Hello All,
Just stumbled upon this thread and thought I would resurrect it.
I will be new to motorcycle riding (getting licensed this spring) and will be looking of my first bike. I am 53 years old, grey hair, 6'3", about 210lbs. I have been doing a lot of reading on this forum and others and have read about starting off on 300-500cc bikes to learn on. I'm ok with that. They also mention buying a used bike because I will inevitably drop it, etc. Hard to find a used bike that may work for me but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. I like the honda CB500f or X but I also really like the looks of this BMW 310GS. I like an upright riding position and they both look good but the BMW looks like it would be more upright to me. Both attractively priced brand new I think.
So here's my question:
What would you all recommend between the 2 for my first bike? I am afraid I might get bored with the 300 power after a few months but again I have no frame of reference.
Thank you in advance,
Joe
Just stumbled upon this thread and thought I would resurrect it.
I will be new to motorcycle riding (getting licensed this spring) and will be looking of my first bike. I am 53 years old, grey hair, 6'3", about 210lbs. I have been doing a lot of reading on this forum and others and have read about starting off on 300-500cc bikes to learn on. I'm ok with that. They also mention buying a used bike because I will inevitably drop it, etc. Hard to find a used bike that may work for me but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. I like the honda CB500f or X but I also really like the looks of this BMW 310GS. I like an upright riding position and they both look good but the BMW looks like it would be more upright to me. Both attractively priced brand new I think.
So here's my question:
What would you all recommend between the 2 for my first bike? I am afraid I might get bored with the 300 power after a few months but again I have no frame of reference.
Thank you in advance,
Joe