Tuesday, December 20, 2011

I want to buy a suzuki motorcycle but i need help!! i need information!?

im a student and i want a motorcycle preferably a suzuki sport bike. i need one that's fast but consumes low to an alright amount of gas. it doesn't matter if aautomatic or manual i know both. i need information on what i need and how long do they last and how to perform maintanence. and all that good stuff..... best answer gets 10 points!!|||Well first of all, there are sportbikes and there are sportbikes.





The highest category are dedicated, single-purpose sportbikes, almost like racing bikes with license plates. The Suzuki entry in this market is the GSX-R, which comes in 600cc and 1000cc sizes (standard racing categories). I wouldn't recommend one of these as your first bike. They are GREAT bikes, don't get me wrong, but not for beginners.





Suzuki also makes medium-sized 'sporty' bikes that are actually 'standards', but plenty fast enough and good-handling enough to have a lot of fun, and more practical for all-around riding. The GS500 and the SV650. Either of these would make a good first bike, and you wouldn't soon 'outgrow' it.





All these bikes are manual. There aren't very many automatic motorcycles. If you can drive a manual shift car it shouldn't be a big problem to switch over, except on a motorcycle you shift with your foot and clutch with your hand, the reverse of a car.





All the Japanese mfgrs are very good, and a lot of people think Suzuki is the best. These bikes, properly cared for, last a long time. The SV 650 is liquid cooled, so it should last even longer. Well over 100,000 miles.





Bikes don't get as good gas mileage as you might think, because they are aerodynamically very 'dirty'. 45 mpg is about average. If you cruise all day at 30 mph you can get 50-55. If you love to yank on the throttle you can get 35.





Maintenance consists mostly of oil changes, tires, brakes. With fuel injection and computerized ignition, I don't think you even need tune-ups. (Don't take my word for that though).





If you're just learning, don't run out and buy a shiny new bike. You're likely to be hard on your first bike, and it would be a shame to screw up a new one. Get one 5-10 years old, and after six months or a year you can sell it for about what you paid for it, and by then you'll have a better idea of what you really want.

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