How did you choose your two wheels?

**ManDownUnder** · 10th January 2008, 12:55

Originally Posted by McJim

I've wanted a Ducati since I was 14. Any Ducati. I got the only one I could afford. It doesn't piss oil everywhere any more though.

You got a Jap motor in it then?

**nzmole** · 11th January 2008, 15:33

I had an idea of what a bike was in my head but no thought for make or model and off I went. Saw my Hyosung Aquilla 250 she was the 3rd bike I tried it was weighty felt like it could move and had the look I wanted.

I tried other 250 cruiser types and found them small and piddly at the side of this babe so I bought her. A test drive had me hooked.

**Okey Dokey** · 15th January 2008, 18:53

Price- only had so much money to fool around with!

Gixxer- Partner had one years ago and it was great.

Colour- Anything but black, please!

CC- Country gal so needed a bit of open road strength, contending with headwinds, etc

Size/weight- sport bikes are generally pretty light, and the newer ones just keep getting lighter. I'm average size so no restrictions there.

**BarBender** · 15th January 2008, 19:21

Wif my head?

**HornetBoy** · 15th January 2008, 19:23

Knew what i wanted as soon as i started riding-a fully faired 600cc one that you could be at 50km and not sound like a sewing machine ,and not get bowled around by the cross winds etc ,plus something within my budget as im not going to bankrupt myself for a toy

**Rockbuddy** · 15th January 2008, 19:33

anything but a suzuki, lol most of my riding friends seem to have spuzuki's so to be different i ended up with a couple of kawasaki's, why did I choose them? i didn't they chose me

**NUTBAR** · 15th January 2008, 19:49

Originally Posted by jrandom

How did I choose my two wheels?

They just came with the bike.

**Lula** · 16th January 2008, 07:34

And bravo1 - what made you decide on getting a brand new R1?

**Lissa** · 17th January 2008, 09:56

I chose my first bike (GN250) for the following reasons:

1. Price and realiablity (I didn't want to buy something that would need a lot of maintenance)
2. Something safe to learn on
3. Chose the Black one, cause I like black!

Even though it was a good first bike, it wasn't long (3-4 months) before it frustrated the hell out of me, it was way too slow, I didn't like the riding position and some people gave me stick about having a GN. But other than that I am quite glad it was first bike, and learn't a lot. My Bandit is a better bike, but there is no way I would have been able to learn on it, I needed the first 4 months on the GN to get some confidence.

**skelstar** · 17th January 2008, 10:22

Originally Posted by Lissa

I chose my first bike (GN250) ... Even though it was a good first bike, it wasn't long (3-4 months) before it frustrated the hell out of me, it was way too slow...

Having said that you were riding it around the Wairarapa main-ish roads which aren't interesting unless your doing at least $1.60 (seems that way). Bandit is a more capable open-road machine.

**Lissa** · 17th January 2008, 10:32

Originally Posted by skelstar

Having said that you were riding it around the Wairarapa main-ish roads which aren't interesting unless your doing at least $1.60 (seems that way). Bandit is a more capable open-road machine.

Yea but the GN I couldnt even pass cars that were going 90kms, and if I didnt manage to actually start to pass a car, if they happened to speed up (which sometimes they did) I was stuffed. I tell ya, takes a lot of skill get the timing right on a GN to pass. I love my bandit, and so do you!

**skelstar** · 17th January 2008, 10:42

Originally Posted by Lissa

I love my bandit, and so do you!

I do. It's mint. Even better when theres a cutie on the back

**Johnny_5** · 17th January 2008, 15:44

YZ125 - Price and weight were some of the biggest deciders for me for off roading.

Cheap bike that I can buy and outfit for the same price as a bigger bike with out the guards, etc. I can pick it up easily and kick starting it is no problem. I'd like a 250F but they're expensive, heavy, lots of maintenance. Also I've passed too many 250F's sitting on the side of the trail with a rider worn out from trying to kick start the damn thing.

Sherco 4.5i - kind of fell into it. It used to by my boyfriend's. I really liked it when I rode it, had a button and fuel injection. I figured it would work better for dual sport stuff and high speed types of races. I love not having to deal with jetting on it.