My Vulcan 900 Custom is my first motorcycle and I'm glad I didn't start smaller. I'm 6'5" and 210 lbs. so to me it feels good. Small riders might think the Vulcan's too much for a first bike but you'll get used to it, then you'll be glad you won't be shopping for a larger bike right away. I took the motorcycle safety course and started riding the Vulcan the next weekend. Took me a couple weeks to get the cornering down and so on, but since then I've put about 2500 miles on it with no problems.
I'm 6'3" and my very first bike was a Vulcan 900 LT. It was absolutely perfect for me. Easy to handle and learn on with plenty of power and comfort for touring.
I started on a classic with absolutely no motorcycle riding experience aside from dirt bikes. If you are over 5'7 and 160lb you shouldn't have any problems. I'm 5'11 210lb and it really doesn't feel as heavy as I thought it would
What are they talking about? Second bike? Please! After I was done with my MSF class the instructor told me to get at least 800cc bike. And I got myself Vulcan which is prefect for me!
800cc it's great engine size ,I am going to get the m50 looks nice and powerful ,my friend have one he wight around 260 lb and his waif she wight a bout 290 lb,they r vary happy with the m50 the bike stay in balance and it has enough power,
I was just about to come comment the same thing. Not everyone wants to be a cool Harley guy. Lmao. I myself traded my '14 Iron 883 for a '15 Yamaha Bolt R-Spec, and all the Harley guys in my riding group were fairly impressed with how well Yamaha built their idea of a sportster. I love my Bolt! It's one of the best bikes I've ever owned although my '18 Iron 1200 comes pretty damn close.
The sad part about these reviews is that the "critique" is always being done by someone who gained their "cred" on a track (repetitively driving the same known turns). It is a challenge for them to evaluate any bike built for the highways and city streets, as these guys are the lane splitter "let's see how fast i can make this turn" track junkies. Occasionally, one will mention comfort and security and evaluate at reasonable travelling speeds, but that's just because they don't have the legs to pirouette on the pegs or are so heavy they now outweigh most of the competition bikes they earned their rep on.
Think they are talking, learn on a 250 sell it and move up to the middle weight.class.Where, in my opinion, unless you are touring a lot its the best size category for all purposes. The 650 is a bit small if you have friends with big cruisers, it may be hard to keep up. In US it's ~128 km/h.on the open freeway.
Suzuki needs to bring back the intruder. I ride a 92 intruder 800, it walks all over these bikes as far as power goes. It destroys even the 900 and some 1200's
What exactly does this guy want me to start on? A honda grom? I'm sorry, none of these bikes are unreasonable for a beginner rider. This review was pretty terrible.
