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A 250 Ninja is a great first bike; I've ridden one and its a very capable learner machine. Of course, in the UK and being under 21 means i'm on a restricted licence at the moment; I can't ride anything abover 33bhp anyway on the roads.
Reverendjay, a Ninja 250 can do a ton easily so there is still no such thing as too much protection even on a small capacity bike.
If you are riding just for fun you should probably get some protective gear. Jeans are no good for protection, they wear through just marginally slower than skin... Get kevlar lined ones from Draggin Jeans. I'm not saying don't wear jeans, just don't kid yourself that they'll protect you. Definitely buy boots and hard knuckled gloves. If a car knocks you over gloves with carbon knucks save your hands and give you the bonus of being able to knock off the arsole's wing mirror as well.
Get some crash bobbins or magic mushrooms if you have a faired bike, it'll save hundreds on plastic costs when you do drop it.
Rider attitude is very important as you'll find out after you have your first off or the first time you nearly crash, don't ride everywhere thinking about where you are going, concentrate on what is happening now and what could happen such as developing hazards and potentially dangerous situations that may arise.
If you do buy a bike I wish you happy and safe riding, same goes to all other bikers out there...
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