I want to get a motorcycle for price range of 3 - 6k

[Envious]

Even tho I think your a complete fag, here is some advice.

If you get a cruiser, dont be yourself (complete fag) and get a pre-2003? harley sportster 1300.

If your a man, and under 35, get a GSX-750R, post 2004?

[Envious]

Oh, and helmet + cargo shorts + tshirt + flip flops. Thats the getup you want.

If your doing serious riding tho, like where you will be melting the sides off your tires, there is a motto "Dont dress for the ride, dress for the crash".

Skid jackets tend to fly apart 55mph+. Get a quality harley leather. Always wear some nice boots, I use military jump boots. Gloves are a must, even if its hot (if your riding hard), as fingers and toes are the easiest things for the pavement to grind off your body.

[Roanoke]

For your first bike you DO NOT WANT ANYTHING WITH POWER. PERIOD.

Motorcycle riding isn't a joke, and it's not to be taken lightly. You can be the best rider in the world and you are still in as much danger as a guy who's been riding for a week. By getting on your bike each time you are accepting the fact that between here and your destination there are an infinite number of ways to kill yourself. Most if not all will be accidental. Spend the money, get yourself good gear. A leather jacket costs $200-500. A skin graft that probably wont be covered by insurance will set you back thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars.

Reality is, you WILL down your bike in the first year or two. If you have taken the precautions and hopefully a class (seriously, take a fucking class, a lot of states require them and a few of them highly suggest it) you'll react properly and walk away with a few bumps/bruises. This is also assuming that the first time you go down on your bike is a single vehicle incident (in other words, you took a corner too fast, or hit gravel. Not involving another vehicle)

The people who say "Ninja 250's are gay" should shut the fuck up because they're clearly ignorant on this subject. Ninja 250's are one of the better bikes you can have as a first time motorcycle rider. Low maintenance, great gas mileage, enough power to get you going but not enough power that you'll be popping wheelies on accident in second gear. They are light and controllable, easily maneuvered, but large enough to not be mistaken with a moped. Anyone who tells you to buy a bike bigger than 600cc's or so may as well tell you to buy a box of razor blades and a noose.


There's a VERY good reason that other countries have graduated licensing programs. In Canada (correct me if I'm wrong but this is how it was when I was first researching motorcycles a few years ago) you have to spend the first 6 months to a year on a bike no larger than 150cc, then you can move up to the next engine size and so on. Of course you'll never find a 150cc bike in America that you could buy at the dealer.

There's nothing cool about whipping down the freeway at 120 mph unless you think skinning your entire body with the highest grit sandpaper in existence is something you do for fun on the weekends.

Wear a FULL FACE helmet. Wear gloves. Wear a LEATHER, FULL COVER jacket. Wear boots. Wear heavy duty pants. The day my bike went down I was in full gear except I was wearing jeans. Guess where the most damage was? It definitely wasn't on my torso or head. And this was at 20mph on an empty road. Had I been going 40+ I would have needed to be taken to the hospital without a doubt.

Motorcycles are a ton of fun, but you have to respect them for the beast that they are and the dangers that come along with it.

A 600cc is only OK as a first bike, you DO NOT want anything bigger.

If it sounds like I'm trying to scare you, good. All of the squids who whip around town in their flip-flops and cargo shorts don't live long. Anyone that tells you otherwise has only been lucky thus far.

You only get to die once.

[Scribbles]

a 600cc supersport is a pretty retarded first bike. a stock GSXR600 runs a 11 second quarter mile. for comparison, thats roughly a second faster than a lamborghini murcielago or porsche 911 turbo. would you hand your 16 year old son the keys to a lamborghini as soon as he passed his drivers test?

[Roastahm]

what kind of bike are you after?

Cruiser = feet in front of you
sport bike(crotch rocket) = feet behind you
dual sport(think BMW) = feet right under you

not knowing your riding experience it's hard to suggest what type of bike you should get, they all handle,feel and ride different.

This is what i ride:

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this won't fit in your price range.

don't know how tall you are or how much you weigh, which will be a factor.

if you're looking for a reliable commuter that sips gas stay with a 250CC Japanese cruiser if you can fit on one and ride comfortably.

suggestion: Honda Rebel 250, you can buy one NEW in your price range, they handle great, reliable and great on gas mileage.

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[Roastahm]

oh btw: when it comes to gear, like others have said, wear proper gear. i buy my gear from leatherup.com . great prices, good service and massive selection.

leather jackets "can" cost 300-500 like someone mentioned, but only an uninformed retard would pay that much for one.

never walk into a store to buy motorcycle gear. walk in, get sized for your jacket/helmet/chaps/pants whatever then go online and order it for much much less.

you don't "need" to wear leather, textile is just fine. however you do need to wear a full faced helmet (stay away from modular helmets too) and be sure to cover every part of your body that has skin ...

that means no shorts, no short sleeves, no fingerless gloves. must wear boots (exhaust pipes get damn hot and if your ankle touches the wrong spot you wanna be covered).

you need to (at a minimum) take a basic riding course, often times upon successful completion they will also give you a waver to get your motorcycle endorsement without having to take the state riding test.

[Arclyte]

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[Shannacore]

Did you get a scooter yet Visage?

[Barkingturtle]

Didn't read the thread but have you considered like a Vespa or something?

They make some really fancy ones.

[Envious]

Lol, you dont have to wear a fucking skid suit to go through town. Some of you are just fucking clowns. I'm not saying be like my friend, and do standups in flip flops, but having on a full skid suit, and racing boots when going to the store is going to make you look like 1 thing: a fucking clown.

1 thing nobody has mentioned, and prolly cause they either dont know or havent thought of it, is a riding bell. There are some rules to it tho, you cant buy it, and you cant ask for it. You have to be given one by another rider etc.

Btw, naked (and I mean fully fucking stripped of all electronics and plastics) 07 GSX-750R is about as sexy as they come.

Oh, and dont buy a vtwin... if your gonna get a vtwin, just get a damn sportster.