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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: salt lake city, utah
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Originally Posted by HardDrive
I ask everyone the same question: Do you feel confident on a bicycle? If the answer is no, then maybe you should reconsider. If the answer is yes.....
I would skip the Royal Enfield. I own one. I like mine, but its a toy. Fun for hauling around the neighborhood, or up to a coffee shop, but not really adequate for American Roads. Triumph would be a much better bet. You can get a solid Bonneville for $5-6, a bit more if you want a newer EFI model.
If you have zero seat time, get a mechanically sound but cheap Japanese 500-600. Enough power to feel confident on the road, but if you dump the thing, you won't feel bad.
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exactly. +1 for the triumph. my friend has a 2007 bonnie. it is his first bike, he'd never ridden before buying it. he still loves it and its been a solid piece of machinery.
a 250 is simply not enough.
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