Originally Posted by Jason762

I live in California. At most the winters are just wet and cold. But like I said, I'll be in the same weather if I'm riding my 10 speed road bike.

Really? I'm somewhat surprised to hear it's expensive. I hear getting a full helmet gets you cheaper insurance. How much was the insurance for you?

I'm seriously looking into the Honda CBR 600's. I first considered a Kawasaki Ninja 250 but with my size I was told that it's too underpowered for me. It's 50cc less than the SV650 (which I dislike a lot), and a lot of people reccomend the SV650 as a beginner bike.

What's your guys' opinion on the SV650?