Beginner seeking advise

[Auto_newb]

Lorddarkice, Busa's ARE sport tourer, sure you can turbo them, sure they go fast, but do you ever see them in a race?(moto gp)

BTW, a goldwing is nothing close to sports touring, it is just a tourer.

goldwings don't meet requirements to be a sport tourer because of the engine and styling. And personally though i'v never ridden one, BUSA's are pretty insane

[lorddarkice]

sorry, guess i was wrong... i thought the busa was Sport hehe. kk, im wrong. the goldwing's manaual refered to it as sport-touring though, so i dunno whats up there. then again it is an 89 so.... different back then or something i guess? who cares. nice info about busa... learn something new everyday!!

[Auto_newb]

Well, to tell you the truth, the word "Sport" is soooo overused, the only reason why they even tag sport onto anything is just to make it sound better, it is just so ridiculously overused. Sport Utility Vehicle, Sport Wagon, Sport Sedan, Sports coupe, Sport touring, Sport bike, Sport luxury, etc,... Now, try reading the list again, without the word sport...

BTW, I don't even know what defines a Sport Touring bike, I just know for sure that a Hayabusa, and the BMW bikes are all sport touring.

[Z_Fanatic]

comfy bikes good for long haul, 100s of miles. of course this is figuratively speaking, and not set in stone. I think it's more or less whether it's race replica or not, if it's not, it's probably a "sport tourer" or better suited for street use. the ergonomics are easier on the body, upright seating position, more seat cushion, less fatigue, etc. they also tend to be heavier than race reps.

hey Z, you say "comfy bikes good for long haul, 100s of miles" about the sport touring bikes like the hayabusa, though i wouldn't say 100's of miles on the Hayabusa is a "Long haul" by anymeans....more of a short trip for the people that use them to somewhat their full extent...or well most of the people i know that use them heh

[Z_Fanatic]

lol, it's a long haul for me, i get agitated having to drive 200 miles in one day on interstates in a car, and occasionally I have to. having a lead foot helps, but on a cage, it becomes a lot more conspicuous to state troopers.

[speediva]

A couple 100 miles is a pretty damn good day ride... somewhere between 300-400 you start to feel the burn and it's not quite so fun anymore.... and this is INCLUDING stops to stretch, etc.

The busa is a SPORT TOURER!!!! Why else do you think it has a big back seat? That's also why it's on a 190 instead of the 180 that is so common today, although that part of riding is changing again...

I would HIGHLY recommend the f2/f3 to start riding on. They are much more upright than most sport bikes, thus making them a bit kinder on the back/shoulders/etc.

The Pacific Coast wouldn't be a bad starter, IMHO. I almost got one instead of my SecaII but decided I didn't really want to do long trips on a regular basis just yet. The 750cc Interceptor would also be an "okay" starter bike. Just try to get one before the 800ccs with VTEC... sure, it's only a valve thing, but you CAN feel it b/c you are carrying so little weight. My dad is 6'4.5" and sits fairly comfortably on his Interceptor.

Yeah some people will start to ache after a few hours of riding, but others, myself included, would ride all day everyday if they didn't have to work for a living, but hey work=motorcycles! heh well that's how I see it anyways. Try an find one of the older interceptors, I am still kicking myself for not buying the one off of my buddys dad, he sold it for $800 and it was in good condition.

[Deion24]

hey, thanks for all of the advice. I just finished takeing the MS course. Now I just have to find a bike. I'll look into the early 90's CBRs and Bandits. What about the Katana 600? Would that be a good bike for someone my size? I just want to know if anyone else could give me their opinion on it before I drive 100 miles to check one out. There aren't any where I live.

Katanas were pretty popular in their day, I'm sure they have pretty good performance and they look cool too, otherwise so many people wouldn't have got them. They might be comparable to a cbr600 only watered down because of comming from the early 90s era. Thats my opinion but ask someone whos actually ridden one.

[speediva]

The Katana is a pretty tame 600. Even the newer ones are less "performance oriented" than the CBRs and the R6's et al. The Kat's were supposed to be more friendly for longer rides, as I understand it. My bike (Seca II) is very upright and very tame, but it's half-naked so it gets some weird looks.

[Deion24]

Hey,

I have a question. I'm still on a quest for finding a used begginer bike for under 3,000. I came across an 89 Ninja 600. I was wondering if this would be an ok bike to start on for my size (6'4 230lbs). My friend had a 98 Ninja 500 that he let me ride on and I felt fairly comfortable on it as just something to learn on, but I only rode it on 1rst gear (this was before I took the MSF class and I wasn't comfortable enough yet to go through the gears). Now he has already sold the bike so I can't practice on that. So, I just want to know what some of you think of the 89 Ninja 600 as a starter for someone my size.

[speediva]

Deion, that 600 should be fine for you to start on. It's a nice, respected, older bike. Give it a shot.