Im looking to buy a sport bike this summer.. any advice is welcome?

Question

just looking to buy something basic, yet not an old p.o.s. i know nothing about bike i went to search and all i could think of was kawasaki ninja. just a bike to ride to work and run with buddies. nothing to impress anyone. does high mileage effect bikes, what is considered high mileage for any bike. what year should i look at, 2000? my price range is under 5k. are they easily maintained? what are some things both bad and good to look at when purchasing. 20yr old male. anything else would help tons. thanks

Answer 1

Wrong forum bud, but to answer your question on this is simple. You will just have to keep your eyes open and look in  a ton of places. Bikes come and go, and good deals are readily available......

Answer 2

Follow the advice from my fellow " Top Contrib's "

You will always find there information to be bang on.

Answer 3

You would get a better response in "Cars & Transportation"> "Motorcycles, This is "Motorcycle Racing"

Answer 4

yz 450

Answer 5

What does you thinking of buying a sport bike have anything to do with racing?

Answer 6

A lot  600cc sport bikes  after 1990 are cheap, more than fast enough, and not to fast.

Answer 7

If you are a beginner to riding, then stick with a bike with at least 500cc or lower because if you go higher your really looking for injury there buddy, pros about sport bikes are they are fun fun fun cons? not many not any besides if you live where it snows and rains a lot but other than that good luck

Answer 8

Is this how the "Top Contributors" get all their points? You answer everyones question the same. Give them a break.

Anyways go to www.craigslist.org. I don't know if you have heard of it but you can find some killer deals under the motorcycles section. Do some research though. I'd stick with a 600 if I were you. Go to Kawi's site, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Honda's got some sick new sport bikes.