Quote Originally Posted by pilotbarr
What it really comes down to, is which bike would be:
1. The LEAST dangerous
2. The LEAST expensive to crash.
3. Easiest to learn to race on.
1)Road Racing can be dangerous no matter what bike you are on.
2)The one you don't crash, but 250's seem to survive really well
3)The 250 gets my vote on this. BTW 250's are not slow in the corners, they are slow on the straights. Corner speed is where the 250 teaches a rider to ride.