What bike to buy?

11

May

In todays market, the new motorcycle rider has a plethora of brands, makes and styles of motorcycles to choose from. It can get pretty confusing. As a sort of guide for the new riders, answer this question.

What made you buy YOUR bike?

Fire away guys!

19 Responses to “What bike to buy?”

I was looking for an everyday ride (20-24kms daily), some storage for a few bags of groceries and my office laptop. I had a 400cc sportsbike (that I adored), but took the life out of me during metro commute. I settled for a 150cc skut. Twist and go and a relaxing ride.

I wanted to escape the drudgery of having to use my car to go to work alone everyday. I wanted a city surfer so a big bike was out of the question. The underbones during those days were basically the honda wave, that’s it. I tried it, it didn’t like me, had something to do with my weight hehe. Looked around and settled for a Piaggio Hexagon which had a lot of carrying space which was perfect for me. I now ride a Vespa and have not regretted the decision to shift to 2 wheel commuting ever.

Ride on!!

I only have two reasons for getting my Z200:

1. Looks - all Z200 owners will agree with me
2. Gasoline consumption - better that driving a cage to/from work

That was 2 months ago. Now the list continues to grow. Would like to enumerate why I’d keep my motorcycle but it’s out of the current topic.

More Power to MCP.

Why I got my bike? Because it’s bigger than me.
I’m almost 200 lbs and only 5′6 and im sure i looked stupid if i was bigger than my ride.

Honda because of parts availability and easy to maintain.
400cc because it definitely cuts time for roadtrips (via S/NLEX).
..more time, more destinations..

I bought a 600cc Honda F3 to give me the speed I want in going to Manila and back to Angeles City, Pampanga. My bike just surfs smoothly via the NLEX. I usually drive alone, so a bike suits me.

Nouvo, twist n’ go…light, reliable and economical. Relaxing ride everytime and can beat my “little red riding hood”(R1) in any heavy traffic situation with a smile….:)

Its my YZFR6′03SE answered all my frustration on the worsening road traffic. I can easily roam around Metro Manila and traverse SLEX/NLEX at ease. Plus the fact, save a lot of money on the gasoline than riding a cage.

Thundercat.- to ease wind resistance when roaming high speed through the expressways with the comfort of a naked beauty. Hornet.- my next thing to an underbone. Cut through traffic, my need for speed and acceleration, my office don’t seem that far! (antipolo-makati). For me, (that’s for me) sportsbike is all go and show but no comfort, lalo na pag may backride, para akong kama na sandalan. sakit sa kamay! My car? pang tag-ulan lang yan at pamilya. magastos sa gas at boring pa. borrriiing…

Get a Honda XR200 if you can.

get a dirt bike. nice and fun.

Get a Suzuki Across GSX250F. A 250cc sports bike with a globe compartment. Very good for daily commuting.

Our company opened it up for loan and I go for it.
Topboy 100.

try cb400 (super four). fast, good looks, sporty, fuel efficient and of course it’s good for long ride. and also, it is already legal on highways.

what bike to buy???….it depends where u will be using it…makes sense huh??? if u go to the woods, go with a dirtbike…in long rides,u go with sport bikes or roadbikes…underbone or scooters for short trips or just roaming around.

VALKYRIE (DRAGON) is the only bike to ride.
Loads of power, the BEST Interstate Cruising bike,
tons of storage, 4 headlight, 6 tailpipes.6 Carbs. 1520cc Six Cylinders take corners like it is on tracks.
Low maintenance and smooth like a womans you know what.

If you want a starter bike and/or a daily commute bike, go for a standard favorite like Honda super four, Honda CB1 400 or the Suzuki Bandit. Standards offer a comfortable ride and some higher displacement (600cc) bikes actually look awesome. You also would have much more room under the seat for your mobile phone to fit in. My own take is that standards leaves you a little short of character. Sport bikes are sporty, cruisers are a bad ass, standards are…standard.

If you want precision and sharp handling, get a sport bike. Even with the same engine displacement, sport bike engines are tuned differently and the gear ratio are configured differently. This gives you sharper handling and more powerful bike for the same engine displacement. These bikes are built for speed, usually requiring you to operate the bike at high revv to really enjoy the ride. The pain that comes with such pleasures as mind blowing speed is the riding position. On metro traffic, you will experience pain at the wrist and to some extent at your balls since you’re leaning forward most of the time.

Cruisers have a very different feel to it. The whole bike shakes, lots of uumph as soon as you twist on the throttle, makes a huge deep throaty roar! You ride sitting back, unfortunately this also means a wind blast right at your chest. Cruisers aren’t built for speed. Well, speed is relative, if you call cruising at 120kph for 400cc cruisers to 180kph for bigger sized cruisers as a bike not built for speed. If long drives are the passion for getting a bike, I suggest to get a cruiser. Cruisers are built like a tank, maintenance is easy and the engine block are usually bullet proof.

I personally own a Yamaha R6 - its a sport bike. I love the smoothness and response I get when I ride. Whatever bike you get - try to buy one that fits your needs but do remember, its about the ride not the bike!

I use my Joyride 200 scooter for riding around the metro. I even use it to play golf (without my golf bag of course). From our house to Valley golf in Antipolo is 18km, this will only take me less than 30 mins. From Antipolo to my office in downtown Manila is 28km, this will take me less than 45 mins. Relax driving.

I can put lots of stuff inside the compartment and even a bag near the step board. Riding in my scooter gives me a calculated time, provides me with bearable comfort, it gives me adequate power, saves me money and the most I really appreciate is I don’t get stuck in traffic. Which I really dislike, that leads me to riding a motorcycle.

Since the traffic here in CDO is not as bad in Manila, i got me a Z200.Its got the looks and features i wanted, it’s economical, good bike for long rides and a lot of in the twisties…

You must be logged in to post a comment.