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greg27 · 02-16-2011, 02:31 AM

just starting out riding im 180lb and am going to use the bike mostly for around town but would like to take it on the highway occasionaly .

Morbo the Destroyer · 02-16-2011, 05:28 AM

Since Buell is out of business, it might not be the best choice for you compared to Star.

Have you looked at the TU250 from Suzuki? Classic looks, and a lot of bike for under $4,000, brand new.

pushrod · 02-16-2011, 06:34 AM

And of course the Littlest Ninja.

BUT! Buy a used one, as you will 'outgrow' the bike, and you don't need to pay the 'driveway tax.'

Dr_Sprocket · 02-16-2011, 03:20 PM

If you can pick only one from the two mentioned, I'd recommend the Buell. However, if you can be opened-minded a bit, I like the Ninjette. The little Ninja that could is totally highway capable.

Morbo the Destroyer · 02-17-2011, 05:51 AM

You FOOLS! Honda has struck the Ninja a deadly blow, the CBR250 is clearly the superior bike! (Ask me how I know....)

Duken4evr · 02-27-2011, 09:19 AM

Maybe look at a dual sport like a Suzuki DRZ400 or KLR / DR 650.

The KLR / DR are also big singles like the Buell, and they open up a whole world of light trail / graded road exploring. The DRZ (I own one) is great for going on hard core single tracks where only dirt bikes can go.

Dual sports are cheap to buy used, hard to break and broadly capable. Perfect for a new rider. Don't let the 650cc size worry you either. The DR and KLR are very easy to handle.

mscuddy · 02-27-2011, 03:43 PM

First bike? Get a 250cc Dual Sport like an older XL250 Honda. You can crash it, bash it, forget to check the oil for years and it will come back for more. On top of that, it doesn't weigh 300 lbs, and you can actually pick it up wihout assistance when you dump it. And you will dump it.

02-16-2011, 02:31 AM	#1
greg27 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 5	yamaha star250 or buell blast just starting out riding im 180lb and am going to use the bike mostly for around town but would like to take it on the highway occasionaly .

02-16-2011, 05:28 AM	#2
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	Since Buell is out of business, it might not be the best choice for you compared to Star. Have you looked at the TU250 from Suzuki? Classic looks, and a lot of bike for under $4,000, brand new. __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

02-16-2011, 06:34 AM	#3
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	And of course the Littlest Ninja. BUT! Buy a used one, as you will 'outgrow' the bike, and you don't need to pay the 'driveway tax.' __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

02-16-2011, 03:20 PM	#4
Dr_Sprocket Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delmarva Peninsula Posts: 2,331	If you can pick only one from the two mentioned, I'd recommend the Buell. However, if you can be opened-minded a bit, I like the Ninjette. The little Ninja that could is totally highway capable. __________________ "Aid to the helpless indigent is civilized. Aid to the irresponsible is socially corrosive." ----- Schizuki (c. 2011)

02-17-2011, 05:51 AM	#5
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	You FOOLS! Honda has struck the Ninja a deadly blow, the CBR250 is clearly the superior bike! (Ask me how I know....) __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

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02-27-2011, 09:19 AM	#6
Duken4evr Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 579	Maybe look at a dual sport like a Suzuki DRZ400 or KLR / DR 650. The KLR / DR are also big singles like the Buell, and they open up a whole world of light trail / graded road exploring. The DRZ (I own one) is great for going on hard core single tracks where only dirt bikes can go. Dual sports are cheap to buy used, hard to break and broadly capable. Perfect for a new rider. Don't let the 650cc size worry you either. The DR and KLR are very easy to handle.

02-27-2011, 03:43 PM	#7
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	First bike? Get a 250cc Dual Sport like an older XL250 Honda. You can crash it, bash it, forget to check the oil for years and it will come back for more. On top of that, it doesn't weigh 300 lbs, and you can actually pick it up wihout assistance when you dump it. And you will dump it. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.