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What do you recommend for a 1st time buyer of a motorcycle (sports bike)? |
What do you recommend for a 1st time buyer of a motorcycle (sports bike)? My first bike was a 1997 Honda Shadow 1100. The only time in the saddle of any bike I had ever had was a friend's 1986 Shadow 1100. He let me ride it for about an hour one afternoon and after that I was hooked. There are many factors in determining which bike is best for you and many will argue that it's best to buy a small bike to start off with and trade up to a larger one once you're comfortable. I did not subscribe to this viewpoint because I weigh about 300 lbs and knew that an under-powered bike would lose its appeal very quickly once I was comfortable with it. Instead, I opted to get a bike with a larger displacement and take it very easily until my experience and comfort levels increased. The bottom line is that nobody can really tell you what the best beginner bike will be for you. You have to decide many things including the following: 1) What do you want to do with the bike? Cruise around and take in the sights in comfort, or tear lickety-split down the road as fast as you can go? This will let you know what type of bike you want... cruiser or sport bike. Cruisers will go fast, but they aren't as fast and "flickable" as a sport bike. 2) How large of a person are you? As for me... a 300 lb guy on a sport bike just doesn't make sense. To me, sport bikes aren't comfortable at all... so that ruled them out. 3) How much experience with bikes do you have? Any type of motorcycle in the wrong hands (or inexperienced ones) can be detrimental to the health of the rider. Cruisers, while slower and heavier, are sometimes easier to handle than a high-powered sport bike because they aren't as prone to "getting out from under you". One look at insurance statistics will show what I mean. According to insurance statistics read on Progressive Insurance's website, the top 5 most stolen and most wrecked bikes are sport bikes. This also makes them very costly to insure... which brings me to another question... 4) How much do you want to spend on a bike and how certain are you that you will like doing it as a hobby? I opted for a good used bike, because I got a very good deal on it and I didn't want to be utterly heartbroken if I dropped it and put a dent in the tank. I also knew if I bought a brand new bike and then decided I didn't like the sport it would be harder to get my money back due to depreciation. When I sold my bike I actually got more out of it than I put into it (had to sell due to having a baby). As you can see there are a lot of factors to weigh in buying a first bike. I would encourage you to take the motorcycle safety course first if you haven't already. It will teach you a lot of things including accident avoidance and evasive manouvers, and they usually always supply the training bikes for the course. If you have already, go to http://www.msf-usa.org/ and read the manuals they have on their site. It will get you started in getting more acquainted with everything that goes into riding... and I also recommend reading the book 'Proficient Motorcycling' by David Hough. Anyway, hope this helps... :-) Ducati Superbikes. Perphaps 1990 - 99. Yamaha R1, it has good handling and is all around good motorcycle for a beginner; however, if you have never drove a motorcycle then you shouldn't even buy a sport bike until you've had about a one year of good training and please wear a helmet. Look at Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh Steelers. I found this on the web. "It is too easy to get caught up in what is wrong for you and it takes time to find out....." http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/school-se... How old ? If a girl or young boy, a Honda VTR 250 or Kawasaki EX250 Ninja. If a little older a 600 Honda or Kawasaki, but be careful The 600 will go over a hundred in just a few seconds..LOL |
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