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meccaman510 · Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:59 pm

hey guys, this is my first time buying a motorcycle, and my interest are Caffe type SPORT bikes..such as, gsx-r, cbr's, ninja's etc....

i dont really know what to search for as for used bikes...like: what year is best as for price, mileage, or just the model/make in general...

i have $3,000.. whats a reasonable bike i could get for a price like that

please help me!

VermilionX · Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:03 pm

people will say to stay away from RR bikes.

BTW, those are RR bikes and not cafe racers.

cafe racers looks like this...

anyway... it's more risky to start on those but it's up to you.

for $3000 i doubt you'll find a modern used RR bike for that price but good luck.

welcome to the fourms BTW!

meccaman510 · Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:23 pm

ahhh ic... i dont need anything that modern... i found 94's to like 97's... i dont need anything new... like you said, its not best to start off with those bikes.. but yea... thanks for the help =) and news flash.. lol

Loonette · #4 Unread post by **Loonette** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:29 pm

Welcome aboard! Cruise around the forums here - especially in the New Rider section. You'll find lots of different opinions and advice on all sorts of bikes. Take your time making a good decision for you. Get educated as best as possible, and practice, practice, practice all the techniques for riding safely.

Enjoy the forums!

Cheers,
Loonette

#5 Unread post by **Kal** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:52 pm

CNF2002 · #6 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:41 am

It looks like a sad puppy.

Welcome to TMW.

NorthernPete · Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:23 am

CNF2002 wrote:It looks like a sad puppy.

Welcome to TMW.

Where you come up with this stuff I'll allways wonder!

Welcome to the forum Mecca!

BAJACRUISER · Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:25 pm

Welcome to the Forum ¡

You will find a lot of used bike information here.....

Aggroton · #9 Unread post by **Aggroton** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:29 am

if i had three grand and i wanted a sport bike...id go with a 93 gixxer...simply because it still has a carburater. and you can make anything look like a cafe racer...go sit on some bikes...find the one that fits you.

#10 Unread post by **Kal** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:19 pm

Some bikes start closer to the Cafe Racer look than others.

Triumph, Ducati and Enfield all have factory Cafe Racers in their line up. Although to be honest I'm not sure how newbie freiendly the Ducati or Triumph is.

As it is I wouold sa that a Gixxer-six, 7-fifty orthou would be a bad idea - as would any of the Superbikes.