Well, not saying I'll do it yet, but I'm sort of considering a used Ninja 500, which by all accounts seems to be a great beginner's bike. Read a great article and it beats the Suzuki GS500 all to pieces in every way. I'm tempted by the Suzuki SV650S but I'm thinking a 600cc+ anything is probably still too much for a beginner, especially these days. I am a big guy though, but still I don't want gobs of power and nasty surprises. I don't care what's coolest, fastest, whatever - I want something I can handle and learn on without hopefully getting into much trouble. I'm actually scared of these things but fascinated by them too. Can't spend a lot and besides, you know it's gonna get laid down. But the 500 doesn't have a fuel gauge... what's up with that? Anyway, I wouldn't do anything until I've taken the MSF course and know if I really want to do this, but any advice would be much appreciated.
EDIT: See? Shows what I know. Apparently LOTS of bikes don't have a fuel gauge.
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