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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2726083" data-attributes="member: 3099">To be honest with you I would stay from 500cc to a max of 750cc for a first bike.&nbsp; My 1st street bike was the fastest production 750 of it&#039;s time.&nbsp; But.... I learned to ride on the dirt so I already had my wrecks out of my system.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never had to lay a street bike down but I&#039;ve had a lot of close calls.&nbsp; For learning it&#039;s very important not to buy too much bike, but it&#039;s also just as important not to buy too little bike.&nbsp; You want enough power to be able to get yourself out of trouble but it&#039;s really easy to get INTO trouble with too much.&nbsp; Also the weight and handling is a lot easier and just generally more fun in traffic on a 400b bike vs. a 900b bike, it&#039;s a huge difference.&nbsp; Too bad Buell isn&#039;t around anymore because a Buell Blast was the perfect 1st street bike and they were literally a blast to ride.<a href="http://powersports.honda.com/2015/cb500x.aspx" target="_blank">Something like this is a close second.</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2726083, member: 3099"] To be honest with you I would stay from 500cc to a max of 750cc for a first bike. My 1st street bike was the fastest production 750 of it's time. But.... I learned to ride on the dirt so I already had my wrecks out of my system. I've never had to lay a street bike down but I've had a lot of close calls. For learning it's very important not to buy too much bike, but it's also just as important not to buy too little bike. You want enough power to be able to get yourself out of trouble but it's really easy to get INTO trouble with too much. Also the weight and handling is a lot easier and just generally more fun in traffic on a 400b bike vs. a 900b bike, it's a huge difference. Too bad Buell isn't around anymore because a Buell Blast was the perfect 1st street bike and they were literally a blast to ride. [URL="http://powersports.honda.com/2015/cb500x.aspx"]Something like this is a close second.[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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