Thinking of getting a bike for summer

[aCid]

I'm 19 and I work and go to school. I'm thinking of getting a bike this summer for 4k or less. I've ridden dirt bikes and loved it. Would anyone have any good suggestions with what type of bike to get? I like the Ninja, GSX-R, and R6. I don't have any friends that own or ride bikes so I don't know where else to go to get advice except for here.

[DFWminis]

just go out to dealerships and sit on the bikes see which one fits you best then ...check all the adds cycletrader, craiglist, egay for local ...

[aCid]

aight, thanks.

[89stangGT]

but of course, sitting on them does nothing for actually feeling how much power each one has and if it's too much. Most people will say even a newer 600 is too much for a beginner. I'd say look for a decent really late 90's 600cc bike. won't cost too much money and will still be pretty quick and fun. make sure to get all the protection on it you can though (frame/swingarm/fork sliders). that way if you lay it down when learning it's not all messed up.

[kc50lx]

buy an sv650. best "beginner bike" ive ever ridden!

[The Raven]

but of course, sitting on them does nothing for actually feeling how much power each one has and if it's too much. Most people will say even a newer 600 is too much for a beginner. I'd say look for a decent really late 90's 600cc bike. won't cost too much money and will still be pretty quick and fun. make sure to get all the protection on it you can though (frame/swingarm/fork sliders). that way if you lay it down when learning it's not all messed up.

Only if the beginner can't control his wrist. You have to rev a 600 to get power out of it, they are quite docile in the lower rpm range. It's all about the rider, even a liter bik wouldn't be bad for the right mature and controlled type person.

[DFWminis]

Only if the beginner can't control his wrist. You have to rev a 600 to get power out of it, they are quite docile in the lower rpm range. It's all about the rider, even a liter bik wouldn't be bad for the right mature and controlled type person.

exactly does not matter what you have.... I would not buy brand new though...cause you will drop it ...

[aCid]

Yeah, thats why I'm gonna buy a used one.

[sooner02r1]

Only if the beginner can't control his wrist. You have to rev a 600 to get power out of it, they are quite docile in the lower rpm range. It's all about the rider, even a liter bik wouldn't be bad for the right mature and controlled type person.


If you really want to learn to ride well, you need to learn where a bike's limits are. 99% of street riders never do that and are very limited in their skills because of it. If you start off on an SV650, you can learn handling, breaking, corner momentum and all the important stuff to going fast on a bike, without constantly being worried about too much throttle. As you get more experience you can move up to bikes with more power and you will be a much more dynamic rider and will be riding circles around all these G1K and Busa guys that think they're fast.

[frsslt1]

If you really want to learn to ride well, you need to learn where a bike's limits are. 99% of street riders never do that and are very limited in their skills because of it. If you start off on an SV650, you can learn handling, breaking, corner momentum and all the important stuff to going fast on a bike, without constantly being worried about too much throttle. As you get more experience you can move up to bikes with more power and you will be a much more dynamic rider and will be riding circles around all these G1K and Busa guys that think they're fast.

i dont agree, get a 600-750, take the class and do some track days and you will be way better off (and happier w/the bike)

[blk87coupe]

hell i started off on a Ninja 250r, and i had years of dirtbike experience, and i liked the ninja alot, even more so AFTER because i realized that if i had started out on a 600 supersport, i would have never had the balls to wring out the bike and see what it does on the edge, and how to handle it accordingly. The sv650 is also a good bike, that was my most recent bike, and i would say personally, if i would do it all over again, i would have gone ninja 250r for 6 months to a year of riding everyday and a couple track days, and then sell for what you paid for it, buy a sv650 and repeat for another 6 months to a year, even more track days, sell for what you paid for it, and then you're ready for a 600-750 supersport if you even care to upgrade. i've had everything from the 250r up to a 954, and the only 2 bikes i'd buy now (if i were going to buy a sportbike again) would be a ninja 250r for the woman (and for me when gas prices shoot through the roof, 70 mpg FTW, and a gsxr1000 for just hauling ass and drag racing.



*and btw, back when i had the ninja250r, i was regularly passing people in the twisties on rides. why? because i knew the limits of the bike and how to use it, while everybody else started off on their big bikes, and had no idea what it could do, and were scared (or crashed) to try.