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Buying first bike (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by Junkdata@lemmy.ml to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world
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Hello all,

I am purchasing my first bike and as I don't have much knowledge of extensive maintenance & insurance I wanted to know what experiences you all had in this.

Im hoping to hit these checkmarks.

  • cruiser
  • reliable
  • parts are cheap and available even 3rd party
  • insurance is reasonable for the bike.
  • easy to maintain for newbie starting out.

I was going to go for a honda but figured to ask others their experience as they were starting out and what they have learned. Under 500 cc I believe is a good starting point, I am not trying to launch into space but if you got a reason why that shouldn't matter let me know.

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[–] Junkdata@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Looks like used is the way to go. I never considered sports bike but its definitley something worth checking out. Maybe i can sit on them at a shop just to see if the anemic applys to me. Then look at second hand for one that i like based on the test at the shop.

Thanks for the advice.