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Good starter bikes? |
Ok i am 19, 210 pounds, and 5'10". i am lookin for a fun bike, somthin to get around town on, but i am not lookin to kiss pavement, i have been lookin at a suzki sv600 i like the way it feels. but from others whats a good way to inject myself into this sport and on what sled should i do this on? Here in PA they offer free motorcycle safety course and provide motorcycles for the course, They are 250's and most of them are Honda Shadows. These are good training cycles and are not very expensive. They start out teaching you the trip precheck through to avoiding hazzards on the road. We had 5 people in our class who have never driven a motorcycle, one of which never even been on a motorcycle before. Everybody passed the four day class and received their license. Try a smaller bike and work your way up until you become more experienced. However, if this will be your first bike buy used and pay cash, get the experience of riding before moving up to bigger and more expensive bikes. I have had friends who bought big bikes like Goldwings and rode only a few times then selling them at a loss because they weren't ready for a big bike. Nothing wrong with starting small and working up to bigger later on. In fact the smaller bike will normally sell quicker when you are ready to move up, then use the money for your next bike. Which ever bike you choose, stay away from sportbikes unless you don't mind paying 10-20 times more for insurance. Insurance companies consider these high risk and will charge you alot for coverage. Call your insurance company first and get a quote before you buy. American made Harley Davison! Honda VFR750 or the newer 800 are excellent all round bikes. Sporty enough for most needs and comfortable riding position for longer touring. Check out any reports on these models and see the glowing praise they receive from users. Well that depends on wants and needs. Off the bat, I would say a Honda Rebel 250. Easy maintenence, easy to fix, and easy insurence, but on the best of days you would be lucky to do 83 MPH, but it can do 70 for hours on end. Easy to adjust valves, carburated, air cooled, and it's not picky about gas or oil (as long as its not "enery conserving" oil) high quality automotive oil is just fine. Just change the oil every 2,000 or less miles because the clutch assembly and engine lubrication share the same oil and there is no oil filter. Of course the chain needs to be oiled and cleaned. Asides of that if you are semi mechanically inclied or just a willing person, and good care, it will never see the motorcycle shop. since it's old technology the parallel 250cc twin gets about in the lower 60 mpg and you ahve to deal witht he fuel petcock. Good for tooling around town and minor cross country trips, but not big enought to become ummanageable for a novice. With a msrp of 3,100 its not bad. You can get a used one for less. The Buell Blast is also is also a good starter bike with a 70 mpg on a single cylander 500cc engine. It's easy to start and no petock fiddeling. The early model were plagued with problems such a leakng oil and excessive oil consumption. 2004 and later are better picks for a used blast. The belt final drive should last for some time with lil maintenence on a low powered engine. IMHO, the later years are good bikes, but Buell should of designed from the ground up a new engine instead of recylcing a sporter engine with one less cylander. The engine is as wide as a Harley engine on a narrow bike and give a funny feeling when riding. Maintenace is a snap and insurence is not bad. Unlike the rebel there is a oil filter. MSRP is 4,700. Being a thumper, vibration can be felt, but then tend to go away once up to speed and more prone whilre at idle, |
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