Hahahaha, some of the comments about this bike are funny! Let me clear a few things up...
First off, a Ninja 250 is the SLOWEST sportbike you can buy. It pushes about 35hp, and does 0-60mph in under 5 seconds (which will dust quite a few sports cars on the road). It is certainly a beginner bike, and only useful as a local commuter. The top speed is around 70-75mph and it has NO BUSINESS being on a highway.
My main problem with the 250 and its bigger brother, the EX500 is that kawasaki hasn't changed the body styling since the farking 80's. The bike is an '04, and yes, it is clean... but it looks even more dated than the DeLorean from Back to the Future.
That being said, the 250 is a decent starter bike. Personally, I prefer the Suzuki GS500... but to each their own
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I forgot to add... motorcycles don't depreciate like cars do. Cars steadily decrease in value as they age. Bikes depreciate quickly at first, but then bottom out around $2k-$3k depending on the displacement if they are in good mechanical condition. As far as I have been able to tell, this is mostly due to short supply.
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