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Originally Posted by likearock4x4
You can make stats say anything you want them to say if you twist them a little.
These stats don't have anything to do with experience level do they??? 
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Oh but then that is what this discussion is about. Apparently, the 250 is a newb starter bike as said by some...Most inexperienced riders who come here seem to be steered to the 250 direction...Because it is safer, prevents deaths, and makes you a better rider (all conjecture as I said in another post). According to those stats (real or not) is that the 250 is not any better than starting on a 600...The key to the discussion is really not assigning a bike to a new rider, but more to inform them on the pros and cons regarding riding and to tell them to practice safety, smarts, and responsibility when riding.
That is why when someone says start on a 250 I cringe...I would rather want someone to be informative. No one told me to start on a 250...They told me to practice, be safe, gear up, be responsible and be smart.
Sometimes experience has nothing to do with crashing...Take the guys body who I saw on HWY 238 2 months ago...20+ year rider. A truc just ran him over. Simple as that.