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Yeah one of my friends wants a SV1000. I told him he's stupid (he just crashed a vett today as well) I asked him if he ever road a bike like that and he gave me this BS about the night and day differance between ridding a 1000 and 600 bike on the highway. a freaking 750 scared me.

I guess i like standard bikes the most. I'm not into cruisers and heavy touring bikes with cup holders and TVs are not my thing (ok so i went a tad overboard on that)

I've even been looking and those dual sport bikes like the 225s. I'm sure one day I'll be walking anlong and BAM find the bike for me. (silly BMWs)

My friend and his brother both learned to ride on a 1982 yamaha maxim 400. They picked it up for $1500 Canadian, and put almost 20000 km on it over 3 years both solo and two up. They are not small guys. 190lbs+ each.

Something like that might be the perfect bike for you to spend a season on (maybe the 600 or 750 model) it's an older standard, but it lasts forever if you take a little care of it. And you can sell it for almost what you paid for it at the start of the next season. Sure your bike looks a little dingy for that first year, but dumping it won't make you sad. And they still picked up a bunch of chicks with it .

Sevulturus wrote:My friend and his brother both learned to ride on a 1982 yamaha maxim 400. They picked it up for $1500 Canadian, and put almost 20000 km on it over 3 years both solo and two up. They are not small guys. 190lbs+ each.

Something like that might be the perfect bike for you to spend a season on (maybe the 600 or 750 model) it's an older standard, but it lasts forever if you take a little care of it. And you can sell it for almost what you paid for it at the start of the next season. Sure your bike looks a little dingy for that first year, but dumping it won't make you sad. And they still picked up a bunch of chicks with it .

yeah to be honest I'm only getting a bike too have an excuse to get a ridding jacket because chicks dig the jacket
old standard it is. maybe even a ninja 500

You should really just consider buying a learning tool for now, doesnt matter what it is, and getting something that really fits you later. That way when you go and get a bike later, you can get a bike that perfectly fits your special needs without worrying about things new riders have to worry about.

Its gonna feel sucky now, but you will be very happy with yourself when your looking at buying your dream bike next season.

found a "1993 suzuki gsf400 bandit - $1500" "newly painted needs little tlc bike is complete runs strong has gsxr400 notor"

Throw a leg over it and see how it feels.

swatter555 wrote:Throw a leg over it and see how it feels.

that's what my Ex said... oh wait never mind

AdrianZ, Ive owned a gsf400 for 4 months now as my first bike.

I really enjoy the ride, with a very high revving motor and the sound and feel that comes with it, add aftermarket pipes and a good tuning and it will sound absolutely evil and turn heads and have people spying out their curtains cursing you wherever you go.
Taking corners is great and the sitting position is very reasonable, Im 6ft3, about 185 pounds, initially I thought it was cramped but after sitting further back on the seat and riding in the correct position with weight off my arms it's reallly comfortable.

The negatives are firstly that it is slightly top heavy, the main issues are the carbs, those *insert swear word* carbs and the cdi's dying.
They're 4 small 100cc carbs that just love getting dirty and the cdi is probably just the weakest link when people don't maintain the battery or something like that.

Im not sure how parts availabilty is for you, here in S.A they're plenty 400's and plenty parts.

As always when buying a bike, take a mechanic or if you can do the evaluation guide inspection:

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/buying-bike.html

good luck