Is a BMW F 800 S a good first motorcycle for a girl?

Question

I turn 16 soon and my parents are happy to buy me a motorcycle (nothing too expensive though!) I've been doing some research and I know that I want a sport bike and something with some power but nothing that would be over-powering. I want something that looks good but I want something safe too. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

if this is going to be your first bike... oh man... the doctors are gonna love you, and your parrents are going to regret the purchase.

your best bet for a first bike, and one that you will most likely ride at a Motorcycle saftey course is the EX250 Kawasaki Ninja.

the Motorcycle Saftey foundation Defines a Beginner's bike as having less than 400cc. that is half of the bike you are looking at. there are other requirements as well but most bikes in this catagory fit one or both of the other criteria making them Ideal beginner's bikes, and the EX250 is the only sport bike in the catagory in the US.

for about 3,000 you can pick up one new. then you have insurance, for a 16 year old female, you are going to spend about $130+/- for full coverage a month on the ninja (EX250) so there is about 4,000 before you even buy your riding gear, and you void full coverage on a bike as a 1st year rider if you are not in full gear(at the very least they will require a helmet for a 1st year rider). then you have the Motorcycle safety course, you can ususally get away with paying less than $300, in some states they are free and bikes/gear are provided (class dependant on the gear). so that (for a new ninja) takes you close to or above the $5,000 mark for your first bike.

you can save money by buying used, but never buy used riding gear or helmets, as a beginner, buy what you know you will need (the MS Course will help). and don't skimp on insurance ether.

You will drop the bike, and if you get a 600+cc bike you will start hearing "Squid" (Stupidly Quick, Underdressed, Immenantly Dead) from a lot of veteran riders. and most beginners either don't live from droping a 600+ bike, or never ride again, or the third option, they become Anti-bike war mongers and try to get them outlawed.

Stay safe, make wise decisions, and keep the rubber side down, Shiny side up.

Answer 2

16 year old girls have no business on the road on a motorcycle, you will get killed! 800 cc moterbike is pretty big, are you pretty big? Don't buy a bike that is too big for you to pick up if you drop it or lay it down, The bike you are looking at weighs over 600 pounds, I would have trouble picking it up and I am 6'2" and 250 pounds. If you must have a bike get one that is around 250cc, and used to learn on, but unless you are a weight lifter I wouldn't even consider a 600 pound bike.

Answer 3

If you want a bit of power but not to much and something easy to ride I would suggest a Suzuki SV650.

I don't own one but know that there easy to ride safely and a bit of funny.

The BM may be a bit big.

Remeber your first bike is mainly for experience so build up to the bike you really want.

Have fun and enjoy biking.

Answer 4

you should seriously ride on weekends with a "beater bike" first...

Just about everybody who rides ends up laying the bike down...... and laying down an expensive bike will just make you feel that much worse.

Spend your money first on

Good Leathers
Great Gloves
Helmet
Riding school (yes, even if you think you're pretty good)

Get yourself a used Suzuki 650 or 750, and don't ride at rush hour until you fully realize how self-important and foolish the modern motorist is......

Answer 5

buy a used Honda and learn to drive the 2-wheeler with that --- then in about 8/10 mos dump the Honda and buy the BMW only after you are sure that you really want to ride a high dollar 2-wheeler ... if you get on the BMW and like having the thrill of a powerful mount ---- go for it ...

Answer 6

its good