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I vote for the SV650S.......

my mom said that I cant get a bike until I am 18 I have been talking to her for a few weeks now I already tried the "does good on gas" and the " dad had one when he was young" and " im responsible" and "i ride dirt bikes all the time" any other ideas to make ...

I bought an R6 for my first bike, and can't find anything wrong with that course of action. I don't have enough money to keep buying bikes till I get the one I wan't..So I just bought the one I wanted. I think that it was actually better this way. And this is why. When first I rode this bike I was ...

I just love that FatBob!!! I'm a sportbike guy, so that meaty front tire and short forks really gets me going! As soon as I graduate, pay off my bills, buy a house, and save up 15 g's; I'm getting me a FatBob! I'm salivating at the thought.....

xornr89- I hope you've gotten the idea of what the difference between 2- and 4-stroke is, by now. To answer your question of cc's and strokes..... "cc" - is the size of the engine, i.e. 200cc < 500cc < 1500cc; with the same type of engine tuning and "strokes", a larger displaceme...

Ok, I've been looking up topping off my brake fluid (I'll change it in January when my loans come in). But, I haven't found anything talking about just adding fluid. I even looked at my bikes service manual, and all it talks about is changing it out. So.......: 1. Do I just open up the resvoir and p...

+1 for getting the gear before the bike.

And, I would make sure I took whatever the MSF Basic Rider Course equivalant is in Canada.

Like jonnythan said, screw getting a used bike, that 08 Ninja 250 is hot! (Otherwise, I'd suggest a used one.)

+1 to the needed mechanical skills. I'm thinking a 500cc shadow would work, but 2000-ish 800-ish cc Shadow would probably be the way to go. You might shell out an extra thousand or so, but it'd be well worth the piece of mind. Also, extreme amounts of kudos for wanting to get him a bike for his big ...

So should I get a car first or just wait and use my moms or whatever until I have about a year of experience with a license and all and during that time just save up for my first bike? To be honest, if I were you. I'd buy a clean 90's Honda or Toyota. Then learn with that for at the very least a ye...

+1,000 on getting more experience. I'm sorry to tell you that a year of Mom letting you drive is simply not enough. A good start, but not enough. +1 on the '08 Ninja 250! That thing looks so nice, and it won't get you killed unless you do something monumentally stupid (or a soccer-mom in a Yukon mis...