Reply To: Complete newbie, looking at getting a first bike
August 6, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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JackTrade
Participant
Re Eddie’s comment…while I currently own a 500cc engined bike (a Buell P3 Blast), it’s a “cruiser 500cc”, so doesn’t have nearly the power of a 500cc twin as seen in sportbikes. My Blast is about as powerful as a Ninja 250.
I’m thinking of getting rid of the Blast soon and have been considering a 500cc twin (I dig the Suzuki GS500F) as a replacement…a way to get decent power in a still novice-friendly package. I’m already getting to the limits of the Blast (the footpegs and my boots are now both beveled down on the outside edges!), but I still like a 500’s combination of usable power that’s not overwhelming.