First Time Bike Owner...

Beren

Beren

Beren

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Hey there, Should be joining the bike owners club in the next 6 weeks or so and would appreciate a bit of advice.

I am over in NZ which means that I have to spend probably 12 months on a 250cc max size bike... and to be honest my only experience was mucking about on a little 100cc dirt bike back when I was a kid. So actually the restriction is probably not a bad idea.

I am about 35 miles from work of which 5 miles is always very congested motorway... so I need something that is happy at 70-75mph but that I can also use to learn how to ride properly. Whatever happens if it is a bike that does that comfortably I will probably hang onto it and get a 2nd bike if I want more grunt... so I don't mind laying out a bit of cash.

Any thoughts on bikes I ought to go and have a look at? I am currently leaning towards a 250 Ninja... '09 onwards - seem to be a reasonable mix of speed/comfort with good ability on winding roads (The roads here are the main reason for the bike... truly epic :) ) as I get a bit more experience.
 
It sounds silly, but for your first bike get a bike that is fairly plain and ordinary. You will drop it at some point, so it hurts less if it's not your dream bike.
 
I think it depends how far from auckland you are... the ones round here are pretty good. I havn't really explored too far out yet though.

I get that it is possible (I cannot yet admit that I am going to drop it Obviously!) that I might drop it at some point... Or more obviously that the missus will drop it ;p but I doubt that this is going to be my dream bike. It is the bike I am dreaming about at the moment, but if I get into it I would expect to end up with this as a commuter and something else for fun!
 
What about a Supermoto? They are hardy machines, pretty cheap on insurance, good on twisty roads/in traffic and you can don some fairly meaty body armour without looking out of place.

Oh and they are great fun to ride :cool:
 
Took a little longer than I thought it would... finally got round to passing my learners license and getting the funds arranged - to hopefully buy a bike this weekend... :)
The top three contenders at the moment are the Honda VTR250, Honda Hornet with a Hyousong as an outisde possibility. - Having looked at a few I like the 'naked' bike look and yeah I admit I might drop it at some point.
If anyone knows any issues outside the ordinary on them that would be awesome. Or if there are any similar ish bikes I ought to look out for?
 
get the one you care less for (aka the ugly one) even if you think it wont get dropped, scratched, vandalized or whatnot. it will the less you care for your first bike the better! =)

gz on the learners permit!
 
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