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Well, not one of those bikers... :lol:
I have ridden 50 and 70 cc scooters since I was a teenager. My first bike being a Honda 50 Express that was given to me. Since then I have had a few different scooters, but nothing bigger. My dad had an older Honda 900 (Custom, I think?) that I never rode, but should have given it a try. Recently we got a Honda Ruckus and I have had fun riding it on the country roads, but it lacks anything resembling power. I think it's time I progress into something I can ride on nice days, but here's the catch, I would really like something I can ride on gravel roads. However I may be swayed to stay with a street bike. There's a lot of them near me and I like exploring them, but the Focus isn't well suited to that sort of thing. I also would like to ride on the highway at 60-70 mph to get to town on occasion (though I'd probably take the country roads instead of the highway). Then there's the whole budget thing. I think if buying new I need to stay around $6,000, that will keep the payment and insurance in the $150 a month range.
Currently I don't have a motorcycle endorsement on my license, but I don't believe that will be difficult to obtain.
So far my candidates are:
Honda CB500X
Honda CB500F
Honda CB300F
Honda CRF250L
Yamaha TW200
Yamaha XT250
Yamaha SR400
Suzuki DR200SE
Suzuki GW250
Suzuki TU250X
Kawasaki KLX250S
Any suggestions, comments, etc. is most certainly appreciated and welcomed. I don't want to shell out a bunch of money and be stuck with something that I don't like. Thanks in advance!
I have ridden 50 and 70 cc scooters since I was a teenager. My first bike being a Honda 50 Express that was given to me. Since then I have had a few different scooters, but nothing bigger. My dad had an older Honda 900 (Custom, I think?) that I never rode, but should have given it a try. Recently we got a Honda Ruckus and I have had fun riding it on the country roads, but it lacks anything resembling power. I think it's time I progress into something I can ride on nice days, but here's the catch, I would really like something I can ride on gravel roads. However I may be swayed to stay with a street bike. There's a lot of them near me and I like exploring them, but the Focus isn't well suited to that sort of thing. I also would like to ride on the highway at 60-70 mph to get to town on occasion (though I'd probably take the country roads instead of the highway). Then there's the whole budget thing. I think if buying new I need to stay around $6,000, that will keep the payment and insurance in the $150 a month range.
Currently I don't have a motorcycle endorsement on my license, but I don't believe that will be difficult to obtain.
So far my candidates are:
Honda CB500X
Honda CB500F
Honda CB300F
Honda CRF250L
Yamaha TW200
Yamaha XT250
Yamaha SR400
Suzuki DR200SE
Suzuki GW250
Suzuki TU250X
Kawasaki KLX250S
Any suggestions, comments, etc. is most certainly appreciated and welcomed. I don't want to shell out a bunch of money and be stuck with something that I don't like. Thanks in advance!