Thread: Geting my learners permit and whats a good beginners bike?

Hey,

So i am going to go get my Motorcycle learners permit soon.

I know some of you guys are big bike enthusiast on L4P with experience. This will be my first bike ... what do you guys recommend.

From my research I have found that 2008 kawasaki 250R will be a great bike to start out with. Also it is the most affordable. Is it a good choice or is there a better alternative.

something used, something small, something cheap

the ninjette (250) is a very good choice.

fun bike to race once you get good also. (my wife races one...thing is a blast)

Good job on starting with something small. Too many people just want to jump on a 900 and are so scared off the bat that they will never fully enjoy a bike.

i am getting my license in march and plan on getting a kawa 250 ninja.

once you guys get "better" get the forks and rear shocks resprung .the old zx10r shocks work well on the 250........the bike is sprung for 120lb japanese peeps....very undersprung for american people.

i respect anyone who knows the value in starting around 250cc class. please do not become another statistic, and raise the price of everyone else's insurance ha.

on a very serious note, go ride a 125cc dirt bike if you're able and learn how she runs - if nothing else it will give you a head start on your M permit against a bunch of guys who want to run liter bikes but have never been on a motorcycle before..

Originally Posted by Bignmz04

once you guys get "better" get the forks and rear shocks resprung .the old zx10r shocks work well on the 250........the bike is sprung for 120lb japanese peeps....very undersprung for american people.

Will do ... do you know of a good online site to look for used bikes?

Keep checking ebay and craigslist for bikes sold locally that you can go and check out. You could pick up one of the ninja 500's pretty cheap also. They make a pretty good starter bike as well.

Originally Posted by lalasd

Will do ... do you know of a good online site to look for used bikes?

Sometimes the best place to look is Craigslist.

Have you ever ridden before? How big are you? My first bike was an RZ500 but I wouldn't recommend that. Looking at something small is the way to go - there is plenty of time to go bigger. I see way too many guys trying to start with a race replica - total recipe for bad habits and potential failure.