Whats the best 600-750cc bike to own for a first timer and why?
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Since you are looking a ducs - I'll assume that you don't want a crusier.
The monster 600/620/750 series bikes are wonderfull to ride and not that expencive to maintain. Great 1st bikes and still Ducati.
Other options are the ss series bikes in same displacement. These are less comfortable and more focused but still great bikes. Stay away from the Superbikes as a first bike- work twards them if you wish.
I have worked on ducs with more than 100,000 miles on them so reliability is not a concern.
The best suggestion is to buy the bike YOU want. Just be carefull- don't buy too much bike and get some formall training( MSF class)
Good Luck
ducatis are nice, but older italian muscle bikes like the Laverda Jota and Mirage have a great pedigree, they do everything a duke can do, without tearing your arms off at 180mph..and they sound gorgeous, back in the days of open pipes..and im only going back to the 80's.2grand ish will get you a nice one, and you get cheaper insurance on an older bike.
check them out, and moto guzzi, and dont buy a harley. theyre old thyre slow, and frankly they just dont go.
Jap C R A P is the better choice! more reliable! Try a 600 Bandit!
Let me throw in the Triumph Bonneville, or the BMW 650CS. I own a bigger Beemer and it is rock solid.
depends on the style of bike u want IE. sport bike ,supermotard , motocross
and more importantly how mad r u with Ur throttle hand
and cost IE. of the bike , servicing of the bike, parts,
but if u can afford it me personally i would go 4 a duke just for the thrill of it
Something cheap, solid and easy to repair/get spares for because you will drop it. 'It takes 7 falls to make a rider' (old Horse proverb but remains true). If/when you get up from the 7th SMIDSY get yourself a 996 and purr.
I'm a Honda girl.
the duke is an awsome bike ive ridden the kwaka zzr600 fast bike easy to ride comfy takes corners like their not there or the suzi bandit is a cracker cbr 600 from honda another beauty the list is good even the triumph is a good handling bike trophy etc i agre with you on the duke but i find it a bit light and to easy to pull the front wheel up when you open the throttle the honda and kawasaki still light but more weight on the front tohold you down on the road still get the same rush as you open the trhottle mind have a good look around test a few see what suits you the best
ducks are expensive and high maintenance and have to be maintained by a certified mechanic. and cost twice as much as and equal jap bike that can ride circles around it.
furthermore there is a honda dealership on every corner. where will you get parts
just my 2 cents.
Ducatis are a little pricey. I just bought a Suzuki Katana 600 about a month ago. I love it. It's got plenty of power, you sit a little more upright than a regular sport bike so it's very comfortable, and it comes with some good standard equipment.ABS, Gas gage, hazard lights. Not bad for $7400.00
My father-in-law bought a Honda 919 and he hates it. The throtle is very touchy, no gas gage, and for a 900cc bike it's really not all that.
Try a used Honda Nighthawk. They are dependable, not so hard to look at, easy to ride, and fairly quick, but not so quick as to kill yourself. Check into them, I think you will like what you find.
Are you looking for a sport bike or cruiser? A great cruiser would be the Honda Shadow Aero 750. It is pretty much trouble free and even has a shaft drive. It is a great first time bike with a low seat. Check it out.
Yamaha R6 Rulz!
But for beginers get a 400CC of any bike.
You can also go with naked bikes, ducati monster.
if sportbikes are your thing try a sport tour they look really cool like a sportbike but they are more comfortable and forgiving for the first time rider, the 600 katana or hondas 600 f4i or hot sport tours check em out, and yes they are jap bikes meaning they will run long after a harley is dead and buried,
Bandit 600. Simple, reliable, enjoyable, affordable. I wouldn't go for a Ducati, simply because of the servicing costs - even the older, air-cooled engines use desmodromic valves, and need to be looked after properly. You're right, though, there's something about a V-twin. :)
The safest choice would be a Suzuki Savage or L40. It's light weigth and very easy to handle. Many of the other Japanese cruisers are decent choices if you can manage the weight.
If you're tall, check out a Honda XL650 or Kawasaki KLR650. These are dual sports, kind of like very large dirt bikes you can ride on the street.
Most sportbikes in that engine size range have enough power for a small car. I'd recommend that a beginner not go very far over 50 hp for a first bike - I started on a 50 hp Honda, and the first few weeks were a real handful. I'd probably have killed myself if it had been a 100 hp monster.
But speaking of monsters, the Ducati Monster 600 and 620 are decent choices for first bikes. Other fairly easy to ride bikes with a sporty bent in that size range would be the BMW F650 varients and the Yamaha Seca II if you can find one. There's a few gray area bikes out there that you might be able to start on if you've got something like a bit of dirt bike experience or do very well in the MSF class, such as the Suzuki SV650, old air cooled Katana 600's, or the Kawasaki Ninja 650.
Ducatis are unreliable but do look ok. but a first choice would be a suzuki. either a 600 bandit, or gsx750f.
The 750 would be cheaper but both are good solid machines and will give years of trouble free motoring.
Yamaha Thundercat, I have one as my first bike 150mph and steady as a rock. Really forgiving too as I found out when I had to brake hard mid corner due to me being a knob haha. SV650 is quite a good first bike too I was going to buy one at first, then I got a really good deal on the Thundercat. Good bike.
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