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What would be a good small motorcycle for my 16 year old son? |
Something he can ride on the streets with but not kill himself on....he is very responsible and does well in schoool. I am considering entrusting him with a bike...what should we get? It needs to be street legal obviously... If I was going to trust a 16 year old with a motorcycle, I would have to go with a 250cc, it is the smallest engine on a street legal bike that I know of. You can get 250cc in sports bikes or traditional styles. The 250cc would be a great starter bike and also save some money. Honestly I didn't think that a 16 year old could get a motorcycle endorsement. One thing that I would take into consideration is that even though he might be a safe driver, motorcycles are often overlooked by other drivers and it does take much of a wreck on a motorcycle to seriously injure or kill someone. Hope that this helps. There's really no such thing as a safe motorcycle. Assuming you mean a sports bike, I wouldn't go faster than a Honda CBR600, since even that is very fast and dangerous if he abuses the speed. I crashed going slower than 40 and still have scars. Make sure he always wears leathers, no matter how dumb he thinks he looks, and ALWAYS wears a helmet. Check the news on Ben Rothlisberger (Sp?) from the Pittsburgh Steelers today? Didn't ever wear a helmet, underwent multiple surgeries to repair his face. Edit: Keep in mind, that your son can be the best driver in the world, but that doesn't mean everyone else is. Even the slowest bike out there is faster than 90% of the cars on the road, and there's no airbags or seatbelts. a peewee 50 HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE... peewee 50 HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE... peewee 50 I don't think it's a good idea. Motorcycles are not safe. 1976 Honda 360T small, light, easy to balance, not too fast, great starter bike Your first answer from "Swarms" is absolutely, sadly, true. Paramedics and emergency room staff don't call them motorcycles... They call them Donor Cycles. He would actually be safer on a dirt bike, for recreational purposes, then anywhere near the roads and some of the lunatics that are allowed to have licenses. I'm sorry, I know this is not the answer he was looking for. If you do decide to get him a street bike, I cannot tell you enough times the importance of the novice rider, safe rider, and defensive rider courses, and all of the proper safety equipment. http://www.msf-usa.org/ |
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