Looking to buy a car and a motorcycle

[Pax]

1. Do not get anything less than 600cc. Waste of money.
2. You probably don't need anything more than 600-800cc. But you be your own judge of that.
3. Pick a motorcycle that you look and feel comfortable on. I.E. if you look and feel good on a cruiser then get a cruiser. Same for sportbikes.
4. Suzukis are normally cheaper and for the amount of riding you are actually doing why spend a lot.
My first bike was a 500cc suzuki. I enjoyed it and grew out of it fast.

[MRT144]

Also, signed up for motorcycle course...

Scuba and motorcycles.

What's next on the adrenaline docket?

[b etor]

bikes
I would have one if my dad weren't so against him. He'd likely have a heart attack if I owned one.

[KrazyHorse]

1. Do not get anything less than 600cc. Waste of money.
2. You probably don't need anything more than 600-800cc. But you be your own judge of that.
3. Pick a motorcycle that you look and feel comfortable on. I.E. if you look and feel good on a cruiser then get a cruiser. Same for sportbikes.
4. Suzukis are normally cheaper and for the amount of riding you are actually doing why spend a lot.
My first bike was a 500cc suzuki. I enjoyed it and grew out of it fast.

Why is everybody so against the 250cc idea? The bike would mostly be for tooling around my little town. I have no plans to do any highway driving. For about twice the price I can get a triumph Bonneville t100, which looks really nice and comes in at 865cc.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Look all I am saying is drive both then decide.

[KrazyHorse]

Ok. I am not elevating my opinion over yours or pax's because I have precisely 0 experience. I just want to understand why I would need more engine for non highway driving. I believe that you know way more about this than me.

[KrazyHorse]

Scuba and motorcycles.

What's next on the adrenaline docket?

Scuba is the opposite of adrenaline. It is the most relaxing thing I have ever done. The tt and motorcycle are much more about adrenaline.

[MRT144]

Scuba is the opposite of adrenaline. It is the most relaxing thing I have ever done. The tt and motorcycle are much more about adrenaline.

There's just something about scuba that get's my pulse racing and makes me feel kind of at risk.

[DaShi]

The sharks?

[Pax]

A 500cc motorcycle might get up to 100mph, slowly. I'm not sure about a 250cc. Having a slow bike is worse than having an under powered car. You will out grow it. You will wish you had just a little more power. Also, you having a little extra power can get you out of a tight situation. i.e. safety. You don't have to drive fast but when a vehicle is coming at you, you might want to get out of the way fast.

[Dinner]

Hey, I've got a TT...although I don't think I've ever seen one of the older models owned by anyone other than a woman.

I don't think we have to worry about the green machine being gay as it is both a coupe and any man driving it must be very secure in his sexuality. On the other hand, I'm sure it is a very fast car.

[Dinner]

Why is everybody so against the 250cc idea?

Because they have no get up and go when you need it. Also as a motorcycle rider half of your safety is avoiding all the other dumb asses on the road who aren't as diligent. A 600cc+ bike should have the get up and go you need without leaving you at the mercy of some dumb blonde in her daddy's convertible. You can actually get out of the way of accidents before they happen.

[Dinner]

bikes
I would have one if my dad weren't so against him. He'd likely have a heart attack if I owned one.

I wanted to buy one when I was 18 but my dad was so against it I demurred. Also I saw a bad motorcycle accident which made me decide having all the extra steel around me in a car might not be so bad after all.

[Dinner]

If you really like the idea of a Brit bike then look at a Triumph TT.

[Dinner]

Hmm, they appear to have discontinued the TT so I will amend my post to a Triumph 675R Daytona.

[MRT144]

The sharks?

The dolphins.

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[Sava]

porsche = midlife crisis or gay

and don't waste a car on a woman
that's just dumb

[ricketyclik]

Now that you're a bikie KH, time to get with the lingo. Bikes are ridden, not driven.

[Sava]

and brains are mopped up, not scraped off of the road

[b etor]

There's just something about scuba that get's my pulse racing and makes me feel kind of at risk.

The shipwrecks? The cave dives? It's all awesome!

[Spaced Cowboy]

To me, 250 is a dirt bike, 6/700ish is a pocket rocket, and 1000+ is a true highway machine.

250 usually is most powerful in the 0-40 range, 6/700ish is in the 0-65 range, and the big machine are in the 30-90 range.

I'm not saying the 250 won't do 65, just has no nuts after ~40.

Just do yourself the favor and drive both (after your lessons). If you still like the 250 better then go for it. I suspect that you have a mind change. Anything bigger than 750ish is too much for a first bike, unless you are 6'4" 240 lbs.

[KrazyHorse]

porsche = midlife crisis or gay

and don't waste a car on a woman
that's just dumb

Do you have either a car or a woman? Also, a porsche is just a car. Get a real job and get some perspective.

[ricketyclik]

SC, one does not "drive" motorcycles.

[MikeH]

Hmm. In the UK Porsche says "I am an arrogant wanker/bastard who works in The City". Would suit KH perfectly?

[OneFootInTheGrave]

The penguins.

[regexcellent]

Hmm. In the UK Porsche says "I am an arrogant wanker/bastard who works in The City". Would suit KH perfectly?

In America Porsche says "guy with ****ing cool as **** car." I don't know what crazy pills you all are on.

[Aeson]

That's only true if age < 30 (for the owner) and no balding is going on. Otherwise, Porche = midlife crisis.

[regexcellent]

I'd go more with <40.

[MRT144]

Any sports car bought by a person older than 40, when they have no history of owning a sports car is a midlife crisis car. QED.

[Hauldren Collider]

Seems about right.