Scrambler New Rider Question

Welcome @CycleNPaint

Choosing your first motorbike is very personal but I suspect you wouldn’t keep a smaller less powerful bike for long based on your quad bike experience. My mate has a Tiger 800 and it is a good allrounder and might suit your height better too.

Cheers

Geoff

 

I agree. Bikes are like shoes. You have to find what fits you, and you are comfortable with. Modifications help too. ...J.D.

 

And most of us do modify our bikes, some for comfort, to lose weight, more power, some for looks.
Take your time and don't just buy the first bike you see, get test rides, long ones if possible to see how the ergonomics suit you.

 

Manufacturers are so in to selling you frills, electronic gadgets, rider assists etc. Just raises the cost and their profit. You have to look past all that. At this point, there is not a new bike being made that I would spend the money on. The old stuff was much better. ...J.D.

 

For any bike unless america is expensive not sure i would part with that sort of money for a bike with 40k on the clock are there no other bikes for that sort of money with a lot less miles on them?

 

I think you will find the low too low at 6 foot. I think you’d get bored pretty quickly with a 400 so buying new may work out an expensive way to gain experience.