Re: Should be a bike newbie soon....
if your dead set on getting an 05' all the bikes are the same performance-wise, just whatever you think looks the best or you feel the most comfortable on
but i'm with everyone else in get a used bike, even if its a 2004, atleast you won't take the depreciation hit on something you will likely drop, but that is just the lesser of two evils, i'd ideally recommend something mid 90's and smaller