"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
09/16/2014 at 15:14 • Filed to: None
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"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
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I'm not ready to get one now, and I want to start with a 50cc scooter (so I don't need to pay for insurance or registration, and because I've never gone more than 35 on a bicycle so I need the practice), but I do have the money and this one is pretty beautiful. So, if I did have a bike license and enough experience, what would you say to this thing?
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/mcy/463873…
yamahog
> Rainbow
09/16/2014 at 15:20 |
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Running, only $850, allegedly only 8000 miles on a mid-80s Japanese bike, can't really go wrong. Just need to keep up on the maintenance and worst case you can sell it off for not too much less than what you paid if it starts turning into too much of a money pit. Honestly not even the worst starter bike either, especially after that thread the other day about the Opponaut with a friend wanting to start on an R1.
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Rainbow
> yamahog
09/16/2014 at 15:25 |
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Yeah, I might try to convince my mom to let me get my motorcycle permit for my birthday (I've been old enough for years, but as long as I live here I can't have any motorized two-wheeled vehicles. Hopefully I can change her mind.) and then I'll be able to shop around for real. Of course, that will be during winter, so maybe it will be better to wait until I can actually ride...
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yamahog
> Rainbow
09/16/2014 at 15:26 |
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Maybe you're better off saving some of that motorcycle money to move out ;)
JEM
> yamahog
09/16/2014 at 15:27 |
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Oh gosh, did I miss that thread about someone wanting to start on an R1? That must have been hilarious.
I agree, this looks like a decent bike and something easy to maintain. 450cc is nice size starter bike.
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Rainbow
> yamahog
09/16/2014 at 15:29 |
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Haha, maybe sometime! I'm not at the point where I'm buying my own food at restaurants or anything like that, so the pros far outweigh the cons. :P
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yamahog
> JEM
09/16/2014 at 15:31 |
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Oh man, it was great: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/how-i-explaine…
Hopefully OP has knocked some sense into his friend!
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yamahog
> Rainbow
09/16/2014 at 15:33 |
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Who needs food when you have two wheels freedom
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JEM
> yamahog
09/16/2014 at 15:45 |
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Oh wow.... thanks. That was definitely worth reading.
I would bet $20 that if his friend takes the course (he REALLY should) he gets scared and never buys a bike. My first bike is a 600 and that's been fine but it's an older Katana so it's not that fast.
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yamahog
> JEM
09/16/2014 at 15:51 |
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Yea, I grew up riding dirtbikes and didn't get my motorcycle license until I was 20 because I just kept picturing all my dirt crashes happening at 70mph on asphalt, and my first streetbike was a Ninja 250. I cannot fathom the hubris required to think one could hop on a liter bike with no experience and not hurt yourself or your bike!
Jedidiah
> Rainbow
09/16/2014 at 16:04 |
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I'd say that's a nice price.
I bought a non-running 84 Yamaha XV1000 for $700. The only thing wrong with it was a bad fuse and a dead battery.
It was too damn big for me though, so I sold it to my dad and bought an 06 Suzuki S40 for $1200.
For a beginner bike, I wouldn't recommend anything heavier than 400 pounds and more powerful than 40 horsepower unless you were a real big guy.
Don't listen to people who say shit like HD Sportsters are good starter bikes, bikes of those size would have been considered for advanced riders in the 60s when bigger was always better.
nermal
> Rainbow
09/16/2014 at 17:00 |
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The 1st thing you should do is go get your motorcycle permit, then sign up for an MSF course. See < http://www.msf-usa.org/ > for info.
Not sure how your state works, but in mine I only had to pay like $10 for the permit, and the course was free. You'll get to ride their bikes, and if you pass at the end you'll get the M endorsement for your license.
......then go buy something cheap like this bike.