Just bite the bullet and buy one the 250 is going to be hard to sell most people do not want a street bike that small. You need to make sure you can handle the 600 before you buy one. There is alot of dif. between the two. You need to think about your build and your knowledge of the bikes power. I have never oqwned anything less than a 600 on a street bike. I amd 6´1" and 230lbs and this bike if you don´t know can get away from you. It is a great bike for just about any kind of riding. to let you know the power of this bike 2nd gear will go 85mph +. so do your homework and safe riding. Also I have been riding some kind of bike since i was 4 years old and that gives me 29 years experiance on bikes. the 600 is great for and intermediate rider. if yu have more experiance goto 750 +.