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Originally Posted by Edag
Hey everyone,
This is my first post on the boards, and likely one of the more important questions I'll ask on here. I'm currently preparing to take my motorcycle endorsement at one of those one-stop classes where they provide a Buell Blast™ for you to learn on.
My goal is to pick up a VFR 800 soon after my endorsement to use as an every day rider. So my question is two fold:
For riders who have had a VFR 800 as a first bike - what were the difficulties you faced as you learned? Anything in particular to look out for?
For FVR riders in general - what did you start out on? Would you recommend putting on a few miles before moving to an VFR?
Thanks in advance!
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Bikes I learned on?
Does a TACO minibike with a 5HP Brigs & Statton engine count? lol! This is early high school daze.... a friends 50cc no name 2 stroker. It would do a whole 45mph laying down on the tank. Next a few Yamaha enduros, then Honda motorcrossers 125cc and 250cc's - the 250s were monsters back then - I really put riding skills together on those. Street stuff came later.
Adding to KC's comments - those 650s are good starter bikes, if you dont want to spend that much, there are lots of 80s-90s standards you could try for not a lot of bucks and no body work involved. The newer Kawi ninja 250 would be a good one too.
MD