As I've said before, maybe even earlier in this thread (too lazy to check) the Ninja 250 is a great bike. The fuel mileage is awesome, on the group ride this weekend, the guys were all talking about the range they get on a tank, 120 miles, 130 mile, less, more, but nobody came close to the 200 plus miles I can go on the Ninja! It also handles pretty well, and if you know how to use the little bit of power it has, you won't get left too far behind, as long as you're not riding with people that are breaking triple digits...