What's the best first bike to buy and learn on?

[Akzle]

Yeah, i guess you could say Akzel has a head injury, totally self inflicted though.

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ah yes. I call them 'breakfast', 'lunch',,,

and 'nipples'

[unstuck]

ah yes. I call them 'breakfast', 'lunch',,,

and 'nipples'

You hooker.

[caspernz]

You hooker.

They say...it takes one to know one...

[unstuck]

They say...it takes one to know one...

No comment.

[caspernz]

No comment.

And yet in the background I hear that song...I'm just a gigalo

[Smifffy]

You hooker.

No, no no! The hookers are buried under the caravan.

[98tls]

Too big ? that would be a YEP !
Try a road trail bike, wider bars , and can take the odd drop ok compared to anything else.

Without doubt the best option (sadly fuck all take it these days) far better to wobble about off-road and learn something than wobble about on the road ending up a hood ornament when you fuck up.An hour or 2 spent up a riverbed will teach you far more about balance and throttle control than many more hours spent nervous on a motorway.

[Smifffy]

Yup, when I was at high school, I pretty much did BanditBandit's current daily commute on one of these:

[98tls]

Yup, when I was at high school, I pretty much did BanditBandit's current daily commute on one of these:

Sweet,my 1st was an SL125,far to young to ride on the road but the conway river was less than a click away from home so learn i did.

[Tigadee]

Get a scorpio instead
I'm 6'3 (190cm) 90kgs and suits me great

+1

I'm 6' 1" and 110kgs and the Scorpio suited me well.