first motorcycle, help me pick one Options

[Hanyo]

I know, i know; the very commonly asked "first bike question" but i need help finding a first bike.

I know about the 250/500 ninjas and the gs500f from Suzuki are all great beginners bikes. I'm really leaning towards a 2008+ 250 ninja because I like how short and light they feel.

But I have a few opinons from my other friends what to get. My friend tells me to get a older 600cc bike such as a 98 katana; My other friend is teling me to get a gs500f to start off with because i will get tired of the 250 real quickly.

My main use of this bike is to commute and I would eventually want to go on the highway with it.

Does anyone have a suggestion on a bike that is less then $3000 and is a good beginner bike (600cc)?

[tomazws]

How much? That's a nice clean bike. Bubble shield, seat cowl, rear fender eliminator, side LED blinkers, frame sliders, sparkling clean body.

Do oil change yourself, Autozone/Kragen/Pepboys ALWAYS carry 4-stroke motorcycle oil and the big stores will have filter too. It's the same thing with a car. It's more important for these bikes to have oil and coolant filled, these high RPMs will burn your motor FAST if it's dry in there.

Enjoy and be safe. I hope you took the MSF course, because you could skip that impossible riding test at DMV and get a discount on insurance.

Lastly, enjoy and ride safe. Every car on the road is your enemy.