Beginner looking to purchase first bike

[Jan_P]

Thanks everyone for your advice! It's been helpful - I'm going to wait on the 650 and go smaller for now. I tend to be a "go big or go home" person but a first bike probably isn't the place for that.

I'm going to look at a 2005 xv250 tomorrow. Maybe the XS650 will happen down the road.

People are different .But depending you body size and type of riding
a 250 can be to small
Is it the 4 stroke Virago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_XV250

Surprisingly fast

 

[notthechef]

People are different .But depending you body size and type of riding
a 250 can be to small
Is it the 4 stroke Virago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_XV250

Surprisingly fast

It's the 4 stroke - I'm about 5'8" so hoping it's a good fit. And I'll be mostly be riding around town and commuting.

 

[gggGary]

Thing about those 250's they are easy come easy go someone else is always ready to snap one up to learn to ride or urban motorcycling.
I advocate for starting on a small bike and learning mastery. Ride the whee out of it. We see way to many start out a on a "too big" bike and seem like they are just along for the ride not in command.

 

[Its been a long time]

It's the 4 stroke - I'm about 5'8" so hoping it's a good fit. And I'll be mostly be riding around town and commuting.

Good luck. I think you made a good decision. Once you feel more confident, try to get a ride on an XS650. The experience will be very different to the smaller XV.

 

[Tiggertoo]

This thread kinda reminds me of this guy..
Had to giggle when he was explaining the clutch LOL