starter bike???

I rode everything from 80cc dirt bikes to a 700 Interceptor, to a 920 Virago, by the time I was 16, but never owned one until I was in my 30s.

First bike was a KZ440 LTD. great cheap bike to start on full time (now somewhat collectible), then got a 750 Virago, then a 800 Intruder (which is a hell of a nice easy to ride, one person well balanced and very quick street cruiser), and then a 1400 Intruder.

One thing I found was that they are actually MORE expensive to get fixed and buy parts for than a car, and that any chrome on a bike wont last nearly as long as chrome on a car. My 03 800's chrome was all wasted after 5 years of being kept in a shed, but my 45 year old car's chrome is OK sitting outside all that time.