I was helping a friend look for his first bike and had the opportunity to ride a bunch of different smaller bikes including a couple of different 250', 650's and even a Honda 400. He's about 6 feet and 175lbs. In the end he ended up getting a V-Star 650 and frankly he hates it because it's just not comfortable to ride in that position for miles on end. In my opinion is you'll be un-happy with anything smaller than a 650 within 6 months.
On Jun 25, 6:21 am, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > My first bike ever was my current NH 750. I am 5 11' and close to 200 > pounds. It wasn't difficult at all, and I am glad I didn't choose the 250. > Javier. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Allen, Ed and All, > > My apologies - I left out one additional point - the 450 was not > > comfortable on the Interstate - it did not have the power without being run > > almost wide open to maintain 70 MPH. I would make the statement that for > > today's traveling, particularly if you have the occasion to go on the > > Interstate (and who doesn't?) I would recommend a bike with more than 33 HP. > > The displacement has less to do with that than the HP rating. > > -Joey > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> ** While I agree with most of what Joey said, I personally think a 250 is > >> too small unless you live in the city. Besides the NH 250 is not all that > >> great when compared to its competition. Its benefit is that it was the only > >> standard 250 for a long time so there are lots of them around. > > >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > >> ------------------------------ > >> *From: * Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > >> *Sender: * [email protected] > >> *Date: *Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:31:30 -0400 > >> *To: *<[email protected]> > >> *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > >> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] First Time Rider > > >> Ed, > >> This is actually a common question among beginning riders - what > >> do I want to ride - how big a bike should I ride - what is too big etc. > >> I started with a 1982 Nighthawk 450. I bought that bike in 2001, > >> with a little under four thousand miles on it. 10 years later, the bike has > >> over 17,000 on it, 5,000 of that in the year of 2010. > >> I tend to keep vehicles for long periods of time - I also tend to > >> keep vehicles until they no longer meet my needs - this is the case with > >> the > >> 450. With a few hundred dollars, I could put that bike back on the road > >> within a week. But, to quote an e-mail Kyle Munz sent (I think to this > >> group) "If it was perfect, would it be the bike you want?" (I may have > >> paraphrased a bit) The answer was no. My knees hurt from the cramped riding > >> position - no windshield - no bags and lets face it, pulling into a bike > >> night with a 450 wasn't exactly turning heads. Particularly this one - > >> mechanically sound (Its a Honda - DUH!) but the cosmetics had been allowed > >> to go down hill by previous owners. > >> My advise - get yourself a used, possibly slightly less than > >> pristine 250 - learn to ride - find out if you like motorcycling - make > >> some > >> mistakes, dump the bike a few times (heck, that happens to the best of us > >> anyway!) and in a year or 5,000 miles - you can't really make a judgement > >> until you've put that much time / miles on the bike IMHO - make the > >> decision > >> that you like motorcycling or you don't, then make the decision that you > >> want to keep the 250 or not. > >> If you grab a Shadow now, you might beat yourself up later for > >> dumping it in a rookie mistake. > >> Just a few thoughts. > >> -Joey > > >> On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Hello, > > >>> My question concerns which bike is considered reasonable for a first > >>> time rider who still rides a bicycle to work at age 50; stands 6' 2'' > >>> and weighs 180 pounds. The Nighthawk 250 is of interest to me but the > >>> Shadow is easily manageable as well. > > >>> Thanks all > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> -Joey Kelley > >> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > >> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > >> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > -Joey Kelley > > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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