Beginner Bikes under 2 grand

[IanfromMA]

So i think i'll be looking for my first bike in a bit. I've already planned to take the MSF course and everything...got my permit last year but i haven't touched a bike since.

I already have a good list of bikes to look at, but i'm thinking maybe you guys can give me some more ideas. Basically I want a good beginner bike 600 cc's or less. I want to spend under 2000 dollars and the cheaper the better! I only plan to use the bike for this year, and if i don't kill myself i'll get something better next year. So any suggestions besides what i've listed?

so far i've got:
Kawasaki Ninja 500
Yamaha Fizzer 600
Honda cbr f2
Suzuki GS500


next year i'll probably get an sv650...i love the naked look.

[mikeb]

ninga 500. looks good, bulletproof, been around for ever and there cheap. plus if you want to sell it later some racer on here will buy it from you to make it a track bike! check the want ad's there bound to be a few for sale at all times.

[OreoGaborio]

dont' forget to check your permit for expiration before you take msf.

[breakdirt916]

The Ninja 600R is a 600cc precursor to the ZX-6 and can be bought under $2,000.

[reiobard]

i personaly don't like the looks of them but you can check out tht suzukis gsx600 Katana or so called Can-O-Tuna, they usually sell used for cheap and since they are ugly it won't matter if you dump it and scratch it up

[Tabby]

Looks are subjective. At least with the Can-O Tuna, the engine is this side of indestructable. Also, anything that can make an oil cooled gixxer motor go better will work on the Kat. So if you find a good one cheap, and you like it, the sky is the limit. Check out Maxiumum-Suzuki.com. Lots of horsepower hungry oilheads over there. Just a thought.

[beet]

500

[richw]

There is a baby Ninja 250 in the reminder

89 Ninja 250 for $250 or BO
860 741 6447

I know nothing about this exact bike

Ninja's Good little buzzer to learn on

Change all fluids, Tune up and BUY NEW Tires, insurance your on the road for like $600

PS I know nothing so don't haunt me if things go bad

[IanfromMA]

i think i'm gonna stay away from the 250. i'd probably be bored with it in a week

i need something to keep me entertained for the summer

[stoinkythepig]

Try to find a Suzuki Bandit 400. It's a very cool bike that spanks a GS500 and looks like any other Bandit (does not say 400 anywhere on it). It has a nice inline 4 cyclider liquied cooled engine and a great exhaust note. They were sold here in 91, 92 and 93. Kinda hard to find though. Too bad ours is not for sale

[mzdagrl]

A good thing about the Ninja 250 or 500 is that you really won't get "bored" with them. I learned on a 250 and learned that I didn't like it that much..I now have an SV650S (not naked) and love it. Because I got the bike super cheap, I had the money earlier in the summer to buy the 650. They have great resale value, and beginners are always sprouting up needing learning bikes.

BTW, said 250 that I learned on was my fiance's first (reiobard). You can ask him about it - he really liked it, and would still ride it occasionally if we still had it.

[reiobard]

it is true, the 250 is a fun little bike and very nimble ,only real complaint i has about it was that it couldn't really deal with the highway.... i wish we had kept it for inner city riding, something to beat on a bit. Someone once told me "It is more fun to ride a slow bike fast than to ride a fast bike slow."

as far as the Bandit 400, there is one at RJ's motorsports in nashua for 1999.99 with 15,860 miles check out http://www.rjsmotorsport.com/ and go to the used section it is under "standard" bikes, looks pretty nice.

[Hardcore]

I've got a cbr f2 for $1500. if you're interested.

[IanfromMA]

i'm not getting a bike immediately...i'm taking the msf course and saving up some cash first. hopefully within a month or two