Need some advice

Hey, im new to this whole motorcycle thing and im looking to get a f4i. But before i get a motorcycle, i have a few questions as to the reliability of a motorcycle since it will be my main source for transportation. How many miles do sport bikes generally last, like as much as cars or less? It seems all the bikes i see for sale on ebay have less than 10k miles on them, im wondering if a f4i wont last for me in the long run. Im going to college and i just need something fun to get me from place to place. Any advice would be helpfull. Basically i just wanna kno how long a bike will last if i take good care of it, dont drop it, dont race it.ect... thanx

A bike will generally last a very long time. The reason why you don't see very many bikes with high miles on them is because most people don't use them for their daily driver, but usually as a weekend toy. My bike had almost 30k miles on it when I sold it and it still ran great. I was gonna suggest not to get a bike for a daily driver, but I saw that you're in Cali and you don't get much snow down there, so I say go for it.

Unless you wish to become a human crayon I would suggest not going with a sportbike for your first bike, when it comes to motorcycles if your ego is in control of your decisions even OFF the bike you = dead (or very similar)

i think an f4i would be fine for a first bike - they're friggin expensive but the break-in period makes you go easier on it, at least it should.

Originally posted by teresaluvr
Hey, im new to this whole motorcycle thing and im looking to get a f4i. But before i get a motorcycle, i have a few questions as to the reliability of a motorcycle since it will be my main source for transportation. How many miles do sport bikes generally last, like as much as cars or less? It seems all the bikes i see for sale on ebay have less than 10k miles on them, im wondering if a f4i wont last for me in the long run. Im going to college and i just need something fun to get me from place to place. Any advice would be helpfull. Basically i just wanna kno how long a bike will last if i take good care of it, dont drop it, dont race it.ect... thanx

An F4i will last a long time, but whether a newbie on an F4i will is a whole 'nother ball of wax. All that Honda plastic is expensive to replace, but keep you head about you and both you and the bike will go 60-75k easy...I put around 10k a year on my bikes, no problem
hth,
Bill

Originally posted by bvia


An F4i will last a long time, but whether a newbie on an F4i will is a whole 'nother ball of wax. All that Honda plastic is expensive to replace, but keep you head about you and both you and the bike will go 60-75k easy...I put around 10k a year on my bikes, no problem
hth,
Bill

^adding on to what he said. Take a safety course if you haven't already. It will help with insurance costs. The F4i is the way to go if you absolutely MUST buy a new bike, but I'd say go used. Find an early 90's CBR F2 or F3. They are much cheaper, and much more forgiving.