2006 Kawasaki
Ninja 250R
MSRP $2,999
When it came time to choose a winner for the shootout, Kawasaki's Ninja 250 almost got a clean sweep straight across the board, with only two of our six testers picking another bike above it. The Ninja 250 claims the newbie crown by presenting the most refined package of the four and is aided by the fact that, at $2999, it is also the least expensive. Of all the beginner bikes we tested, the little Kawi is the one with the greatest potential to keep its rider happy for the most amount of time.
