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Buying first bike (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/motorcycles

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Hello all,

I am purchasing my first bike and as I don't have much knowledge of extensive maintenance & insurance I wanted to know what experiences you all had in this.

Im hoping to hit these checkmarks.

cruiser
reliable
parts are cheap and available even 3rd party
insurance is reasonable for the bike.
easy to maintain for newbie starting out.

I was going to go for a honda but figured to ask others their experience as they were starting out and what they have learned. Under 500 cc I believe is a good starting point, I am not trying to launch into space but if you got a reason why that shouldn't matter let me know.

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[–] Determinator 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In general i definitely recommend buying used. For those criteria specifically I'd recommend looking for a used Honda Rebel.

If you're open to naked sport bikes with a more upright riding position you could look at cb300, z300, mt-03 which should have pretty reasonable insurance rates as well.

Also kind of depends on your size as well in my opinion, if you're 6'6 320 a 300cc may feel a bit anemic even as a beginner. Regardless I'd recommend erring on the side of smaller displacement for your first bike. While it's true that at the end of the day it does all come down to throttle control, a smaller cc bike will provide a wider margin of error as well as being lighter and more maneuverable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like used is the way to go. I never considered sports bike but its definitley something worth checking out. Maybe i can sit on them at a shop just to see if the anemic applys to me. Then look at second hand for one that i like based on the test at the shop.

Thanks for the advice.