Personally I would go for the 500. While I think it's good to start small I think any responsible adult would be fine with the 500's power and reach the useful limit of the 300 pretty quickly.
ABS would be a nice feature to have I suppose, but even if you didn't good technique and practice would make up for it. Plenty of riders out there without it. I would look for some crash bars rather than ABS - odds of a parking lot/stop sign drop are much greater.
ABS would be a nice feature to have I suppose, but even if you didn't good technique and practice would make up for it. Plenty of riders out there without it. I would look for some crash bars rather than ABS - odds of a parking lot/stop sign drop are much greater.