What is a good motorcycle to start with?

[cdulm]

Originally posted by Spoons
Suzuki GS500F... you keep with the looks of a super bike, but not all the crazy power. Yet you still have a little bit of juice to keep up to the flow of traffic.

Agreed, I started on an 04 GS500F and it was a great bike to learn on. It does keep the look of a sport bike if that's what youre going for. It also will keep you in the flow of traffic quite well. Just IMO , your call!

[redblack]

My First bike was an 02 f4i
i must say it was just perfect, Had enough power and was comfortable too.

[boosted_88_crx]

my first bike was a 07 cbr 600rr

[5.0]

You can really start on any bike you want. Obviously a 600 would be better than a 1000, but I know many people who have started on a 1000 and done just fine.

If I were to choose ANY bike to start on it would be a Daytona 675. And now that they are a couple years older, you can find some good deals on used ones.

[Graham_A_M]

^ thanks for the compliment. I have one, (as in my avatar) and I just absolutely love it to bits. Its a FANTASTIC bike, it really is.
But good luck finding one for sale. Blackfoot has the ONLY used 675 for sale I've ever seen in western Canada. Its a black '07 with 300km's on it. The MSRP on the 675 is $11,999. That used one was $11,400.
how anybody could drive the bike for 300km's (as in the black one) and not be hooked is beyond me, it really is. The 675 has the most wicked exhaust note short of a Ferrari. Along with the mid-range grunt of a liter bike, yet the handling of a CBR125. (I'm being honest)

its just.... sex on wheels.... I can't explain it.

I've had the bike (brand new right off the blackfoot showroom floor) since June, until early Nov, I put on 12,000km's on it... most people dont put that on their bikes in a decade.

[rony_espana]

Not sure if your just looking for a sport bike, but I just got my class 6 back in sept and wanted a cruiser.....bought a brand new honda shadow 750, its a great beginner bike, nice cruiser and not too expensive. They had a great sale on them like $2000k off the new 06's. I put over a thousand km's just in september before I put it away.....

As for sport bikes

[Splooge]

cutting in between lanes looks pretty dangerous to me. while cars are stuck in traffic they look like they're flying through doing about 60-70kms i think you gotta be pretty experienced to ride like that.

as for a starter bike, i went with a cbr F4. it's got a sporty look but you sit more up-right, so it's a little easier on the back. you could always buy a 250cc for a starter bike as well. those are always a good choice.

[The Cosworth]

Ninja 650R if you want new,

Older 600 if you want used.

600's are FAST as they are, do NOT go higher no matter what someone tries to up sell you on.

that is my personal opinion obivously, I started on a Honda Enduro 185XL, upgraded to an F4, then got a 1998 Honda Firestorm (1000cc V-Twin, torque as shit and hilariously fun, but scary even for someone with 3 years of riding). So I am no expert but I have ridden a few different machines over the last 4 years

[dimi]

Just make sure when you get your starter bike you change the sprockets to like -2 front/+5 rear

[maxer900]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Splooge
[B]cutting in between lanes looks pretty dangerous to me. while cars are stuck in traffic they look like they're flying through doing about 60-70kms i think you gotta be pretty experienced to ride like that.

Finally someone gets it!!! The guy is going to learn to ride a bike in LA. On the freeway splitting lanes. It doesn't matter what bike you get you're gonna get in trouble.
LA freeways are not a place you want to learn to ride in.

Best of luck... seriously.

[z06power]

It depends on your level of comfort and maturity. I am a first year rider and am happy with my cbr 600rr. I know people who bought 1000's and got in accidents within a month of ownership and others who are doing just fine. So it really depends at what your comfort level is at.

[theken]

my friend just bought a hayabusa for his first bike, I am picking up a 08 blue on goooooold wheels in march, i started on an r1, i rode dirt bikes before hand, and i am large.

If you have ridden dirt bikes or anything before, just go get a 600, or the new kawi 225 or 250 whatever it is if you haven't. i would recommend something light and easy to handle.

[Concept1]

Originally posted by sexualbanana
When I lived in LA, I didn't mind the traffic too much. If you're in a car, you'll at least have AC going, and that should do you fine. I'd be more concerned on a bike with the amount of people (thus proportionately, stupid people) on the roads.

True enough... from what I've heard/experienced (third party) most of the accidents involving bikes are the result of some dumbass in a car/truck not paying attention to wtf they are doing (texting/talking on a cell/reading/putting on makeup/playing with the radio, ect.)

if you are on a bike alot of the time you have the agility to avoid shit.. that said at 250+ your ability to react in time is severely impaired.

Also, man, imo comparing dirtbikes to streetbikes is soo fundamentally flawed... just because you've ridden a dirtbike around a bit doesn't make you a pro at streetbikes...

[theken]

Originally posted by Concept1


if you are on a bike alot of the time you have the agility to avoid shit.. that said at 250+ your ability to react in time is severely impaired.

Also, man, imo comparing dirtbikes to streetbikes is soo fundamentally flawed... just because you've ridden a dirtbike around a bit doesn't make you a pro at streetbikes...

im going to go with most people aren't riding around at 250+ on public streets and f you are you deserve to die, and also, dirt bike experience is better then bmx experience, you learn how to shift, how to control a bike that weighs more then 20 lbs, no one said you were going to be a pro street rider but experience is better then nothing

[atgilchrist]

I have an 03 gs500 that I got a few years ago to learn on. Great bike to learn on, and too friggin cheap to justify replacing. Insurance is pennies a year, and it goes forever on a tank of gas. It is quick enough to fly around town, and ok on the Highway. Stable and agile.

[3g4u]

If you like cruisers check out a harley sportster 883 or 1200, nice, cheep and easy to ride or learn to ride on.

[Big Dangerous]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
Well, bullshit aside, a good beginner bike would be a CBR125R.

Everything you say is completely fucking ______. No offense.