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choneofakind I guess I missed your question when first posted.
Yes my first street bike was an '04 250. I still have this bike.
I put ~20k miles on that bike, mostly in the past 3 years. I was still riding it at the beginning of this year, along with my supermoto, but decided I wanted something a little faster and more modern.
My mods to the 250 include: '08 250 rear shock, GS500F front springs and 15wt fork oil, a little shaving of the seat, and that's about it.
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