BIKE STYLES

Finding the right style and size of bike can become tedious and quite exhausting. Motorcycles are a lot faster than cars but just like cruisers they all come in different sizes. Unlike cars, motorcycle engines are measured by their cubic centimeter displacement and the bigger the motorcycle’s CC the bigger the motorcycle.

The first thing to figure out is if you want something fast, like a sport bike, or something more like a cruiser to go on long rides. Cruisers are more comfortable than sport bikes but do not have as much torque as cruisers. Most beginners who are looking to purchase a bike for the first time decide to go with a small to mid-size motorcycle. Small motorcycle engines fall between the 50cc (cubic centimeters) and 250cc engines where those mid-size motorcycles would fall between 300cc and 950cc engines. However, despite the size of the engine’s cc displacement sport bikes are built with more torque because they are usually meant to be on the track, as they are sport bikes.

Another motorcycle style that beginners like to look at are scooters, or mopeds. These motorcycles are one step above a bicycle because they have an engine but are usually a single gear, not allowing it to go faster than about 60mph. These motorcycles don’t require knowing how to switch gears with the clutch, and if the engine is small enough they don’t even require having an M1 class license.

An unpopular motorcycle style that is rarely allowed on street, but people still love to buy are dirt bikes. These types of motorcycles are much lighter than sport bikes or cruisers but have better suspension as they are meant for going off-road and doing stunts from mountains. But, remember that in order for a dirt bike to be street legal is needs to have a brake light, headlight, blinkers in the front and back, and most importantly have a license plate.

I know that when I was deciding on what motorcycle to purchase, I was nervous because I had only taken a weekend course. I thought that it would be easier to start off with something smaller like a 250cc or 300cc motorcycle but when I tried them, I was disappointed and wanted something with more power immediately. I decided to go with a Yamaha Bolt R-Spec. It is an air-cooled 950cc cruiser. What motorcycle style did you decide on?