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Posted by bruce on March 30, 2006, 12:59 pm

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Posted by blazing laser on March 30, 2006, 2:02 pm

was wondering what size of motorcycle would be best to start out?

That depends on a lot of things.

Can you ride a bicycle?  And can you drive a car with a stickshift?
If so you could probably start out on a 750.  A 500-650 would be
lighter and easier to handle for a newbie, but cruisers carry their
weight low so the difference might not be that much. (And I know quite
a few people who've bought Harleys for their first bike and did fine,
so who am I to say?)

If you can't ride a bicycle and/or haven't learned the Tao of the
manual clutch, then I'd say you should start on a 250-350.  Buy an old
beater 'cos you're going to abuse it!

Your best bet is to take an MSF course (Motorcycle Safety Foundation),
or whatever the equiv. is there in Canada.  They provide a bike (a
small one) and you spend a couple of days doing slow-speed manouvers
around a parking lot.  Besides gaining some experience in just
handling the bike (invaluable for a newbie!), when you're done you'll
have a better idea what you want to buy.

Posted by Willy on March 30, 2006, 5:48 pm

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Bruce:

Do yourself a favor first and foremost, and take a motorcycle safety =
course.  You didn't say what state you're in, but almost every state has =
one - they're typically free or low cost, and usually provide the =
motorcycle.  Even being a seasoned rider, I took the course a couple of =
years ago and I can truly say I walked away a much better and safer =
rider.

Unless you've ridden in the past, I would encourage you to stay at 750CC =
or below.  If you're not familiar with shifting, I would encourage you =
to buy a used bike first, or if you know you're going to want a large =
cruiser or Gold Wing some day, I'd buy something to sport around on this =
summer before I made the big plunge.

I personally moved from a 750CC to a Gold Wing 1800cc a couple of years =
ago, and I can tell you there is a HUGE difference in skill required a =
low speeds.  I can't even imagine someone learning to ride on a bike =
that large.

But of course, this is all just my two cents worth... but hey, I'm not =
going to charge you!!!  lol

Willy
  i am seeking to buy a motorcycle for the 1st time, and looking at =
cruisers, and was wondering what size of motorcycle would be best to =
start out?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bruce:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do yourself a favor first and foremost, and take a
motorcycle safety course.  You didn't say what state you're in, but =
almost
every state has one - they're typically free or low cost, and usually =
provide
the motorcycle.  Even being a seasoned rider, I took the course a =
couple of
years ago and I can truly say I walked away a much better and safer
rider.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unless you've ridden in the past, I would encourage
you to stay at 750CC or below.  If you're not familiar with =
shifting, I
would encourage you to buy a used bike first, or if you know you're =
going to
want a large cruiser or Gold Wing some day, I'd buy something to sport =
around on
this summer before I made the big plunge.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I personally moved from a 750CC to a Gold Wing
1800cc a couple of years ago, and I can tell you there is a HUGE =
difference in
skill required a low speeds.  I can't even imagine someone learning =
to ride
on a bike that large.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But of course, this is all just my two cents
worth... but hey, I'm not going to charge you!!!  lol</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willy</FONT></DIV>
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Posted by bruce on March 31, 2006, 2:18 am

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yes i have already looked into a motorcycle driving course, 10 hours of =
theory, 10 hours of parking lot, 10 of road. they do provide motorcycles =
from 250 to 400, and can use them to pass our test
  Bruce:

  Do yourself a favor first and foremost, and take a motorcycle safety =
course.  You didn't say what state you're in, but almost every state has =
one - they're typically free or low cost, and usually provide the =
motorcycle.  Even being a seasoned rider, I took the course a couple of =
years ago and I can truly say I walked away a much better and safer =
rider.

  Unless you've ridden in the past, I would encourage you to stay at =
750CC or below.  If you're not familiar with shifting, I would encourage =
you to buy a used bike first, or if you know you're going to want a =
large cruiser or Gold Wing some day, I'd buy something to sport around =
on this summer before I made the big plunge.

  I personally moved from a 750CC to a Gold Wing 1800cc a couple of =
years ago, and I can tell you there is a HUGE difference in skill =
required a low speeds.  I can't even imagine someone learning to ride on =
a bike that large.

  But of course, this is all just my two cents worth... but hey, I'm not =
going to charge you!!!  lol

  Willy
    i am seeking to buy a motorcycle for the 1st time, and looking at =
cruisers, and was wondering what size of motorcycle would be best to =
start out?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yes i have already looked into a motorcycle driving
course, 10 hours of theory, 10 hours of parking lot, 10 of road. =
they do
provide motorcycles from 250 to 400, and can use them to pass our
test </FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bruce:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do yourself a favor first and =
foremost, and take
  a motorcycle safety course.  You didn't say what state you're in, =
but
  almost every state has one - they're typically free or low cost, and =
usually
  provide the motorcycle.  Even being a seasoned rider, I took the =
course a
  couple of years ago and I can truly say I walked away a much better =
and safer
  rider.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unless you've ridden in the past, I =
would
  encourage you to stay at 750CC or below.  If you're not familiar =
with
  shifting, I would encourage you to buy a used bike first, or if you =
know
  you're going to want a large cruiser or Gold Wing some day, I'd buy =
something
  to sport around on this summer before I made the big =
plunge.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I personally moved from a 750CC to a =
Gold Wing
  1800cc a couple of years ago, and I can tell you there is a HUGE =
difference in
  skill required a low speeds.  I can't even imagine someone =
learning to
  ride on a bike that large.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But of course, this is all just my =
two cents
  worth... but hey, I'm not going to charge you!!!  =
lol</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willy</FONT></DIV>
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    would be best to start =
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Posted by Bike Guy Joe on March 31, 2006, 7:30 am

Take the riders course and buy a small, light bike (used) for the
first season. If you find out you don't like the biking life, you won't
be spending a bunch of cash for a big fancy cruiser.
If you find it's for you, then buy whatever you want next year. This
will give you time to really think about what you want and look around
at a lot of different bikes.

Don't buy a new bike unless you plan on keeping it for several year
and you are absolutely sure what you want.