Thinking about getting a road bike...

[devon527]

So I'm 18, and trying to figure out whats best for me. I love riding my dirtbike but I never have the time for it and my buddies have a weird work schedule unlike my Monday to Friday. I've been wanting a truck but only to drive my bike around.

So here I am stuck at a crossroads, either get a truck or sell my dirtbike and get a road bike. What do all you guys think?

[kellen302]

motorized bike, http://motorbicycling.com/ bike plus $170, full suspension trail bikes have been done, try a shift kit although pricey I hear good things.

[devon527]

I'm thinking more of a kawasaki zx6r or smaller...

[Ford 0.5]

if you can afford the insurance stick with atleast a 600 cc bike. you will get board with anything smaller trust me on this i have owned around 20 sportbikes and everyone i know that started out small got board after a few months then couldn't get rid of the smaller bike...thats my opinion....

[devon527]

if you can afford the insurance stick with atleast a 600 cc bike. you will get board with anything smaller trust me on this i have owned around 20 sportbikes and everyone i know that started out small got board after a few months then couldn't get rid of the smaller bike...thats my opinion....

Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will get a zx6r If I do get a bike

[Eaglefreek]

How about a dual sport? You can ride on the dirt and the street. I got in a bad accident when I was 20 and spent a week in the hospital and gave up on motorcycles after that. 22 years later and I'm considering a used XR600 or XR650 in the near future.

[Charlie1717]

I was in a very similar predicament this past summer. I grew up racing dirtbikes but since college I never had time to ride it and like you didn't have a truck nor money for a truck. I ended up selling my bike and am moving over to the road. But I'm leaning towards a cruiser for the practicality/fun. I'd rather dirtbike than sportbike but that's just me.

[devon527]

I was in a very similar predicament this past summer. I grew up racing dirtbikes but since college I never had time to ride it and like you didn't have a truck nor money for a truck. I ended up selling my bike and am moving over to the road. But I'm leaning towards a cruiser for the practicality/fun. I'd rather dirtbike than sportbike but that's just me.

Yeah I'm one of those guys that goes huge at the dunes to show off lol. I think I might get myself in trouble on a road bike trying to get teh same thrill...

How about a dual sport? You can ride on the dirt and the street. I got in a bad accident when I was 20 and spent a week in the hospital and gave up on motorcycles after that. 22 years later and I'm considering a used XR600 or XR650 in the near future.

I dont think I could do that, The dual sports have such a different gear ratio and the riding I do is mostly at a track and dunes, where dual sports are more trails, and I hate trails.

[Eaglefreek]

Yeah I'm one of those guys that goes huge at the dunes to show off lol. I think I might get myself in trouble on a road bike trying to get teh same thrill...

That was my experience. I realized if I wanted live, I better stay off MC's because I didn't have any self control. Nothing like riding a wheelie through several gears and then you put the front tire down and realize you were going over 100mph on one wheel.

[devon527]

Yeah I know I will end up trying to wheelie, but I don't want to. Lol

[getnpsi]

You can buy dual sports that aren't factory fresh you know. There are a lot of legal conversion for sale on CL with plates and i don't know how they got them hehe. I'm casually looking for one myself. I'm more interested in a regular one with not a lot of mods unless the deal is just killer.

[gestiva]

Get a SUPERMOTO! lol. With different sprockets and a set of offroad tires
and you will have the best of both worlds!
I found another project and im about to sell mine.(sad)

[getnpsi]

Silly motards. They like to cut thru traffic islands in rush hour out here.

[gestiva]

In Ala I only know of 3 other sumos. I get singled out on mine and stopped constantly because either they catch me jumping curbs,sidewalks,wheelies,speed bumps, or they stop me cause They think Im on a dirt bike!?!?!? with street tires, lol.

[devon527]

^^^ That bike is sick Gestiva! I would love to have one of those, but I either have to keep my dirtbike or get a street bike, nothing in between. It would kill me to be right in the middle of both worlds lol