A buddy of mine just got his first bike, a GZ250. He was going to go Ninja250, but insurance was F'ed up at over $1000/year. I think insurance prices have sky rocketed with them getting popular AND being a beginner bike that gets dropped left, right, and down. A GZ: I'm posting this screen shot of the GZ, well because I think someone made a typo... So break-in for this guy says to not take it above half throttle for the first 500 miles, and then not above 3/4 throttle until 1000 miles. Compared to sport bikes that seem rather un-scientific... is break-in not as significant on these little guys? Anyhow, I rode it home for him and even keeping it at "half throttle" through the gears it was a lot more fun than I expect. Definitely a different riding experience and a lot more forgiving than any sportbike I've been on. I felt super low to the ground, and maybe it'll get better when full throttle is available but I felt like i was going to be run down. I doubt I'll have a true cruiser, but I could see myself on a more standard motorcycle in the future. It would be nice to have a more relaxed bike to ride every once in a while Weather permitting we're doing his third riding lesson today, so wish us (him) luck!