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Originally Posted by tached1000rr
I think the Ninja 500 would be an excellent beginner/commuter bike, I'm on the tall side of 6'2" and used the 500 to commute 60 miles daily and enjoyed every minute of it. Very comfortable!
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I'm going to second this recommendation. I owned THREE EX500's, they're very good entry/intermediate level bikes. Not overly powerful, but not a complete pig requiring super high rpms to keep up with traffic either.
Alternately, a GS500E or F is a good choice, although you have to check the oil every time you go to ride because like all air cooled bikes, they burn oil.
I like both bikes, although suspension/frame wise, the GS is leaps and bounds ahead as you can retrofit a dual disc Katana front end to them and utilize better front suspension from that, plus GSXR and Katana rear shocks offering more than preload only for adjustments.