I have had an 09 250r for about 3 months now and its my first bike. Im a bit to big for it (6"4' but I still fit well enough) but I wanted to take it easy first time riding. My only complaints are on the freeway theres no punch and get out of the way throttle and the seat sucks. Its an awesome in town bike especially with the mpg and buy used and youll be able to sell it for what you bought it for and these bikes sell all day on craiglist quickly. Since youve been riding for awhile youll prolly like something a little more advanced/powerful.