Switching from 250cc to 600cc inline 4?

[Magician16]

This is just my opinion, but I think all riders should be required to ride off road for at least a thousand miles before being allowed to take a msf course. Back when I got my license, there was no such course. I rode a Yamaha scrambler for years before I got my license and then I bought the biggest, baddest Kawasaki. I think my years of offroad experience saved my life several times because like Franque I had to use every single hp. The msf course teaches safety and how to ride slowly; riding off road teaches you how to recover from obstacles. That Kawasaki got me into a lot of trouble that braking could not fix.

[TxTaoRider]

The whole beginner bike thing is pretty individual. I know 2 people that bought ninja 250s as their 1st bikes and never had the desire for anything larger and rode them for years. Others decide they want bigger bikes for traveling or riding fast with their friends and go to 600,750s,1000s, or larger. Whatever your intended riding type is gonna be should be the direction of the type of bike you start on. I had an old 500 honda interceptor that I loved and probably was all the bike I needed.