Can anybody help me chose my first motorcycle??

Question

im 19 and im geting my first bike...anyone have a good choice..ppl had already told me about staying away from the 500+..anyone have an idea of a good loking sport bike?

Answer 1

If its your first bike stay small If your a little guy under 150#s dint buy a 750cc or bigger bike, check out a 600 cc. during the daytime ALWAYS ride with your high beam on. And remember when you are on a bike NOBODY sees you ,you gotta be careful at green lights and always ride in the left track of the road. Just like you are driving in a car. If you ride the middle you get all the oil that leak from cars and if you ride the right track the cars in front will not see you. Ride the lines. Be safe never let the bike ride you. some people get on and just drive like crazy letting the bike do the work. Good tires are a must. good tread on the back tire. after a season of riding the front tire will start to crown...almost come to a point on the middle of the tire, this happens from taking turns. Get new tires. I have been riding for 30 years. I dint ride when the road is wet if i can avoid it. and if you ever break down don't treat the bike like a car and just leave it. push the bike. Keep the bike clean but DO NOT armor all the seat, i found this out years ago I took off and almost slide off the seat.

Helmets...do not buy cheap !!! anything under $150.00 is crap. an d if you just drop your helmet on the ground you will damage it and make it less safe, they have "cones" that collapse if dropped. dont ride in shorts and get a leather jacket. road rash hurts, i have the scars to prove it. Remember, every car out there wants to hit you, you have to ride thinking like that. Dont take people for rides until you know what you are doing. I rode crazy when i was younger, I split up with a guy i was riding with, he went one way i went another. Just before that we were racing around doing over 100 mph on rt 95 in philly. Just after we went our different ways he was still riding crazy and fast. not enen 5 minutes past ans he ran into the back of a dump truck at over 90 miles an hour. They picked up some body parts with a shovel. He was new to riding and becasue i was driving crazy with him he kept riding that way and he died. I spent many years feeling like i killed him. Just be safe...VERY SAFE

Answer 2

I stay in eire and that i simplypersistent a bike. this is because of the fact i'm a student and that i'm no longer able to justify having the two (there's a prepare provider from my homestead to the college). i does not propose merely having a bike although. motorcycles are greater much less costly to purchase than vehicles even once you element interior the protective kit. The insurance is a few distance much less and the mileage is a few distance greater effective so from a value attitude motorcycles are greater effective. inspite of the undeniable fact that, i might nonetheless propose retaining your motor vehicle because of the fact on each and every occasion the climate gets undesirable, motorcycles are a nightmare topersistent. issues like rain, wind, snow, ice, warmth, etc can turn driving a bike from a excitement to a nightmare (and that i do no longer propose because you're uncomfortable, yet because of the fact the driving situations are risky and you're slipping approximately everywhere) additionally, it rather isn't any sturdy with women human beings. i understand a few women that are inspired Ipersistent a bike, yet none of them are courageous to get on it. ideally, in case you may get a low-priced motor vehicle and the bike, then this is right so which you have some thing to fall back in whilst the climate turns undesirable.

Answer 3

For on road anything around a 600 or less is adequate for a first bike, for offroad a 250 or 350 is enough power for a beginner. Price no object I'd be looking at a Buell. Price an object, look for a reasonably new 2nd hand bike, either a cross or a city cross. They dont have a lot of extra weight so a smaller engine will still give lots of pep.

Basically ... look at the bikes at a riding school.

When you are experienced and know what you want, then you can broaden your choices.

Answer 4

some advice you probably don't want to hear......

stay away from new bikes with lots of plastic/fibreglass...that's the first thing to break when you throw it down the road...& if your learning theres a fair chance you will throw it away at some stage..

buy a cheap reasonable condition bike CB/ CD.. 250 honda.
or any of the other bikes from japan that do not have a monstrouse amount of power....Suzuki 650 Savage would be an ok bike to learn on...All the newer 250 sports bikes have enough power to kill someone without expierience...

Buy something new & fast once you feel more confident...the old learner you bought will still be worth what you paid for it if its not wrecked...

Answer 5

that actually depends upon how tall, short, heavy or thin and if your strong enough or too weak to pick the bike back up off the ground.

First bike perhaps 500cc to 750cc. I am on my 12 bike and I stayed with a 750 twin.

Answer 6

I would try a moped, and if you like that, then step up to a dirt bike, and if you like that, then maybe try a Honda cbr 600.

Answer 7

Don't waste money on anything less than 600cc. You will just sell it or trade it in as soon as you get sick of it (3 months, max)