6ft6 and 225lb is there not a 2 wheeled version of that big jeep you have in the States, (Hummer?) I reckon the best bet is something cheap to practise on, maybee a 1972 Honda cb500k if you know where there is one lyin around Gary UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:57 PM Subject: Re: bike for a beginner rider
> He's big, & responsible enough to have a big enough bike. A small bike wont > learn ya up anymore than one you can keep for years. Just my opinion but I > think he should stay at or above 600cc There are sooo many decent used > bikes out there for around $2500.00 > On a biased note > One of the most reliable used bikes I have ever seen/heard about is the old > CB line SOHC Honda's. No wrenching when all's good. Once I built mine I > havent had to do anything you wouldn't have to do to a new bike. Very > dependable, and, if all intact quite suitable for a beginner. > CBX500? nice little bike. A friend,, a beginner rider,, female, started on > that bike this year and she is trying to move up allready. > Everywhere I go I see broken CX500s. (the sideways V twin) Dont take my word > for it, It maybe just a fluke. > If we're talkin new don't overlook the new cruisers as opposed to the > rockets. How bout > Honda 750 Spirit .. He will love it,, graduate later to a VTX or ? and then > she can have the Spirit. > Lots of choices out there, I just went through it too,, Allmost bought the > CB919. > > Suzuki SV650 . (voted best standard bike of 2002) > > > > > --=====================_196662519==.ALT > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > My son, age 24 (fresh off of a Master's Degree at Virginia Tech) is about > > to purchase his first motorcycle. Very limited riding experience, not much > > beyond borrowing someone's bike at the frat house a few times to zoom up > > and down the road. > > > > He is targeting a late model Nighthawk 750 as his final ride of choice. > But > > since he is just starting, he is thinking of getting either a Nighthawk > 250 > > or perhaps a CBX 500 to get some riding experience under his belt before > > tackling the 750cc size bike. > > > > Primary issue -- he is big. About 6'6" and 225+ lbs. Think football player > > size, like a linebacker or tight end, and you have the right idea. I am > > thinking that even though the Nighthawk 250 is a nice light & forgiving > > bike, it just might be TOO small for him even as a beginner ride. Maybe a > > total waste of money, if he can't ride it more than a few times. His > > girlfriend COULD claim it as her bike, though, and they could eventually > > ride together. > > > > I have no experience with the CX500. Better choice for his body frame > size? > > > > He has nixed anything with plastic, such as the CBR900 etc. sport tourers. > > (That would have been my choice since he will be commuting to/from work in > > the Washington DC area.) His mindset is such that it has to be a Honda > ride > > of some sort, since his car is an Acura Integra and Acura doesn't make > > motorcycles. He is in love with the Honda nameplate. > > > > I suggested a SOHC-4 750, but I don't think he wants turn any wrenches > > since he is just starting his first engineering job and time will be an > > important comodity for him. > > > > Comments and suggestions welcome. And oh, I have encouraged him to take > the > > MSF Riders Course asap -- I am sure some of you would be suggesting that. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > LT Don & Debbie > > 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D 200,000+ km > > 1996 Buick Regal > > 1989 Pontiac Sunbird (daughter's) > > 1972 Honda CB-500K > > 1971 Honda Express moped > > Iowa > > > > Debbie: It's JUST a car. > > Don: No, it's NOT. > > > > http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=207103 > > > > --=====================_196662519==.ALT > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > > > > <html> > > <body> > > My son, age 24 (fresh off of a Master's Degree at Virginia Tech) is about > > to purchase his first motorcycle. Very limited riding experience, not > > much beyond borrowing someone's bike at the frat house a few times to > > zoom up and down the road. <br><br> > > He is targeting a late model Nighthawk 750 as his final ride of choice. > > But since he is just starting, he is thinking of getting either a > > Nighthawk 250 or perhaps a CBX 500 to get some riding experience under > > his belt before tackling the 750cc size bike.<br><br> > > Primary issue -- he is big. About 6'6" and 225+ lbs. Think football > > player size, like a linebacker or tight end, and you have the right idea. > > I am thinking that even though the Nighthawk 250 is a nice light & > > forgiving bike, it just might be TOO small for him even as a beginner > > ride. Maybe a total waste of money, if he can't ride it more than a few > > times. His girlfriend COULD claim it as her bike, though, and they could > > eventually ride together. <br><br> > > I have no experience with the CX500. Better choice for his body frame > > size?<br><br> > > He has nixed anything with plastic, such as the CBR900 etc. sport > > tourers. (That would have been my choice since he will be commuting > > to/from work in the Washington DC area.) His mindset is such that it has > > to be a Honda ride of some sort, since his car is an Acura Integra and > > Acura doesn't make motorcycles. He is in love with the Honda nameplate. > > <br><br> > > I suggested a SOHC-4 750, but I don't think he wants turn any wrenches > > since he is just starting his first engineering job and time will be an > > important comodity for him. <br><br> > > Comments and suggestions welcome. And oh, I have encouraged him to take > > the MSF Riders Course asap -- I am sure some of you would be suggesting > > that. <br><br> > > Thanks.<br><br> > > Don<br><br> > > <br><br> > > <br> > > <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> > > <font size=2>LT Don & Debbie<br> > > 1977 Mercedes-Benz 240D 200,000+ km<br> > > 1996 Buick Regal<br> > > 1989 Pontiac Sunbird (daughter's)<br> > > 1972 Honda CB-500K<br> > > 1971 Honda Express moped <br> > > Iowa</font> <br><br> > > <i>Debbie: It's JUST a car.<br> > > Don: No, it's NOT.</i> <br><br> > > <font face="verdana" size=2 color="#009900"><a > href="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=207103"; > eudora="autourl">http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=207103< > /a></font> > > <br> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > --=====================_196662519==.ALT-- > > > > > > > >
