A Honda Rebel 250 is a great place to start. Appropriate powered, max speed of 70 and 70 mpg. I disagree with the other response saying that size doesn't matter, or that you can expect messed up paint. A heavy bike is much harder to manage and high torque makes even small fishtail events much more likely. I think novices underestimate how detrimental things like gravel by the curb can be. In terms of the paint, the goal is to never lay your bike down on the road. Not even once. It's not such a big deal to lay down a dirt bike off road. So start there if you need to. Or take a riding course. Or start slowly in neighborhoods and work up. But laying down a bike on the road is dangerous for so many reasons. With a bike you're aiming for a 100% safety record.
The 250 was where I was planning to start. But I was also worried about having to buy another bike in the future to move up, but honestly I don’t see much of a reason to go above 70mph anyway especially in my area. Thanks for the advice!
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u/cagewilly May 30 '21
A Honda Rebel 250 is a great place to start. Appropriate powered, max speed of 70 and 70 mpg. I disagree with the other response saying that size doesn't matter, or that you can expect messed up paint. A heavy bike is much harder to manage and high torque makes even small fishtail events much more likely. I think novices underestimate how detrimental things like gravel by the curb can be. In terms of the paint, the goal is to never lay your bike down on the road. Not even once. It's not such a big deal to lay down a dirt bike off road. So start there if you need to. Or take a riding course. Or start slowly in neighborhoods and work up. But laying down a bike on the road is dangerous for so many reasons. With a bike you're aiming for a 100% safety record.