Buying a new bike

ArcaneWater · L Plate Warrior Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Karma :

So last year i finished A2, (next year A). So this year i am buying new motorcycle, i am huge fan of Honda, so first i took a look at new CBR 500. I am 187cm tall which makes CBR500 small bike for me some of guys said. Other thing is i would like to drive my gf sometimes she is 165cm, so what would you guys recommend me to buy? I am more into sport style stuff,...

grr666 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

https://cycle-ergo.com/

Put your dimensions in here and see what looks comfortable based on that.
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ArcaneWater · L Plate Warrior Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Karma :

Hmm yeah this shows how big it would look like. But what are your recommendations?

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

About the same height as me. I have no problem on a standard CB500. All the bikes in that class are roughly the same size anyway, to within a surprisingly small margin.

Buy what you like. It won't be until you've ridden a bigger bike for some time that you'll form a proper oppinion of what you do and don't like in one.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

If you can find a "sports style" Honda or Yamaha that's 600cc+ and claimed between 40kW and 70kW from the factory, sure.

My point is that you can buy an SV650S outright for the cost of a year's depreciation on a CBR500R.

I'm not saying that the 500 is a bad bike, but buying new is what you do when you're sure you'll be keeping a bike for many years.
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Alpineandy · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2015 Karma :

You asked for opinions, so here's mine.
Well I agree with Mr Borg, don't buy new.
You don't mention your mechanical skills which can be quite relevant to 'how old' a bike to go with, but if your not very mechanical then hopefully you've got a good local independent mechanic that you trust. In which case ask him what he knows is for sale that may suit you and is decent value for money.
If he doesn't know of anything at the moment then Mr Borgs 2 suggestions are well worth searching out.
Then when you're full 'A' is sorted you can decide if you really want a new one or would you prefer something older and change every year or two without losing money hand over fist... or..
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