Suggestions on motorcycles?

Question

What would be a good sports or street bike for beginners?

Answer 1

Age would make allot of difference in the decision, I started at age 13 with a Honda 70 Street & Trail, at age 16 went to Honda CB200, age 20 to a Suzuki GS400, Age 25 to a Kawasaki 750 LTD, Now I ride a Honda Shadow 1100 Sprit.. The thing is to start with a smaller used and inexpencive bike and work your way up. I WOULD NOT recommend a sports bike (crouch rocket) for a beginer, to fast, quick and light (dangerious) for a beginner. A good used 750 Honda Shadow would make a good beginner bike for an adult single rider (make sure it has forward controlls, as a matter of fact make sure what ever bike you get has this feature) Harley is an excelent bike but expencive to repair if she goes down, same with Buell which is actully a sport version of Harley . Basic brake down, get something cheap that you won't care to drop to gain some skills and work up to what you really want as a skilled rider..

Answer 2

When you're just learning, it's good to have a forgiving and predictable bike. For the first couple weeks of riding, you will be still trying to remember how to shift gears and which way to turn the handlebars (seriously - the correct answer to the last one depends on how fast you're going!). And for the next several months you will still need to master precise control of the bike. While learning, it won't help if the wrong input can easily lock up the brakes or pop a wheelie.

So, I recommend starting with a sport bike with 50 hp or less. That's still enough to keep up with highway traffic and take on most four wheeled things at a stoplight, and a blast to run on twisty roads.

There are four, maybe five truly great first sport bikes out there. You can't go wrong with an American or Japanese sport bike in the 500 cc and under range unless you buy a used one in terrible shape. Great choices include the Kawasaki Ninja 250 and 500, the Suzuki GS500F, and the Buell Blast. The Hyosung Comet 250 may be pretty good too, but its long term reliability is not yet proven. Sit on them at a dealership and find one where you feel comfortable in the saddle. And make sure you can get both feet flat on the ground while sitting on it.

I've got a GS500F myself.

Answer 3

This is what I can tell you. I've looked at several different types of bikes at a few different motorcycle shops. I started out looking at Suzuki Boulevard and Honda 750's. I got really into the Honda's.
After seeing them in the show room and in a motorcycle show that I went to, I was pretty sure that Honda was the way to go. Until I met up with someone who was riding a Suzuki Boulevard M50. I spoke to this female rider and the sails associate at the dealer. They told me how effortless it is to learn on this bike, and the fact that it is an 800. From what information I got about that bike, I would have to say that the M50 Boulevard is a very good motorcycle to start on. The woman I spoke to was a beginner. She was telling me how easy it was to get use to this bike.She was at the dealership to place an order for another M50 because her husband had been out on her bike a few times and liked it so much.The M50 is a good looking bike. Nice curves, blacked-out rims, and slashed pipes. One thing I would like to add is, you may not want a cruiser. The Kawasaki Ninja 600 is a good starter.
Anything you choose, you will have to consider ;Does it fit me? Is it a bike that I am comfortable riding? What will you want to use it for?(Meaning, will you use it for long rides or is it for commute?)

The Complete Idiots Guide To Motorcycles Makes for excellent reading on this subject. Good luck.

Answer 4

Get something with a lower cc. You don't want to get killed with power and speed since you lack experience. I bought a Honda Magna. It had 700cc. It went pretty good but wasn't gonna take off on me. It was older so I wouldn't care if I dropped it. So don't break the bank, buy a cheaper learning bike til you get some miles under your bike. It'll give you time to see what other folks are riding and get an idea on your dream bike.

Answer 5

short answer: Ninja 250, Ninja 500, GS500F, Buell Blast.

You've asked what I think is the most common question here. The best advice is to stay under 50hp for your first bike, more than that and you will likely get hurt. Check http://www.msf-usa.org/ and http://www.ama-cycle.org/ as well as my old posts. Supersports (600cc+ sport bikes) such as the Ninja ZX6, GSXR600, or CBR600 are nothing more than race bikes made legal for the road and are intended for very experienced riders only.

Answer 6

Go see your Harley dealer and check out the 883 sporty or Buell blast and put your *ss on some class!!!

Answer 7

Any BMW F650 model with ABS. Most new riders crash because they lock up one or both of their brakes. Very light wieght, low maintanance, and relativly cheap.

Answer 8

When you're removing a derby cover for any servicing, especially the older 3 screw covers or the aftermarket products, it's a good idea to pay attention to its mounting position.

Rotation of the cover when you reinstall it could create an oil leak.

Why? Because the cover, through the action of heating and cooling, may have warped a bit and if installed in a different position may not provide proper o-ring compression.

Suggestion: Place a piece of tape on the cover to indicate the location of the top mounting screw before you remove it.

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Answer 9

95-98 CBR600F3

cheap, tons of parts around, good on power but not insane, and pretty much bulletproof

Answer 10

honda trail 50