1989 vfr 250 - great starter bike, very little power, still had a little bit of a sport bike look it's comparable to ninja 250
1996 suzuki rf 600r - nice upgrade of a bike, wasn't stock so i don't know how they ran that way but with mine was very fast and ran good for 600....kept up with the early 01's-02' 600's
2001 Suzuki TL 1000R - lot more powerful than either of the 2 bikes very smooth powerband since being a v-twin so I love that, not a beginners bike and not as good of handling bike either