I am working to afford my first bike. I really want a suzuki, I've seen Kawasaki's, honda's, etc..but I've decided my soulmate is the Suzi. I am only about 118 lbs, I don't want a bike that's too large but I want something I can work with and learn to ride on. Any motorcyclists out there have any suggestions? Anything I should expect with my first bike? Advice appreciated.
2006-07-12 09:22:20 · 7 answers · asked by Sarah T 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I think every bike magazine rated the SV 650 the best beginner bike. It is light, and quick enough to not need to trade up in a year, it handles very well, but not so fast like some of the sportbike 600, and not so quick turning as to make it harder to learn on.
Other Suzuki's you might consider is, the 650 Savage, or now called S 40. Single cylinder (simple to learn maintenance), light, low seat and plenty of low rpm torque to make it easy to learn a manual transmission without stalling.
I think they still make the GS500 too, or on the used bike market, a bike that's basically been around since the 70's.
2006-07-12 11:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by rkfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Suzuki GSXR's are the fastest bikes on the road (CC for CC). I would not recommend any GSXR for a starter bike, as it will end up hurting (the bike and you). Don't start higher than what you can handle, be modest. Buy a small 600 or smaller if possible. I learned on dirt bikes which helps. You can learn balance, and all the gears first, than you can move to a bike. When I was younger I always wanted a bike and I now know I'd be dead if I had gotten one! I purchased my first bike when I was 21, and the extra 4 years of maturity has been a big help!
2006-07-12 16:28:35 · answer #2 · answered by vinnyvino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother and I bought 2 new bikes for a summer vacation. His 1200 Bandit leaked gas and ruined the motor before it got 2000 miles. We asked Suzuki to replace the motor so we could go on vacation. They said it’s to expensive and would cost $3000. After 4 months and the vacation gone they got the motor rebuilt at a their cost of $3700. The dealer wanted to replace the motor but Suzuki squashed that. The gas stained cases and burnt exhaust pipes were not replaced. The bike got nicked and scratched all over from being apart for so long. The rep rode it and looked at it, then said it’ good as new. It ran like crap and looked worse. We called Japan for nothing, and even wrote the US CEO all for nothing. We spent $15,000 for the bikes to get Fd. We spent our vacation hassling with Suzuki, and not one person there gave a F! Beware Suzuki’s warranty is not worth the paper it’s printed on! Buy one of their lemons are get Fd like we did!
2006-07-14 20:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A first bike? Less than 500cc, two cylinders. (My first was a 175) A motorcycle accelerates twice as fast as an average car, so you can get into a situation far quicker. Why not get used to two wheels on a bike of a reasonable size, and not too sporting in style?
2006-07-12 17:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suzuki has a great bike called the SV650, those are great for learners and also very good track bikes. They're also very unique looking; I'd suggest taking a look.
2006-07-12 16:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by Oracle at Delphi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like others have said, the SV 650 would be good to learn on and they aren't slow. The GSF 500 (GS or GSF, not sure) would be too. Take a class if you have no idea what you are doing.
2006-07-12 20:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by Devil's advocate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-02-05 07:53:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋