saabmp3
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So it seems like some fellow gear heads here might be into the motorcycle world. I've been following them, at a distance, for a little while now and after a very tempting couple of weeks, I'm preparing (read: studying) to take my written test and find a bike to learn on.
I'm hoping some of you guys have some reccomendations about what's a good learning bike, what has alot of character, what's going to be somewhat reliable. So far, I know I'm not really a fan of Harley's, I DO like the Honda look a-likes, I really don't care for crotch rockets (although they do look like fun).
For a first time bike I've been thinking about something right above the Honda renegade, maybe Honda Shadow genre. The biggest issue would be price, it needs to be CHEAP. Because this is completly a toy (in the sense that I have plenty of practicle transportation vehicles), I'm limiting myself to 700. I'm also limiting myself to a 300 insurance budget, so it has to be something the big guys will let slide cheap.
Any reccomendations out there? Anybody got a bike that they would like to reccomend? I'm going to be looking for a good buy in the upstate NY region. Maybe some good lituratue so that I can pass the written test on the first try.
Ben
I'm hoping some of you guys have some reccomendations about what's a good learning bike, what has alot of character, what's going to be somewhat reliable. So far, I know I'm not really a fan of Harley's, I DO like the Honda look a-likes, I really don't care for crotch rockets (although they do look like fun).
For a first time bike I've been thinking about something right above the Honda renegade, maybe Honda Shadow genre. The biggest issue would be price, it needs to be CHEAP. Because this is completly a toy (in the sense that I have plenty of practicle transportation vehicles), I'm limiting myself to 700. I'm also limiting myself to a 300 insurance budget, so it has to be something the big guys will let slide cheap.
Any reccomendations out there? Anybody got a bike that they would like to reccomend? I'm going to be looking for a good buy in the upstate NY region. Maybe some good lituratue so that I can pass the written test on the first try.
Ben