What motorcycle to buy? Practical guide to choose my first big motorcycle

Although many of us would like it, bikers are not born with a motorcycle between their legs. If you just took out the A2 motorcycle license or if you dream of having a motorcycle but you don't know which one to start with, we will try to give you all kinds of options so that you can get ideas and choose properly.

What motorcycle did I buy? Sports, city, scooter, trail, classic, field ... Motorcycles are a world and you have to start the house by the foundations, so here we leave you a selection of what options you have as good first motorcycles for beginners at all the segments

Scooter: the logical beginning
One of the logical steps when it comes to being interested in motorcycles as a means of transportation, especially if there is no previous experience in the world of two wheels, is to search the scooter for that practical element that helps us move from one place to another. another without greater difficulty than accelerating and braking, perfect for the city.

Without gears, the scooters represent one of the segments that keep the two-wheel market afloat, precisely because they are easy to carry and those motorcycles with which many have learned to move.

But there is life beyond the small 125 cc scooters, and much more. With the A2 card in your hand, you can opt for a constellation that ranges from the most basic and practical to the most radical postulates. The Vespa GTS 300 (6364.25 euros, and also in electric version) are as popular as satisfactory when it comes to driving in the city, but you can also look for the distinguished touch of a high wheel like the well-known Honda SH300i (5,739 euros).

The bold end is given by those large and powerful scooters with representatives such as the renewed Suzuki Burgman 400 (7,799 euros) or the fight unleashed between sports maxiscooter such as the Kymco AK 550 (9,949 euros) and the Yamaha TMax (from 12,299 euros)

Custom: Max Style

Do you dream of a Harley-Davidson? Would you love to pose on an Indian with your tattoos hidden under a leather jacket full of patches? Well, to get to that level you must first start with less heavy bikes because although your seat is very low you have to learn to move a motorcycle that weighs less during our first steps on a motorcycle.

Both for dimensions and for stability, ease of use and the invaluable confidence that can get well with both feet to the ground, small custom are great bikes to start in the world of two wheels with style.

Although during the last years the custom of small-displacement is of fallen layer, Honda has recovered this segment bringing back the small Rebel. Maintaining the philosophy that made them the most popular motorcycles long ago, the Honda CBX500 Rebel now introduces a more modern style ready to conquer the young audience.

With a parallel twin-cylinder engine of 471 cubic centimeters and 45 hp of perfect power for the A2 card, it is one of the most reasonable (and reliable) options in the new motorcycle market for a fee of 6,100 euros.

Retro: A lot of style (too) with a sophisticated touch

If you are doing the classic roll but the custom is not your thing, there are other options that share with the Rebel many of its features that make them good motorcycles to start on motorcycles. Comfortable, with intuitive driving and very capable, classic style motorcycles can become great companions without giving up their touch of cool posture.

Here we have more options to choose from because the retro motorcycle segment has been hit hard by fashion and manufacturers have struggled to offer very diversified ranges. Triumph, for example, offers the Street family, with the basic Street Twin, Street Cup in cafe racer style and Street Scrambler with a more rugged cut starting at 9,100 euros, somewhat more expensive but with a more generous 55 hp engine.

Staying in Europe, we also have Ducati's proposal with its Scrambler, motorcycles that are limited to A2, although they are easy to use in any circumstance, they do not give up their traditional touch of sportiness. The Scrambler 800 Icon starts at 8,990 euros and is followed by up to six variants (including Café Racer and Desert Sled) with a good 73 hp coming from its twin-cylinder in Desmodue.

Below them is the Scrambler Sixty2, a more accessible design motorcycle equipped with a 400 cc engine and a price of 7,790 euros.

Sport: Adrenaline free bar

Strong emotions and adrenaline are perhaps the main reasons why we love motorcycles. Within this extensive motorcycle market of all kinds, there is also room for a popular segment like few others: the sports one.

Virtually all brands have taken scale models of their large aspirational motorcycles without having to get on motorcycles with more than 100 hp because sometimes less is more fun and users of the A2 card also need an injection of pure fun. Light, effective and with an aggressive aesthetic, small sports shoes are one of the most nurtured segments.

Yamaha has the YZF-R3 (5,699 euros), Kawasaki the forceful Ninja 400 (still without official price), Suzuki the affordable GSX-R250 (5,340 euros), KTM the RC 390 possibly with the best chassis and part cycle of the category ( 5,499 euros) and Honda the CBR500R (6,350 euros). Many of them are candidates for the Supersport 300 World Cup title, but all are exciting but at the same time a perfect school to start on R motorcycles.

Naked: The logical choice without giving up anything

Another of the most nourished segments and that comes a bit to rebuild the previous one is that of naked motorcycles. The multi-purpose mounts with wide handlebars and zero aerodynamic protection inherit many of the components of the sports versions, but at a lower price than make them more popular.

Thus, following the models of the previous section, we have the KTM 390 Duke, Yamaha MT-03 (5,249 euros), Honda CB500F (5,900 euros) or the daring CB300R presented at the EICMA 2017. But there are also options that go a little further in as for capabilities, but they are still good motorcycles to learn at a very interesting price.

For example, and as of now there is no nude version of the Ninja, Kawasaki has the recently renewed Z650 (6,960 euros) or the recovered Suzuki SV650 (6,690 euros), both motorcycles limited to the A2 and willing to fill their futures with satisfactions owners once acquired the card A.

Trail: All roads are valid

With more and more followers who make eyes of multivalent motorcycles, the small displacement trails are emerging to delight those who want a single motorcycle for everything. Going to work, traveling, escaping on the weekend and even having fun is possible with the new generation of small trails.

BMW has released the G 310 GS (6,050 euros), Kawasaki has the Versys-X 300 (6,160 euros) and Suzuki last year premiered the V-Strom 250 in the image and likeness of its older sisters of 650 and 1000 cc.

Only missing for this segment comes the bets of KTM and Yamaha, which will arrive, for sure. For now, we have to continue dreaming a step above with the future Ténéré 700 and the 790 Adventure R that will compete for the more brown side of the Honda CB500X, BMW F 750 and 850 GS and Versys 650.

Off-road: Without fear of getting dirty

And if you are one of those who want adventure without compromise, quiet, there are also options for you. Possibly one of the best choices at the end of the off-road motorcycles with registration could be the Honda CRF250 Rally, a motorcycle that takes Honda field experience and spreads it with a Dakarian style for 6,000 euros.

Considering that the purpose of your journeys is the journey itself, no matter how complicated the destination, Royal Enfield has a good option that also belongs to the card available for the A2 card.

The Royal Enfield Himalayan has many ballots to sell well, and it does not give up anything you might need when it comes to throwing miles. Robust as few, with an authentic image of classic adventure motorcycle and with a 410 cc single-cylinder engine, the 4,395 euros is a great cover letter.

Both are light, reliable, with a container size, capable off-road and with a good dose of "throw me all the mud you want that doesn't matter to me."