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I’m pretty sure I would like to go with cfmoto for my first bike. Their features and price are very attractive. Plus many local dealers carry them. Anyways, I’m struggling to decide between a sport bike or a naked style bike. I’m thinking the 675 model would be great to grow into as I learn.

I like the styling and design of the sport but I’ve seen in videos that sometimes they can be uncomfortable. To me it seems the naked would be less comfortable but I have no real experience with moto just mountain biking.

Any thoughts from more experienced riders? Or maybe anyone that owns one of them? Thanks in advance.

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[–] Labotomized@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

450 would give me extra budget for nicer gear too. Is it just like cars where slow car fast is way more fun?

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like the 450 would be the sweet spot, the acceleration will still be intense, but not quite so "I'm in danger" feeling all the time. I rode my buddies Hayabusa and honestly it was a little bit boring because I was basically at highway speed in second gear, and twisting the throttle with any umph made me shit my pants hah.

[–] Labotomized@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Good to know! I definitely don’t want something way too fast but don’t want to get something that feels slow either. Thank you!

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Make a budget, buy gear, and then spend the rest on a bike. Better gear not only makes you safer (to a point) but also more comfortable.

My bike is an older sport tourer that will do 70 in first gear. It's very fun, but I went back and did an MSF refresher course and had a ton of fun on the little MT03s they had. I wouldn't want to do a cross-country ride on them, but they're fun little commuters you can really wring out and use the whole bike at legal speeds.

Having a fast bike is a lot of fun, but it's very much a "with great power" kind of situation. Even a moderately fast bike is faster than any car you will ever drive, and little mistakes can become big ones really fast.

None of this is meant to scare you, but you'll have a lot more fun mastering a small bike and moving up than you will being terrified of ever really using your bike.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

No, it's more, small bike is quick and nimble, easy to control, quick acceleration