May get a bike for college, suggestions?

[E30godz]

I was at NCSU today for the engineering open house and while walking around, after 15 minutes looking for a parking place with my parents, i mentioned something about getting a motorcycle and they said it may be a good idea.

now i have 0 experience with bikes, but if i ever get one i plan on taking the classes on them etc.

as for bike choice i have no idea...id rather have something stylish than fast but again....talking about bikes feels just liek me talking about E30's 3 years ago.

let the replies flow like wine!

[RCWells]

Get a Honda scooter, man, those things are fun, and chicks dig'em. :up:

[M-technik-3]

A small Honda 500cc.

[KenC]

Are you wanting a bicycle or a moped?

You can get a moped, and if it's under 50cc then you don't have to register it wil DMV (as far as they're concerned it's a bicycle). Most of them are like 49.5ccs. And they get over 100mpg.

[bimmerphile]

Are you wanting a bicycle or a moped?

You can get a moped, and if it's under 50cc then you don't have to register it wil DMV (as far as they're concerned it's a bicycle). Most of them are like 49.5ccs. And they get over 100mpg.

That rounds up to 50 ;)

The ones I was looking at were 49.44cc :-D

If you just want to get around campus, you could probably use a goped easy enough too, but then you still have to park (depending if you drive there, or live close enough by)

[E30godz]

well id actually want a full size bike, as the trek from where i live to state isnt a goped-journey away. small 500cc honda sounds nice, how about years and prices? mileage? everyone knows about the mystic 100k mark on cars, what about bikes?

[OreoGaborio]

pretty much any of the mid-early 90's sportbike from the fab four (honda, kawasaki, suzuki, yamaha) make a decent inexpensive fun bike that won't kill you if you use common sense & take the course like you're planning to (i did it and, even though i RARELY ride & dont even have a bike right now, am glad i did)

you can pick up a mid-early 90's Honda CBR 600cc sportbike for a couple g's, like an F2 or F3. CBR's aren't a bad bike (they go like generations... F1, aka hurricaine , F2, F3, F4, F4i)

if you can get past the different looks of the Yamaha FZR-600, i'd take one of those... REALLY light, easy to maneuver (but can get blown around by a crosswind on the highway) and fun.

but i've said it 1000 times here & i'll say it again if i had the cash, i'd find myself a late 90's, early 00 Kawasaki ZX-6R... but that's not exactly the best learner bike ;) although i know some guys that have started out on bikes like that


damn you guys... now i've been bitten by the bike bug again & am gonna go drool over bikes on ebay :oops:

EDIT: my suggestion... take the rider course before you get a bike. that way you know how to ride, have your license & can go test different bikes to see what fits you best

[E30godz]

wheres the best place to look for bikes like that? ebay doesnt seem to stacked with those years/models

[OreoGaborio]

wheres the best place to look for bikes like that? ebay doesnt seem to stacked with those years/models

sure it is... not pages & pages... but they're there, i just looked last night

plug in a search for something like FZR*, YZF* CBR*, F1*, F2*, F3*, GSX*, ZX*, or something allong those lines... include the "*" so that you get all the variations of each model

what kinda bike & how much money ya wanna spend? i'll be able to give you a better idea of what to look for

[E30godz]

hah oops i was searching for "motorcycles"

money? 1500-3000

something sporty but not deadly.

i wish i could get more specific but i really cant!

[OreoGaborio]

yeah the bikes i listed above are about w/in that kinda price range, although you wo'nt get a newer pristine one. like i said, you can find a good conditoin mid-early 90's one for that kinda money though

i suppose another option is a suzuki gs500 for really cheap... it's just a 500cc standard "sporty" bike that you can probably pick up for less than a grand, but you'll probably grow outta that pretty quick since it's not really quick, although it's a great commuter.

[Rob]

take the Motorcycle safety course first, learn to ride from real teachers before you develope bad habits. You'll get your license, as well as an insurance break possibly