consider how much you wiegh and your hieght before you buy a 250 cc bike i would not recomend less than a 600 if your a small person and if your close to 175lbs and over 5ft6 i would not get less than a 750 unless its a newer 6. you control the throttle and what gear your in, as for what your told well fact is over 90 % of bike accidents and deaths are from first year riders and over half are not from the size of bike they had but other factors like other vehicles and road obstacles. get the bike you want and dont try to impress everyone and you will grow with your bike and learn what it means to be a biker. i am looking for my wife first time rider and shes petite and i wont get less than a 600 for her i am even looking at 9's and 1000's. they are lighter and easier to control and you can lower it too!! good luck and happy hunting
