What's a good starter motorcycle similar to the Honda Rebel?
I'm 5'10, and weigh 150 pounds. I like the honda rebel, but i realize that it may be too small for me. I want a good looking, easy to ride, starter bike that has freeway capabilities.
Don't get the rebel.it is one cylinder and air cooled. Get a honda VLX 600.2 cylinder.water cooled.great bike. I bought one for a friend in 1988. She is still riding it. She even pulled my 1200 goldwing with cargo trailer behind one day when my stator quit. While on holidays
Many will tell you that a 250 is not freeway capable. BULL! I weigh 200 pounds, ride a Vespa LX150 -- a 150.46cc 11.7bhp "Twist-and-Go" scooter -- and I ride the freeways of Los Angeles and tour on the Interstates. I admit I can only do 60-65 mph, but I know that a 250 can do 70-75 mph *easy*.
The Rebel is a small cruiser, a parallel twin. Yamaha's little cruiser is the 250 V-Star, a v-twin. The engine is longer front/rear and thus the V-Star is a bit longer and a bit more room for a 5'10" rider -- http://cycle-ergo.com/
That Rebel will take you at highway speeds easily.
There's also the Suzuki S40, single cylinder 650cc, if you don't think a 250 will work (it will, but it's your bike).
Even a Honda Shadow 750 is not too much bike, even for a beginner.
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