What would be a good bike for a beginner?

[Zeus]

Originally Posted by monstertodd

We agree to disagree. My experience has been different. I've owned an 03 Monster, and an 05 749. They are very easy to work on. hourly labor charge at a Duc shop isn't any higher than at a Suzuki or Harley shop.

I have a dealer here in town... went and looked at them before buying a honda.


They have to do all your work, or you loose your warranty... and their rates are ridiculous.


Plus a buddy of mine has w/e the middle range model is, and hes got a couple of horror stories.


Anyways, I'm glad you had a better experience

[Brokinarrow]

Originally Posted by monstertodd

I would go with a Ducati Monster 620 or a Suzuki SV650.

Both very easy to handle bikes with lots of torque in the lower part of the RPM range. Much more fun than a 4 cyl bike IMHO.

My first bike was an 03 Ducati Monster 620.

Originally Posted by Brokinarrow

So I'm thinking of getting a motorcycle eventually. What would be a good bike for a beginner rider? I don't want a sport/street bike, would like something I can cruise on comfortably and ride back and forth to work on nice days. Also, I'll be looking at USED bikes, cheap and reliable is the goal.

[bigearl]

Originally Posted by Brokinarrow

The sv650 (and the gladius) are considered standards-not sportbikes. You can pick them up very cheap used. Both are v-twins and are good reliable torquey engines. It's actually a pretty good pick if you can get the right deal on one used. Or do you really just mean you want a cruiser period.

[svsv]

A honda shadow 750 cc is a fine beginner motorcycle...

[Brokinarrow]

Originally Posted by svsv

A honda shadow 750 cc is a fine beginner motorcycle...

Yeah, those do look nice. My dad has one that has a pretty cool custom paint job on it. Also just saw that the local shop as a suzuki boulevard S50 for sale. a 2007 with only 350 miles on it, looks great! my current contract with my job is about up, so I'll be renegotiating to do the same exact job but being paid through a different agency (if that makes any sense to you guys heheh). if i can swing some better money from them I'll probably get the S50 within a month or so. if not, guess I'll just wait longer to make sure I can afford everything

[monstertodd]

Originally Posted by bigearl

The sv650 (and the gladius) are considered standards-not sportbikes. You can pick them up very cheap used. Both are v-twins and are good reliable torquey engines. It's actually a pretty good pick if you can get the right deal on one used. Or do you really just mean you want a cruiser period.

Yep, exactly why I suggested the SV650 and Ducati Monster.

You can find used examples for cheap.

[caper]

both good starter bikes, and i would recommend them