Not to mention the Virago 250 has enough power to get you along on the highway, and if you re gear it, gets phenomenal gas mileage. I love mine, and if I had the money to buy another bike without selling mine, I would keep it as a short commute bike. Outside the Ninja 250, its the most powerful of the 250 japanese bikes, but more comfortable and not nearly as buzzy. My buds have a couple 250's and mine runs away and hides from their GZ250 and Honda Rebel bikes.