Question for motorbike enthusiasts...?

Question

I had a lot of fun attempting to ride a friends Suzuki RM250, my first time ever, but its obviously not ideal for learning on!!

I'd like to buy a bike to learn on and do my CBT, something that can go on and off road, I will be riding mostly off road but would like it to be road legal, so it would need to be 40bhp or less. What would you recommend as a good first bike to learn on, and why?

Answer 1

Hi again if you need a 125 to do a CBT it has to be 14 BHP or less not that anyone bothers to much with that. Try looking for a CRM 125 its basically a Honda CR125 with lights horn etc making it fully road legal, The Aprilia RX 125 is also a full on enduro bike quite hard to find though avoid the Aprilia ETX 125 a bit of a pretend off roader. The Kawasaki KDX 125 was reasonably capable off road too. It all depends on the money you have to spend if you fancy 4 stroke try looking at a DR125 doesn't eat piston rings so often but less powerful than a 2 stroke, if you can find one a Suzuki TS125r is a good 2 stroke had one of the last ones 1994 deristriction is easy DEP system and a set of Boysen reeds and used to get top 5 in class regularly on closed circuit enduros.

Answer 2

You can do the CBT at a local rider school should cost £100 - £120 ish. Once you have this done you can then decide how you would like to proceed

My advise would be to carry on with the school and learn to ride properly and safely

Once you obtain your licence then choose your bike as the range available will have vastly increased

Whatever you do try not to be one of those prats that lark around all the time on the road. At best you will waste a shed load of money at worst you might be responsible for someones injury or death or maybe your own

Keep it safe for all of us.

Keep the rubber on the road and the shiny side up

Answer 3

On-Off road bikes are not as popular as they used to be. Most people settle for one or the other these days. The two bikes you want to consider are the Suzuki DR200SE and the Yamaha XT225. There is also a Yamaha TW200, but I think the other two are better bikes. Don't waste your money on a new one. Most people buy them and quickly get board. If you are patient, I bet you can find one with low miles that never saw dirt for $1,000 under msrp.

The next step up is a 400cc or 650cc bike and might be too much of a bike to learn on. They tend to be very tall bikes and harder to ride.

Answer 4

borrow a bike off instructor to do cbt on. the cost isn't much more usually. then get your test passed so you are not so limited. then the choices would be the heart 2 stroke a big wide smile but expect it to break , the head 4 stroke not as much fun but more riding less cost.buy Italian you buy work.so best to by a jap bike there isn't relay a bad one. happy biking there isn't any thing quite like it. so heart or head the rest is what looks best.

Answer 5

size isnt as important as the tractability of the power delivery a two stroke bike will be twitchy and quik where as an older four strokes power will come up much more predictably and there for allow the rider a modicum of reaction time for a given situation there by making them a much better bike to learn on ie the power of an 800 kaw feels like it could pull down a house but its not likely to leave you sittin on your but in a grassy field like say an old cr125 after all you gotta stay on if you want to learn to ride it

Answer 6

Try a Suzuki Van Van good road bikes BUT also good off road

Answer 7

I recommend an old Honda 175XL, its a dual style bike, basically a street-legal dirt bike. Its what I learned on, great handling, but not much for top speed...

Answer 8

A cheap and cheerful Yamaha DT125 would be a good start. Not brilliant off road, not brilliant on road, but a good learner bike anyway.

Answer 9

i started driveing dirt bikes in the 1975 so i,ll tell you what worked for me .it was a honda ct70 .semi auto trans 3 speed ,you dont have a clutch lever just turn the gas and go runs on regular fuel ease to care for and a lot of fun.mine was a 1973 model but theres still a lot of them out there.

Answer 10

Get him a tom tom or map link or in spite of satellite tv for pc navigation element for motorcycles you will locate. i'm assuming he likes the two cruisers or tourers (sorry to generalize with age), so it may be suited for him to apply to easily journey around and study what roads take you the place interior the international. i think of the rider to rider verbal replace/radio for the helmet with blue-tooth may be the subsequent superb coolest element for him. those might all be extra high priced than what you bargained for, sorry.