I prefer motorcycles in the 40-75hp rang. Generally (but no always)lighter, nimbler and definitely fun on the tighter roads.
Getting older, 60 plus, I prefer something I can pick up on my own and not need a six man crew to do it.
Oh and have enough puff to travel outside the city limits no problem at all
Just saying...
That makes two of us. It's nice to ride a bike where I can use all of the engine and the gears without riding like a complete hoon. There's a lot of fun to be had on a small bike going up and down though the gears on a tight and twisty bit of road. I find it a much more engaging riding experience.
If they still made VFR400s or similar, there would definitely be one in my garage.
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HP is always a strong subject matter to discuss & in doing so the "Discussion" can go in all sorts of directions, I do have a couple of bikes in my garage & at the moment my 08' ZX14 is the flavour of the season. Although it has a ton of grunt up to 200km+ I prefer to use the power down low & having gone down 1 tooth on the rear sprocket it makes it jump out of corners & more useable power in the lower rev range. Anyone can go fast in a straight line but to me that's not what the experience is about I like to roll through corners drawing on the power available so for you stepping up once on your full license will be when the real fun begins. Distance riding is addictive also, check out NZ Distance Riders on FB
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Rastus nailed it - most of the LAMS models are a LOT of bike. Bloody good value for money, too. You'll have tons of fun regardless which you choose. I chose the SV as my first bike as I had so much feedback from older, experienced riders who said they would happily ride one over a larger engine.
Let's be honest about the power, too... You can get into plenty of trouble on a LAMS bike: a larger engine is not truly required for that, ha.
If it's anything like my 675 (obviously not the outright power but the brakes, the suspension, and the handling), then I'm very jealous of the bike's that are available for learners these days. The Street Triple is a fantastic bike and would be streets ahead (no pun intended) over the KR150 that I started out on in the late 1990s.
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Cheers for all of the replies guys, going to have a look at one tomorrow
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