I'd buy a used bike personally and put the leftover money into good riding gear. I have trouble saying that ANY supersport 600 is a good BEGINNER'S bike and if you MUST have one, get a used one so you won't feel so bad if you end up dropping it when and if you get in over your head. I've said it before, a Suzuki SV650 makes a FANTASTIC learner's bike with the potential to grow with a rider a bit (unlike the 250 and 500 Ninjas...), and it's a twin so the power won't OVERWHELM in top speed runs but will still give ya a good grin under the helmet once you get the basics down... and if you spend a year or two on a used one, you can sell it off for not much loss at all and wham, there's a good downstroke on a brand new supersport 600 when you are REALLY ready for one. Just MHO...
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