Would a honda rebel be a good starter bike for a larger guy?

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Looking for a good starter bike. It wouldnt have to get to fast speeds on the highway or anything, in fact it probably wouldnt even be taken on the highway. Would mostly just be driven around town and back and forth to work (only a couple miles away and speed limit doesnt get over 30 between here and there).
My concern is that I'm a larger guy (6'3" and 300 lbs roughly). Would the 250 cc engine on the rebel be sufficient enough for those speeds, and more importantly, would it look like a mini bike for someone my size? its hard to find good reference videos of someone on one that is around my size to see.
I'm interested in this bike mainly for cost reasons. I see a bunch used for a cheap price. Is there anything else anyone knows of that would be comparable price range but a bit more powerful engine and size?
 
they will work fine for u......yes it is a little small but should work fine.....my cousin is 5'11 and weighs 390+ and he rides one.....
 
I would look for a used Shadow, somwhere along the lines of an Ace model since it has a beefier suspension and has a 750cc v-twin versus the single cylinder or parallel twin on a Rebel. You can find one in nice condition for 4g's, 4500 if they've added accessories. They are great starter bikes, why I say this is because no matter what you think when you get your first bike, you will always still want something bigger.
 
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