LoverofLife
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As someone who has never owned, ridden etc. a bike before...what is a good one to look at getting for a beginner?
As someone who has never owned, ridden etc. a bike before...what is a good one to look at getting for a beginner?
And take a GOOD motorcycle beginner course asap they provide the bikes you will leaner a lot fast.
I agree with Garys advice but...By all means, take someone with you if it will make you more comfortable... most dealers sponser a riders safety course call "Riders Edge" recommended for the novice rider, you'll probably learn on a Buell Blast...a single cylinder "sporty" engine but don't let that fool you the little buggers got some torque...the bike you pick for your own will
1st appeal to you
2nd fit your budget
3rd fit your needs
4th fit your physical size
for an entry level I'd recommend the FXD, it's inexpensive, very manuverable and can be an excellent pallet for future customization...
As someone who has never owned, ridden etc. a bike before...what is a good one to look at getting for a beginner?
Please don't take this as me being a "smarty-britches" ---- BUT, as you self -described above ------- Don't think about buying one right now. Get yourself familar with bikes. Read,ask questions on this forum, go to local bike shops,ride on the back of your friends bikes, whatever it takes to familiarize you self with a motorcylce ..... When you get all of that done,look for a rider's class in your area. If you have to ---take it twice!! THEN start looking for a bike as already stated ---- fits YOU. You have seen what happens as a EMS/EMT when a cage / scoot meet in the wrong way. I would bet everybody on here would rather sit and answer your questions until you get to the point of ownership than read about something after the fact. What ever you choose to do --- PLEASE --- choose wisely and be sure of it.
I definitely do not think of your response as a smarty pants response. That's the main reason I joined this site...to get the "expert" advice of more experienced riders. My friends tell me I have an annoying habit of researching things to death and I feel that big decisions such as this deserve a lot of research and asking of those with "field time".