Originally posted by Demoncrash
Im hoping to get one either this week or next. I got interested in motorcycles a long time ago but always decided against it because I thought it was too dangerous. A few months ago I moved to oklahoma and here everyone seems to have a bike so it kind of restarted my interest.
So I signed up on a bunch of motorcycle forums and everyone was saying to take the msf class to all the newbies, so I immediately went out and pre-registered for a class 4 months away. I made sure to buy all my gear before the bike so I would be sure to buy quality gear and not just look for the cheap stuff.
Sat/sun I did my msf class and passed with a perfect score in both the driving and written examinations. Today I went and got my new oklahoma drivers license with my motorcycle endorsement.
Whew, well... now that you know my entire life story =p. I choose the 500 after reading so many posts that say its a good beginners bike and how you really get your moneys worth. I wanted something I could learn on and still enjoy in a few years. I must say I was tempted by some of the bigger bikes, but I talked myself out of it just by seeing how much bigger they are. Forget the power, I would be afraid to try to ride that big of a bike around corners until I have a lot more experience. And so here I am getting a 500
Btw thanks for the replies so far, I appreciate the help