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Good size for first motorcycle?
Hey I'm a six foot male that weighs around 150 ib. I been wanting to get a motorcycle and licence but want to learn how to drive a bike first. I figure I'd get a cheap off brand bike to learn how to ride and then save up for a street motorcycle. I'm a 6 foot male and weigh about 150 pounds. I been wanting a 150 cc because I can get a new 150cc bike for around 600$. It a cheap China brand but I dont mind much that it gonna be cheap quality because just learning and you get what yo pay for.but im just wandering if ill be abke to ride and shift gears comfortably on a 159. Seat hight 32" and handle bar height is 42" from ground. Thisvis online so i cant go look at it. The 150 is tye best deal because a 200cc is around 400$ more for same brand thatsvwhy im asking speciffically about the 150. Thanks
7 Answers
- fuzzyLv 76 years ago
buy a well used 250, you'll get one quite cheaply with a little gravel rash on it. Just make sure it starts & runs well & doesn't blow smoke or mechanically noisy. Take a motorcycle learners course. different places different names for the course. Buying junk Chinese bike not worth it. Because of your size you'll do better looking at a standard or dual purpose rather than a boy racer style.
- Candid ChrisLv 76 years ago
Your first choice is a poor one, used to own a '64 Honda 90 that stock went 60+ mph.
Your size versus the bike size is irrelievent at this time, you don't know how to ride and bike-wise the bigger for a beginner the not wise.
Look for a nice used Japanese bike, a $400 Chinese POS is pointless to own.
Source(s): Riding/racing for 50+ yrs. - JazSincLv 76 years ago
Get your learner's permit. Take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course in your area (if you're in California, take the CHP course).
Buy a used Kawasaki Ninja 500, or Suzuki GS500 (whichever has service more convenient to you). Check Craigslist in your area.
- Tim DLv 76 years ago
All that a pit bike will teach you is the operation of the controls, it will not teach you how to ride. Your money would be better spent on a professional training course and a small displacement, secondhand bike. Get on the road and learn there.
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- JoeLv 76 years ago
Those bikes are so bad, you won't learn to ride before it breaks down.
You may become a decent mechanic though.
Buy a used 'name brand' bike.
Source(s): Bikes, since 1968. - ?Lv 46 years ago
With your hight I would so with a 250 cc dual sport that way your not cramped up and can ride street or dirt.
- 6 years ago
Oh forgot to add this to question....the bike says it adult size and I think it said tlit had 18 inch wheels. It says it goes 57+ mph. How fast around would it go with me on it do you think? Thanks for all answers and imput