I NEED ADVICE!!!

 

Hey guys...i just got into bike recently and i need a few tips on some
things...

1: should i buy new or used?
2: what kind of CC’s?
3: what basic techniques/skills do i need to know even b4 i start
riding?
4: i’m about 5’3"...so what’s more ergonomic? Suzuki? Yamaha? Etc...
5: and since i’m kinda short, do i need a "dog-bone"?...whatever
that is...

if anyone else thinks of something that might help, please feel free
to give me your input. many thanks. peace  8)

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On 22 Sep 2005 19:36:32 -0400 As Androids Dreamed Of Electric Sheep


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Common sense. Cars will pull out in front of you and then claim, "I didn't
see him!" You die, he gets off with a warning. Doesn't amatter what size
bike. Harley 1200s bite the dust just as surely as a Honda 50.


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Honda has the Rebel 250; Yamaha has the Virago XV250. I happen to have the
Yamaha, so anything I say will seem biased. I don't know if Honda still
produces their excellent machine, but Yamaha does theirs.

You want to go 135 MPH? buy a superbike.

You want to go from point 'A' to point 'B' while saving money? Buy a
scooter.

You want to have fun while you're doing it?

The choice is yours.

I chose the Yamaha XV250 for it's power, acceleration, and pure riding
pleasure.

YMMV.


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Sometime before 22 Sep 2005, atroncos stated:


The cubic kind.


Ability to learn and to apply retained knowledge.


One that would fit you comfortably.


See number three.


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On 22 Sep 2005 19:36:32 -0400, atroncos


You should -always- start out with a used bike.  You're going to drop
it, you're going to abuse the clutch.  It'll get all scratched up and
you too if you're not careful.


Depends on what you want to use it for.  90cc is fine to get around
the city (50cc is a little weak I think).  250 is good for occasional
freeway jaunts (but I've gotten flamed for saying that).  I'd say 500
or more for routine long trips on the freeway.  750 is the 'standard'
these days.


Hopefully you can already ride a bicycle.  If you can drive a car with
a clutch that's good.  Years ago we used to buy a bike, hop on it and
ride it home.  These days there's the MSF (Motorcycle Safety
Foundation) course that will give you basic skills.  They provide the
bike too, so you don't have to buy one before you take the course.
Your local Dept. of Motor Vehicles or any motorcycle dealer will have
their literature.


You sound like Harley Material.  8^)  

Seriously, though, 'cruiser' style bikes have low seats and pull-back
handlebars are popular with the 'inseam challenged'.  Before you buy a
bike (or RIDE a bike) you want to sit on it and make sure you can put
both your feet on the ground.  I think you should be able to
'flatfoot' it, i.e. put down both your heels.  But that's easy for me
to say 'cos I'm 6 feet.  Shorter people I know say it's okay to
balance the bike on the balls of your feet.  (If your feet have
balls).

Japanese bikes (Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki) are the most reliable
and the best deal for the money, generally speaking.


Talk to everyone you know who has a bike.  Ask them for advice.  Ask
them what kind of riding they do and how good they think their bike is
for that (school and back?  Day-long trips in the mountains?  Serious
multi-day touring?  Lots of freeway?)  Ask them to sit on their bike
and see if you can put your feet down, reach the  handlebars, etc.
That will go a long way towards telling you what kind of bike is right
for you.