Author: Motorcycle Itch
May 16, 2023
I get asked this question all the time: "I’m a new rider...which motorcycle should I buy?. Or, "I’m an experienced rider looking for a new sport bike. Any suggestions?". Or, Should I get this bike, or that one?".
These questions are impossible to answer intelligently without more information: Have you ridden before? How tall are you? Do you intend on riding on the highway? Will you be taking a passenger? Will you be using it for commuting, pleasure riding, or some of both? Will you be taking any overnight trips? Will you be taking it off-road? Are you a laid-back rider, a canyon carver, a cruiser, a country road meander-er?
A good place to start in your quest to buy a motorcycle is to first think about what style of bike you might want. You can research and compare motorcycles at motorcycleitch.com where there are 24 different styles you can filter on!
Some styles are obvious, while others may be a bit perplexing. For example, what’s the difference between a "naked" and a "muscle" bike? I’ve explained each of the different styles in my companion article, "24 Motorcycle Styles Explained".
So, you’ve decided on a couple styles that interest you. Let’s say you chose "Standard", "Retro", and "Cruiser". Going to the "Filters" page on motorcycleitch.com, you can select those from the "Style" group. You just narrowed your search from over 700 potential bikes down to 64! Pretty good! There are over 100 filters you can set in 17 different categories. A good second filter would be to set a maximum price. If we put in $9,000, we narrow our list down to 19 bikes. Now we’re really making progress! A good third filter might be "Engine Size". If you’re a beginning rider, you might want to specify something between 250-400cc’s. But let’s say you’re comfortable on a bike and want something that’s more highway capable. So we’ll enter 600-800cc’s. Now we have just 4 bikes in our list!
We can compare all 4 bikes by clicking "Add to Compare" for each, then clicking on "Compare".
