A First Bike

[Hambo45]

Hey everyone,
quick backround before i begin, im a young dirt rida, looking to make the jump to road, but i only pick up what i can from overheard conversations ect and was wondering if i could get some help on a first bike? what should i aim for? why should i choose that bike, ect.

Cheers

[debbz]

I went for asv650..its great does everthing cept dirt
debbz

[ZeroIndex]

once you get your learner's licence, if you've already got a dirt bike, maybe get it road cert'd?

[kiwifruit]

if possible skip the whole 250 road bike thing
they are way over priced
get yer licence then wait til you can get a bigger bike

just my 0.05c

[sAsLEX]

get a road reg XR250 or similar, go everywhere do anything kinda bike that wont cost as much as a Sports 250

[knight rider]

my first bike is a cbr250rr reliable & quick bike. beets all those skyine & subarus wana be boyracers. I think it must be the L plate that makes them think they can beet me. BUt they never do. The Aprilia rs250 is the fastest but also the most expensive & from what I've heard you have to kick start it. My cbr250rr all I have to do is turn the key & push a button. & it revs to 21,000rpm but redlines at 19,000rpm nice bike to

[inlinefour]

Stick with the dirt/enduro bike. They tend not to get so upset if you bin it and are great for those wheelies out on the back roads. Once your confident riding then make the change to a road bike. Last thing you want to do is buy an expensive bike to learn on and make some expensive bins learning...