motorcycle pointers Options

[99Celica]

so i'm looking for a bike to help with driving duties.

I have zero experience with bike maintainance and dont' know what to ask about when I meet sellers to check out the bike, what should I look for?

my preference is late 90's to early 00's 250-650 cc bikes by suzuki, yamaha, or kawasaki. Do any of these have red flags?

Trav

[airfron]

What playr158 said...


My suggestions are to ensure that the title is clear and in the person who you are buying the bike from's name. Stay away from a salvaged bike in spite of what the alleged cause of the loss was. You never know what problems you could be getting into with a salvaged bike.
Learn the controls and make sure all electrical controls work.

A few weeks ago I took the MSF course in order to waive the riding test at the DMV and highly encourage anyone who wants to ride a motorcycle or who even has an interest in riding to take the class.

I am not a huge guy but at 6'1 i felt uncomfortable on the little Ninja 250's we had in class so i rode the cruisers instead. I felt a lot more comfortable on my friend's 2002 Honda CBR 600 F4i, which i have been riding around a little bit here and there for the past few months, and am actually highly considering one as a first bike for myself. My intentions are to ride track mostly(after classes) and occasional highway to my parent's house(100+miles away) so a 250 doesn't really suit my needs as sufficiently as a 600 would. The Suzuki gs500f and Kawasaki Ninja 650r are also 2 bikes i am considering.

Here is a forum that has a lot of the questions that you might have and has them answered already Sportbikes.net I suggest that you read most of the stickies.