Just wondering, how long did it take to find your bike?

[Princesszxr]

Hi again all,

the hunt for my bike continues and its starting to frustrate me. im just wondering how long it took to find your bike (keeping in mind this is my first) iv seen a few but nothing that really screamed "oh my god take me now!!" (settle down boys) but you know that i mean? Is it that maybe im too fussy granted il drop it and ding it etc but its still my first so i want it to be right.
i know that more bikes will be coming up closer to winter etc but my impatience is doing my head in esp since i work opposite ANZA and bikes come and go day in and day out.
did anyone else have this problem with their first bike or any bike they've owned?

[Dutchee]

I sort of thought this wasn't a relevant post for me to reply to, but it has sort of niggled at me.
I started riding dirt and found a bike for $50 to learn on (cost a bit more once we'd replaced necessary parts, like throttle cable). I then moved onto a YZ80, which I loved. It was the wrong bike for me, but it was a huge amount of fun. Anyway, next was a KDX200, then back down to a TTR125.
Then my husband broke his back and wasn't allowed to ride for a while. We had one cage between us, I had my bike licence from back as a teenager and had made noises about starting to ride road. We'd bought me a GS500, but I wasn't really happy riding the road. I was now forced to and it's all gone downhill from there.
Next bike was a DRZ250 adventure bike, which wasn't enough for on the road, so got a DR650, which was a bit tall on the road, but lots of fun. I then decided I wanted a small & cheap commuter hack, so got a Scorpio which I used for about 18 months. I hated taking it any distance and generally got bored with it.
I then went to a women's evening at Mt Eden Motorcycles, sat on a 250 Ninja and fell in love. A couple of months later, I had one. I've done just over 28,000k on it in about 18 months (with me not using it much for the past 6 months). I rode her down to Wellington last week and then back up to Ohakune, then back down to Wellington, but she was put in a van for the drive back to Auckland.
She and I are well suited. She's not quick, she's little and when I'm really down, I've just looked at her and got a smile back.
So, in answer to your question, it took me about 5 years to find my ideal bike, but it wasn't the first one that I got.
You may just need to find a bike that you don't hate, ride it for a while, get some experience, and stumble across the ideal bike.
Good luck on the hunt, it ain't easy, but it can be a huge amount of fun
Michelle

[jim.cox]

Took me more than ten years to get the bike I wanted

[howdamnhard]

Took me about 3 months of looking once I had decided what I wanted. I was busy saving up while looking and got my gear first. Yes bikes are cheaper in winter.Think carefully what you want to use it for ,then look at a few possible bikes that fit that criteria and then sit and test ride them. You have to find a bike that fits you and meets your needs. Goodluck with finding your ideal bike.

[DJSin]

My BF pretty much told me what to get - he has 25 years of riding under his belt and I trust him.
Only had it for 9 months until I got my full and now I have the bike of my dreams.

I was pretty fussy and had a whinge when he decided - but he did know best and it was a great learner bike ... oh and it was a Yamaha Scorpio

Good luck with your search

[GOONR]

My bike found me. I worked with the previous owner, he was waiting to do his full licence test and wanted to get a bigger bike when he passed. I told him I'd have it even though I didn't have a license at the time. By the time he had his full I had my learners so the timing worked out.

[sunhuntin]

about 2 years. my first was a "family bike" that my dad and brother had ridden for years. i killed it. my second bike was a POS and when getting it repaired for the millionth time since buying it brand new, i spotted my virago. she was facing away from me, and it was the backside that got me first, lol. a closer inspection showed just how pretty she really was. trade happened right then and there, with some cash from my side.

im glad i didnt find her first off, otherwise it wouldve been her that got crunched by the car. however, now ive found her, i aint selling any time soon.

[Tink]

3 months.... and still looking for number 2!

[mattian]

about 10 seconds...... was still in the carport where I left it.

[Beth Stewart]

what catches your eyes or ears on the road? Sorry everyone but it was Harleys for me. Last new years eve I promised myself that by new years eve 2010 I would own my Harley and I did. I knew it would not be my 1st bike, which was a Suzuki 125, (lasted 3 weeks) then out on my HD. 4 months now and I love it and the freedom it gives me. As I said what turns your head when you see one on the road or for me at a horse show up in Whangarei and hearing 90 odd HDs go by. I said then "thats going to be me oneday" And now it is. Hope this helps

[hellokitty]

My husband bought me a sports bike - a 250 Kawasaki, which I felt was no good for me as I had no confidence and failry stuffed hands/wrists from previous accidents (horse and bike)
I insisted on a "safe" bike and got a GN almost immediately - lets face it, a GN250 is a GN250, easy but hardly unique - I grew out of it within a couple of months............

[Little Miss Trouble]

This time round I sold my previous bike in early December (thank goodness, it was NOT the right bike for me!) and waited until mid February to buy my R6

[Maha]

3 hours and 45 minutes.

[crazyhorse]

When you know what you want - its easy. But I had a poster on the wall of the SV's when they first came out - and each time I'd look at it as I walked down the hallway saying "I'm gonna have one of them one day" - Didn' t take me long, and I got it. Now have the second bike I wanted.

[rustic101]

About two days...


But the 17 bikes I've own in the past have all determined what I have now and what I think I will get next.

My words of advice - Don't rush into it or buy based off emotions (colour), shit that's right you're a female