Best Starter Bike and Prices?

[nipponLIFE]

Hey guys, i rode dirtbikes and mini bikes from time to time as a kid and now i want a bike now cuz ive always liked them

should i get used to riding on a dirtbike again or just go straight for a street bike?

i been lookin into kawasaki 250r's ...

whats some other good starter bikes?

wat is the price range for a used one in decent/good shape?

thanks guys!

[SniperJoe]

You may try the Ninja 500R over the 250. I would think the 250 would be a bit small.

[rickgiblin]

you would probibly have better chnce in the motorcycle forum below... but for a starter bike... i wouldnt recomend a 250, the 250 is really small with almost no power and you would loose intrest or want a bigger one within a month... i would go with a suzuki katana 600 or a honda f4i 600 (they dont make those anymore so it would have to be used, but that was my first street bike and loved it) or kawasaki has a great zzr600... its basically a touring bike with a crotch rocket style, if your looking at kawasaki's, i would highly recomend that. or even a dualsport bike... have the best of both worlds, street and dirt

[BuBBa DRiFT]

id go with a nice suzuki haybusa

[Elbow]

^says the understeering 240 kid id go with a gsxr600 MAYBE, ninja 500's are good i hear as well, even 250's if you are really just starting out, which you arent.

[Humphrizzle]

The Triumph Speed Triple is one of the greatest bikes I've ever ridden.

It's classified as a cruiser so for me at 18 to get one insured would be 30 dollars a month.

It looks amazing.
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[Driftk1d350z]

id say get a GSXR600

but if your young, get a ZZR600 due to the fact that you get all the goodies of a sport bike, but the insurance price of a touring bike

[sleepys4]

I would look into any 600cc bike. If you have ridden dirt bikes you should pick up the technique really quick. Good luck with this. I started on a 12r wasn't to smart. It was fun just to much bike for a 16yr old.