Good First Bike??

[JProdun]

Had mine for almost two years. Awesome machine!

+1 on the tu250riders forum. Lots of extremely helpful info and people there.

[jas67]

The TU is a great little bike.  Honda Rebel is also a nice first bike.  30,000+ miles on mine, its still one of my favorites.  Spouse prefers the TU.  It is a little peppier than the Rebel.

The TU is WAY better than the Rebel.    Like the (Suzuki) GZ250, the Rebel is too cruiser-like.    Plus, the Rebel is carbureted, where the TU is fuel injected.    The TU is pretty much the only fuel injected 250 classic-styled street bike you'll find.   All the other non-dual sport, and non-sportbike-like (Ninja 250, CBR250, etc) 250cc class bikes (Rebel 250, Nighthawk 250, GZ250, GN250, etc) are carburetted.

In any case, the TU is a great choice, you'll BOTH enjoy it.

[mthydro]

Thanks for all of the input everyone!

Over the Christmas break we picked up a first bike for my girlfriend. We went with the Suzuki. It's a 2013 Suzuki TU250X with only 2,200kms on it. Pretty much brand new. We got it for $2500CDN, which is an amazing deal as they retail new for about $6000CDN with tax up here. The PO was selling as he went back to school and couldn't afford to keep it. I took it for a short ride to put gas in it, and it runs flawlessly. Light, peppy, and very easy to change gears with a very light clutch. I would say this is a perfect beginner bike.

[Lannis]

Thanks for all of the input everyone!

Over the Christmas break we picked up a first bike for my girlfriend. We went with the Suzuki. It's a 2013 Suzuki TU250X with only 2,200kms on it. Pretty much brand new. We got it for $2500CDN, which is an amazing deal as they retail new for about $6000CDN with tax up here. The PO was selling as he went back to school and couldn't afford to keep it. I took it for a short ride to put gas in it, and it runs flawlessly. Light, peppy, and very easy to change gears with a very light clutch. I would say this is a perfect beginner bike.

Wow, that IS a deal!   And a nice bike too.

Amazing to think that, when I was starting out, a 250 was a "standard" size motorcycle.    Honda 90s, Vespa 150s, Yamaha 100s, they were "small" bikes, like a 350 or 500 would be today.

250s through 400s were "Standard" bikes, not small, not big, but what most people rode.   What almost everyone rode in our town.

450 Hondas up through the huge 650 Brits and 750 superbikes were "Big Bikes" - even had a magazine dedicated to them ("Big Bike").   The Harleys were in a class of their own.

Ah, marketing, an amazing thing.   

I predict a happy relationship on the road with this bike .....

Lannis

[youcanrunnaked]

Nicely done!  Congratulations and best wishes for lots of enjoyable miles together.