a 250?


do they make 350 or 400 anymore???


i want a sport bike
i really like kawasaki's ninja!
 
You can handle a 500cc engine , no problem. Watch, you will probably not listen to me and instead listen to someone who tells you to start on a smaller bike for you safety. Then you will get bored with the lack of power, acceleration, etc. and you will remember what this guy on Yahoo told you. You will be faced with having to sell your little toy-sized bike and finding a more suitable one.
 
You want to be able to sit on a bike with both feet flat on the ground. This is a problem sometimes with short people, and girls (5'4" is not short for a girl, but you know what I mean. Sometimes we say 'inseam challenged'.)

They publish bike seat heights but the only real way to tell is to sit on one.

As for the Kawi 250, it's everyone's idea of the perfect starter bike. I'm sure you'd love it. A 350 or 400 would be better, only because you could cruise on the freeway better. A 500 or even 600 is not too big, it's not really that much bigger than a 250.

You might check out the Buell Blast also. It's a 500. And like the Ninja 250, it was designed and intended for 'entry level'.
 
Before you buy a sports bike make sure you can afford the insurance. If you are looking at sports bike a 250 will work fine. If you are looking at a cruiser than you will be served with something that is 800cc
 
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