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What bike would you suggest i get that is good quality, high MPG, and is good looking? |
i have never owned a bike before. im looking at sport bikes. any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks. 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. A Suzuki Katana 600 is a good starter bike. It is a sport tourer not a sport bike, but it gets about 10-15 mpg more than a sport bike with the same size engine. They are fast but not a made for racing. Might also look at the Kawasaki EX500 or the Ninja 250. Those are both decent starter bikes. I would not recommend buying a new expensive bike for your first one. Get a used decent bike to learn on, and then in a year or two get the bike you really want. You should be able to find one for $2000-$3000 or less pretty easily on craigslist or ebay. Dealers will gouge you if you are buying your first bike. I started on a Honda VTR250, but they don't make those anymore. 250 or 500cc bikes usually get 60mpg or above. Bigger bikes will get about 40mpg. Riding motorcycles sifor 15 years. Regular commuter on a Honda ST1100. |
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