Ive been considering getting a bike. Ive never rode one before but Ive always wanted one. Is it pretty easy to learn? Also what type of bike should I buy? I like the Ducati's.
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I should get a bike to fit my image some more since im a tough guy. However I dont have any interest in bikes at all.Comment -
damn, if you have never rode i recommend borrowing someones dirtbike and ride some trails to get a feel for a bike, and then i wouldn't get over a 600cc, maybe even a 500cc, until you are comfortable. you are going to be surprised at how fast a crotch rocket is.Comment -
I personally wouldnt spend 10K plus on a starter bike. I would get a cheap Honda or some shit and make sure you like riding. If you do wait a couple years then get yourself a bad boy Harley or somethingComment -
hell no, not for someone who hasn't rode.Originally posted by KellenComment -
Is it too powerful or what? Im bigger guy so I feel like I can handle a bigger bike. A buddy of mine back home started on a CBR900. Now hes got a Hayabusa.
I rode some dirtbikes as a kid and young teenager. Is it pretty much the same?Comment -
When I started I went straight to sport bikes. First bike was a 2000 Kawi ZX-7. I ended up getting hit by an old lady after owning it for two years. Cracked 2 of my ribs and totaled my bike.
Upgraded to a 1000cc Honda. Bike is deadly fast. All the new liter bikes from the jap makers are sick, probably not for beginners.
Check out any jap bike early 02'...03'...04's. They don't make the 700, 750cc models anymore. It's either 600cc or 1000cc now. Your decent size in your video....looks like 600cc would be too small for you........but a 750 would be perfect.Comment -
Kellen here is a bike you should give a try pal...
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Suzuki GSXR 750 with under 10K miles on it....01', 04' you could probably snap up for 5- 6k.Comment -
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thanks for the info JBC, Im looking around on ebay nowComment -
Thats pretty sick. I bet I could pick up a lot of chicks on that.Originally posted by 5 star bombComment -
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If I may make a suggestion here, I recommend you check out you local DMV and see if they offer classes and training. Our's offers that and at the end of your classes and training you get your endorsment for your license.Comment -
I have several antique HD Sportsters, if your interested in a low priced HD Im asking $6000.00 for this bike. 1976 XLH Sportster, complete engine rebuild less than 300 miles ago. Bike is in NW FL. PM me for details on this bike or other HDs I have for sale.
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Capitalist, thanks for the offer but Im not really interested in HD's. Those are awesome bikes but just not my style.
Lottery, I was wondering if there were classes I could take, sort of like car driving classes.Comment -
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Yes, I recommend it highly. Too many self taught riders get killed. Motor Vehicle and sometimes the local Community College has it too.Originally posted by KellenComment -
Kellen yes but not sure if all offer this. I do know a few places around here that do offer it as well (Vo-Tech) school right up the road from us as well as they supply bikes and helmets.
good luck and remember to be safe
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I was honestly thinking about getting a moped...have that for the summer and my car for the winter...but then I relized how uncool everyone thinks mopeds are
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Kellen,
Before buying a motorcycle learn how to ride one. Each state should have a class similar to the one listed below for Georgia.
Once you learn how to ride buy a bike that fits your frame. If you are short don't buy a bike that has a high saddle so that your feet can't reach the ground.
An easy good beginners bike is a Ninja 250. It doen't have tremendous power but you don't need it at the beginning so you can learn how to turn, accelerate, and stop. It doesn't handle like a car and if you don't know what you are doing you will kill yourself. You can get a used Ninja 250 for less than $2000.
Once you learn how to ride you can upgrade to something bigger and better. I have a Suzuki DL 1000 Vstrom right now which I use to commute. When I didn't have children I was a daredevil and owned one of the first Hayabusa's in the country that did 205 mph (they are banned now).Comment -
Best suggestion out there yet,they supply the bike and when you are done,you got a good idea if this is what you want.Been riding for almost 40 years and still do the advance courses.Bikes ain't no game,when you think they are,you lose.Originally posted by LotteryTicketComment -
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your not kidding as well as bicycles as I saw a kid get hit the other night in a hit and run.Comment -
Tell you something nuts... I bought one yrs ago before I even rode one before. I tell you what it was an experience when I took my hand off the clutch and almost wrecked my new bike. I road it around the parking lot for an hr or so downshifting and upshifting and rode it to work the next day 5 miles away. Its not that hard to learnIf it seems to good to be true it usually is!!
I have a natural instinct to exploit market ineffieciencies!!Comment -
kellen werent u buying a car? lets see it. Then we can talk bikes. Or do we have to read threads of everything you THINK of buying and dont. U a wankster? You go to the dealership and dont even cop nothin. you need to stop frontin.
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that was a pretty "hip" comment by a fukin dork ! (seriously)Originally posted by dodifComment -
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Dodif, get off my nuts and stay out of my threads pal.Comment -
Kellen this guy is seriously in love with you.Originally posted by Kellenהמוסד
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He is, its sick. You think he had a rough childhood or what?Originally posted by flyingilliniComment
