Bike for a beginner

[davo]

Hi guys,

Im sure this has been asked before but im not very good at finding my way around this massive forum.

Im just starting out at riding; got my learners last week. Im looking to buy a bike to get my skills up on, and then upgrade when I eventually get my full license.

Im 184cm and 108kg, can anyone recommend a bike that I will fit on ok and is suitable?

thanks lots

[yungatart]

Hyosung!
The largest framed 250 you can get....those who have them appear to love them.
Good luck.....and welcome to the madhouse!

[Mom]

Being the granny that I can be...GN250.

Welcome aboard davo. Take care tho, never open any doors on the left handside of the hallway...Trust me on this OK!

[sunhuntin]

one of my friends has a hyosung and loves it! shes built like me [slightly overweight] and it carries her nicely. myself, ive got a virago and love it to bits. carries me fine. both have nice low seat heights, and i know the v-go has forward pegs. not sure about the hyo.

[tri boy]

Welcome to the site, Hyosung would be a good road choice. You may wish to look at road regoed trail bikes also. Your height and build would also suit them, plus you can have dirty weekends.

[sunhuntin]

Welcome to the site, Hyosung would be a good road choice. You may wish to look at road regoed trail bikes also. Your height and build would also suit them, plus you can have dirty weekends.

im a road bike rider, and i have heaps of dirty weekends!

[Badger8]

im a road bike rider, and i have heaps of dirty weekends!

yes, but on the bike?

[EJK]

Hyosung!
The largest framed 250 you can get....those who have them appear to love them.
Good luck.....and welcome to the madhouse!

Yep, I agree.

Or an excemption for a bigger bike

[sunhuntin]

yes, but on the bike?

dont see why not! my bitch gets ridden hard and put away wet. hows that?

[Badger8]

dont see why not! my bitch gets ridden hard and put away wet. hows that?

That is just as it should be

[davo]

Thank you for the welcomes and advice

I will give the Hyosung a serious look, is it the GT250 with the largest frame?

Cheers

[PrincessBandit]

My personal choice would be for the GN too, but think you'd be better off with some of the other suggestions. Why do I think this? My hubby rides my GN now and at just a little lighter than you he still looks humungus on it. Sit on different bikes in the shops and see what feels good to you. But go for 250, not smaller. I thought it would be too much for me to handle comfortably, but within weeks it turned out to be just fine and dandy. Happy selecting!

[Str8 Jacket]

Givw a 150 2 stroke a go. I found mine agreat bike to learn how to ride "properly" on. I hasd a gn2500 before that buty somehow it wrote itdself of......

[PrincessBandit]

Yep, I agree.

Or an excemption for a bigger bike

Looked into that (not for myself of course). My husband picked up an exemption form from the AA and I think the details were: you had to be at least 130kg, the fee is $20, and you had to prove that your weight would somehow prove that riding that size bike would be dangerous. In the end he didn't bother following up on it and the form went into file 13 i.e. the bin.
[Would pay to check the details yourself though, it is entirely feasible that my memory is faulty; but to the best of my knowledge what i've put is correct]

[Badger8]

Hi guys,
Im 184cm and 108kg, can anyone recommend a bike that I will fit on ok and is suitable?

Hey Davo, sounds like you're a similar height and (slightly lighter) build as me.
I currently ride a GN250, and find it a very good bike to handle, but a bit small for me. i have met a couple of people around our height on GN's, and all have to sit a bit back toawrd the pillion seat a bit to get a comfortable (and workable) riding position. I had a sit on a Hyosung GT250R this afternoon, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it fit me.
it probably comes down to what style of bike you're looking at further down the line. If you're lookin for a sports bike, the Hyosung would be a blimmin good starter bike. If you're looking at going down the cruiser line, the GN would be a good start in that direction. And dont let the single cylinder put you off, even with big guys like us on em, those GN's can go surprisingly hard!