How much would my expenses be if i bought a 2008 Kawasaki ninja 250?

Hi, I%26#039;m 18 and really want to buy my first bike. I%26#039;m really interested in getting the 2008 ninja 250 as a starter, but i was wondering what are the other expenses that will come with having a bike.


like insurance? how much? (i live in Portland, OR)


Licensing?


Gas?


Maintenance?





please real honest answers, thanks.|||if you get liability 250$ a year, when you need to reregister the bike only cost about 100$, gas probaly 10 to fill up in that tank and will last a while, 40$ to change the oil every 4000 miles, your payments on that bike will be very low like a 100 a month if you finace it. i would just get a gsxr 600 or something you will get tired of that 250 pretty fast.|||Don%26#039;t recommend an inline 4 to the kid as his first bike, for god%26#039;s sakes. A 250 is fine for you to start on. True you will probably be hankering for something a bit quicker within 2 years, but the thing that most super sport or higher CC bikers DON%26#039;T know is HOW TO CORNER. Why don%26#039;t they know? Because they%26#039;re scared to hell and back of their bike. Where as you can wring the hell out of a 250 with a much larger margin for error.





I%26#039;ve seen dudes in 250/500s catch up to dudes in super sports on the track because these guys just can%26#039;t god damn corner! They slow down to 10mph and turn their handle bars while being perfectly sat up on the bike. It%26#039;s sad, really. All because they know their bike is a 0-60 is 3.5 seconds monster just waiting to be cut loose.





As for expenses. You can get everything, just a few things that fit you, or you can be some dude riding around with a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops, and assuming you won%26#039;t work on the bike yourself. (Ie., need tool kits)





This is a list of things for your bike that many people get. (Not necessarily all of them. Just a list.)





Gear:


Gas: $10-14 per tank





Progressive Bike Insurance WITH Medical I pay $45/m. (You would be more, can%26#039;t say how much...)





Maintenance: Not much to start on. Oil change every season. Tires. Etc. All covered on the 250 forums at the bottom.





Helmet ($80-200 depending on brand/features)


http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-h...





Gloves ($20-50)


www.ebay.com (for me anyway)





Mesh/Textile Jacket ($50-150)


www.ebay.com (again)





Kevlar Jeans ($80-110)


www.dragginjeans.com





and over the ankle high-tops/boots. ($30-100)


ebay/walmart anywhere in between





Bike cover ($15-30)





Frame sliders. (I would really recommend, since it%26#039;s your first bike and it%26#039;ll be NEW) ($105-155)


http://fatbikez.com/black-shogun-no-cut-...








K%26amp;N Air filter ($40-60)


http://www.knfilters.com/





Wax ($4)


Local car/bike store





Micro fiber cloths ($5-10)


Local car/bike store





Corbin seat ($260)


www.corbin.com





And there%26#039;s a community of 250 owners with even more info, I%26#039;m sure, at http://forums.ninja250.org/index.php