good bike for first timer

[IBJanky]

im looking for a used bike somewhere in the $5-7k range thats fairly quick and looks good

I am thinking about a sport/race bike or a cruiser type bike(harley type) so what kind of bike do you recommend that is also reliable? thanks for any advice

i'm 28 yrs old and i just want some extra excitement and a new hobby

Sport/race bike recommendations:

Kawasaki Ninja EX500


Suzuki GS500


Suzuki SV650


Cruiser recommendation:

Yamaha V-Star 650

[Puyopop]

well let me tell you that if you do decide to get anything like a 600CC gsxr or r6, your insurance will be over 2000 dollars per year... But if you get something like a ninja 250 or 500, your insurance will most likely stay under $1000.

not really... he's 28 yrs old. that mostly applies to people under 25.

i got $900/yr rate on my brand new gixxer1000 last year w/ 1 ticket under my lic. could have been lower if my record was clean.

You damn Americans and your cheap insurance, for me under 25 on a 500cc bike is 2500ish completely basic coverage liability only. I don't even want to imagine what a 600cc sport bike would cost me. Insurance is far more expensive here.

[Sev]

local dealer has 2, 05 M95's for $5995, one has 5300 miles no accessories, the other has 8500 miles and loaded with add ons, great bike for the price! You can buy a brand new 07 Yamaha V Star 1100 Custom in black for $5995, and the 07 650 Custom is $4699, Suzuki C and M50's are $5495 new, Suzuki C90's are $7495 new. NOTE: when new bikes are that cheap, the dealers reduce the price on their used bikes. Its a buyers market out there right now, get out and buy one! Hurry!

So, a while back out of interest I actually e-mailed that motorsport place you were talking about. I asked how much the out the door prices for the bikes you keep talking about would be.

Believe it or not the OTD prices were something like $1000-2000 more then the numbers you throw about.

Do not listen to anything MotoF150 has to say. Consider yourself warned.

[MotoF150]

I have their newpaper add right in front of me, Suzuki C and M50, $5495, Yamaha 1100 $5995, Honda VTX1300 $6995 all NEW bikes!

[Sev]

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