Possible bike for my fiance?

    My fiance has been wanting to ride now for awhile. Finally got her enrolled in a MSF course down here in AL, and kinda been lookin for a good starter bike for her. However, she hates how most small bikes (250-500cc) look, well, "cheap". Saw this bike at Dothan motorsports yesterday. Looks really good, and can't beat the price. Anyone had any experience at all? Even heard of em?

http://www.umamerica.com/site/usa/motorcycles/sp/features/features1.html#usa_motosp1

By the way---it's good to be back!!! Had some training i had to do, but now i'm in alabama where i can ride all year round. Hell yeah!!

-Adam

IMHO, looks shouldn't even be on the priority list when it comes to getting a first bike.  Why go with a no-name bike that will be difficult to get parts for and probably just as difficult to sell.  Also, I don't suggest a new bike as a first bike.
 
Good luck!

Learning to ride and looks of the bike don't go together. But rock whatever bike floats your boat. Just be careful of buying something that may be hard to sell down the line. That bike looks cool but who ever heard of it? You'd be better off getting her a used 600, maybe F4, and just taking it easy for awhile.

another off the wall brand bike you might be interested in is one of those  Hyosung  GT250/GT250R  $3199/3999   or the Hyosung  GT650/GT650R/GT650S    $4999/5999/5399     I seen them in the  April issue of Roadbike magazine   but they are supposed to sit up a little higher, and be a little more heavier than the ninja 250's ...my advice would be to just buy a used bike, well known and when she feels comfortable trade it up for a nicer more powerful model....lol nicer I don't think is a word but it just seemed to fit ;)

    i actually read something that said the MU is by the same people that make the Hyosung.....

This kind of goes against what a lot of people say. But if she's into sport bikes she should start off with a 600. From my experience it is better to learn and respect the power of a 600 first rather than go with a 250-500 and then move up to a 600. I know people who have learned of 500's, then upgrade to a 6. They try and ride it the same way and the outcome is not good.

any bike in that class would make an excellent learner bike

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This kind of goes against what a lot of people say. But if she's into sport bikes she should start off with a 600.

 

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From my experience it is better to learn and respect the power of a 600 first rather than go with a 250-500 and then move up to a 600. I know people who have learned of 500's, then upgrade to a 6. They try and ride it the same way and the outcome is not good.

 
then apparently the people you know didn't learn what they should have. 

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From my experience it is better to learn and respect the power of a 600 first rather than go with a 250-500 and then move up to a 600. I know people who have learned of 500's, then upgrade to a 6. They try and ride it the same way and the outcome is not good.

the people that you know are very slow learners. they need to go back to kindergarden.

anyway, dont buy that tiwanese garbage bike. like my boy abadfish said, you are gonna have hard time finding part for it and im willing to bet that it will take a good while for you to sell it(for a fair price).
i recommend and Fz6 or SV650. two awesome street bikes. good ride quality, with enough power. on a 250 she will get bored real quick and she'll crave for more.

more importantly, why are you even entertaining the thought of her riding a bike by herself. you do know if she gets hurt and if that incedent is her fault then that blame should still be pointing directly at you, right? i would never tell my loved ones to get on a bike nor ride it themselves. very silly!!!!

Start small....

Looks should not be the first priority like Fish said, cuz guaranteed with her being a new rider, a nice new bike is not gonna look too good for long.  There are some pretty decent looking 500s out there like the Ninjas or the Suzuki GS.  Start small, there's plenty of time to move up to a bigger bike later on. 

Everything looks ok. one thing i would be concerned about is the 250 has the weight of a modern 600 and the 650 weighs a 'Busa. but other than that, everybody else has it right. go with a little bit better name to start off with. she can get something that looks "pretty" when she gets alot more experience under her belt

Bad idea starting off on a 6. Dont go the offbrand either. Save yourself some time and frustrations and go with somethin gyou know, something people know how to work on, and something you can atleast stand behind the name with. My girl started off on the 250. She did fine and now has a 6. She kind of had to learn again on the 6 because its a different machine, hence, why not to start on a 6. If she wants something a little bigger, Gs500s look aight as well as the kawi 500. Get her on something that you know you can work on, get parts and resell. JMHO