The Best 250cc Motorcycles for Beginners in 2021. 1. Honda Rebel 300. Topping the list is the Honda Rebel 300. Designed to give that old school, industrial look, the Honda Rebel 300 is a definite looker. But asides from its stunningly good looks, the Honda Rebel 300 is highly functional and great to ride. The new Honda Rebel is available in both 300 and 500ccs. The 500 weighs just 408 pounds, and the 300 weighs just 364 pounds! Both would be good starter bikes that are able to handle Hill Country comfortably. The Scout Sixty is a great motorcycle, but we don’t recommend them to true beginners, due to its larger (1000cc), torquey engine. Article Quick Nav. These are the best automatic transmission bikes for novice riders: Honda Rebel 1100 DCT. Honda NC750X DCT. Zero DS. BMW CE04. Yamaha Zuma 125. Honda Navi. The landscape for all vehicles with engines is rapidly changing, and there is a clear change beginning within the motorcycling world, in this case, I am talking about But the Rebel 500 is the same cool-looking beginner bike, with a bobber-inspired aspect, fat wheels and a nice riding position. We spent a week riding the new Honda Rebel in the city, and we also took it out for a longer ride. Watch our full review: What We Liked. The Honda Rebel 500 is narrow and easy to ride. That makes it a very good city bike. Performance wise I gave it a 3/5 stars. The Honda engine is very reliable but the Rebel does rev pretty high. This gives it a high pitch hum while you ride. It will do exactly what a 250cc motorcycle is made for. Quality and Reliability, I gave it 4/5 stars. Again, due to the Honda engine, this bike will last for a long time without a lot of The V Star 250 is a good entry-level bike and with a 250 cc engine that the V Star 250 this lends itself to the starter-bike market and height import machines such as the Honda Rebel or Honda Nighthawk 250 : $3,399 Kawasaki Ninja 250 : $2,999 Suzuki GZ 250 : $3,049 Yamaha Virago 250 : $3,499 Honda Rebel 250 : $2,999 Not to mention the Ninja is the only one to offer front and rear disc brakes (nighthawk has double drum, the rest are front disc / rear drum) and the Ninja is the only one that is not air cooled, and offers a 6 In the On position one switch connected a red wire to a black wire OE. The red is fused on the main and coming from the battery so it should always be hot. The back is the switched positive and should be hot when the switch is on. The other switch in the on position connected the brown and the brown/white wires. OkbDw.