Does oppo have any first motorcycle suggestions

"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
09/09/2014 at 21:27 • Filed to: None

Hey oppo guy's and girls I am looking to buy my first motorcycle next spring. I would like a sports bike at 250cc like the 1980's Kawasaki ninja 250, but i will read all suggestions. I have a budget of $3,500 go at all you awesome people.

My dream bike however is the Ducati 748 biposto in red, yellow or black.

DISCUSSION (30)

Sam > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 21:29

How much money do you have to spend?

TheStraightSixKid > Sam
09/09/2014 at 21:33

$3,500. Thanks for reminding me to put my budget in the post.

Dsscats > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 21:38

*does

#grammerNazi4lyfe

TheStraightSixKid > Dsscats
09/09/2014 at 21:46

It has been fixed.

Sam > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 21:47

No problem! I'd recommend not going too far above a 250, if you want something higher than that DON'T get a sport bike. Just remember that you'll want to spend as little as you can get away with, you WILL drop the bike. Maybe even several times. Sorry I'm not o more help, but I can't search around at the moment.

Best of luck! And please, stay safe and don't become a statistic.

TheStraightSixKid > Sam
09/09/2014 at 21:51

I will definitely will try not to be statistic. My dad has a steel plate in his left shoulder so i will be wearing proper gear and not just a helmet.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 21:52

Ninja 250's are cheap and plentiful and great starter bikes. If you can find a used ninja 300 for that price it would be great too. Just a tad faster than a 250 same ease to ride

Sam > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 21:58

Great!

Squidding: Not even once.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 22:02

Ninja 250 is perfect. I started on a ninja 500, you would be OK either way. They can be fixed with a hammer. I dropped mine a lot and it kept on going.

For that price, you can get a really nice one. Take $1000 off of that for good gear first. Depending on the area, you can get a running 250 for like $1000

TheStraightSixKid > Sam
09/09/2014 at 22:03

What is Squidding

Sam > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 22:04

Riding with no gear at all.

http://www.nosquidding.com/

TheStraightSixKid > Sam
09/09/2014 at 22:10

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 22:16

A brand new Honda Grom!

TheStraightSixKid > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
09/09/2014 at 22:25

I would like to get a GROM, but i don't live in Baltimore I live in Westminster Md. Westminster is half city half country so i need something that can do 70mph comfortably on the open road.

The Compromiser > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 22:44

Father in law has the little 250 sport thingy. He hates long rides on it, but we are city/country here and it handles it all very nicely. He had to ride my 1300 cruiser to my house and he had a look I would have killed over in his eyes, if it had been looking at my wifei stead of the bike ( and yes its her father, but I meant somone who wasn't you pervs).

It's the Miata of sportbikes. Fun slow, and you don't care...

Anon > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 23:05

Kinja'd!!!

I've heard wonderful things about the Honda CBR250, honda rebel, and my personal favorite, the Suzuki tu250x! I mean look how cool it looks! All of these bikes lightly used should fit into your price range!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > TheStraightSixKid
09/09/2014 at 23:26

A Grom will only get you low 60s. I would say a Ninja 250 is what you want.

TheStraightSixKid > Anon
09/09/2014 at 23:53

To Craigslist AWAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

TheStraightSixKid > The Compromiser
09/09/2014 at 23:54

LOL i do care.

TheStraightSixKid > Anon
09/10/2014 at 00:06

YOU LIE THIS IS NOT UNDER $3,500 YOU CHEATING WHORE! lol

Anon > TheStraightSixKid
09/10/2014 at 00:19

I said used!

TheStraightSixKid > Anon
09/10/2014 at 00:23

https://baltimore.craigslist.org/mcd/4659859244…

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
09/10/2014 at 01:02

Not likely to find a Ninjo 300 that cheap since they're pretty new. Used Ninja 250 or Suzuki TU250; Ninja 500 or Suzuki EX500 also make great starter motorcycles that have potential to remain entertaining longer & are more comfortable for extended highway trips than the 250s.

Definitely set aside a good chunk of your budget for quality gear. $2000-2500 should still put you on a good first motorcycle. Take the MSF class, too.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > TheStraightSixKid
09/10/2014 at 01:18

Ninja 250 results within 150 miles or so of Westminster, MD.

http://bit.ly/1CQbfyu (via searchtempest.com)

The Compromiser > TheStraightSixKid
09/10/2014 at 08:11

Yes but you won't care how slow you are going. think Snail on a turtle's back: WEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

bryan40oop > TheStraightSixKid
09/10/2014 at 09:02

My first bike was a 600cc kawi. Obviously did not kill myself. But admittedly it was too much bike for me. Get a 250cc Beater or 500cc if you've riden some bikes aka dirty bikes in the past.

TheStraightSixKid > The Compromiser
09/10/2014 at 10:55

Yeah your right after a while a 250cc will be like a "Snail on a turtle's back WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!", But my parents will not let me get anything bigger until I turn 21 poop.

TheStraightSixKid > bryan40oop
09/10/2014 at 11:00

What year was your 600cc Kawi.

The Compromiser > TheStraightSixKid
09/10/2014 at 12:51

My Wife won't let my kids on the bike.

bryan40oop > TheStraightSixKid
09/11/2014 at 17:34

2003, zx6rr. First year with a slipper clutch. It was the homologated 600cc class bike for kawi. It was really wasn't the best first bike for me. It sat a bit too wide, the cbr 600 fit me better. The engine was punchy for a beginner. I rolled it once into a grassy ditch breaking my commercial bicycle squeak horn. I noticed it gone about 3 miles after I got the bike back up and rode off. I rode back and got it. I didn't want to get the "fear" so I rode the bike continually after that. I was lucky. I really should have gotten a 500cc or hell a 250cc. But once I get something I want to keep it, I don't like the idea of getting another faster bike 2-3 years later because the smaller cc bike is now too slow for me. But I would of been better off