# Newbies with Liter bikes. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 19, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newbies-with-liter-bikes/251608 "2010-04-19T20:24:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 118
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newbies-with-liter-bikes/251608/118 "2010-04-21T11:58:56Z")
> [@The baby blue shark hood neon tried chasing me down...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-baby-blue-shark-hood-neon-tried-chasing-me-down/30686/423): > > OK super cereal post here. > > I’m a LANKY motherfucker (6’5" 205lbs) and have been considering getting a bike for a year or so. What should I start out on? I feel like I wouldn’t even MOVE on a 250 so I was thinking a 450cc motard kind of deal like AlpineSkiier has would be more appropriate. > > Opinionz? Only way to find out is by riding a 250, they are great little bikes and do a very good job of teaching the fundementals though not for everyone. Even the 500s are a bit bigger and can actually get out of there own way. I’d recommend starting on a SV650 as I’m sure Vlad would as well, great little bikes. I actually got one last year to supplement my SS so I could ride sometimes worrying more about my form and being smooth than my throttle and brake control. I started on a '93 Katana 750, not the best beginners bike but it was much better than starting out on the Daytona 675 I have now, in my mind, and I dropped it at least once getting used to how to handle a bike. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newbies-with-liter-bikes/251608)._