Thanks for the advice. The Honda looks nice - One of my friends used to own one and he had very good service from it...
Regards, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:36 PM Subject: RE: Starter bike > First and foremost - take the MFS course before you consider the type of > moto you want to own. > http://www.msf-usa.org/ > > They provide the motorcycles and the course is cheap. > > I grew up turding around on dirt-bikes and what not, so I didn't end up > taking it - but for anyone wanting to just start riding on the street (with > cars, buses, pedestrians, potholes, and everything else), it's highly highly > recommeded for your own safetey and the people you'll be sharing the road > with. > > on to the fun stuff. > > I'd have to second Vinny. The key to getting the first bike is to not get > something brand new, but to not get something that will end up in the garage > constantly needing repairs. You don't want to spend much more than $3k on > your first. You won't look or feel very cool, but that's the point - you > just want to focus on learning to ride and pick up the characteristics of > being on two wheels and an engine. (my first bike was an $800 EX500 Ninja - > it even had some pink on it - hehe - best little rat bike I've owned). > > Braking, turning, swerving around obstacles, sliding on gravel, cars pulling > out in front of you, deer, children - these are all things you want to learn > how to handle on a used bike. Used bikes sell for considerably cheaper in > the fall than they do in the spring, so you might want to consider that as > well. Check out ebaymotors to see what's in your hood. > > Old Japanese standards are common enough to find almost anywhere - start > with one of those. > > Honda CB750's are awesome. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1871815624 > > The old Kawasaki KZ's are good too. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1872144186 > > If after a year you decide that you enjoy riding, then you can sell the old > one and then finance the big, bad, shiny v-rod. If you decide after a year > that it's not something for you, well at least you had the experience and > better - you didn't lose out on much. Resell value even on a slightly used > motorcycle is horrible, a lot of people make that mistake and lose out big. > > And don't let Vinny scare ya, you don't have to necessarily crash :) Most > crashes are from people starting with too much power. The nickname for those > people is "squid". If you've ever seen somebody doing a wheelie on the > expressway and swerving in and out of cars - that would be a squid. > > Adam. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
