02-15-2018, 02:01 AM
When I was 20 I started riding on small two-stroke bikes. Then worked my way up year by year to larger and faster motorcycles. My last rides were heavy touring motorcycles: a Yamaha Excess 1100 and a Honda Goldwing. After 23 years in the saddle, I stopped riding in 1989.
After a 25 year hiatus, I bought myself a CB500XA in 2014. It took me about two weeks to get used to new motorcycle. For the next three summers I thoroughly enjoyed the upright riding position, and the fact the bike was light, nimble handling, and fast for its size.
After three summers of enjoyable riding, I traded it in on a 2017 CB1100 EX. A beautiful motorcycle, but plump and top heavy. The reason I nicknamed mine Miss Piggy.
So I would suggest as others have that you buy a smaller motorcycle first to refresh and develop your riding skills.
After a 25 year hiatus, I bought myself a CB500XA in 2014. It took me about two weeks to get used to new motorcycle. For the next three summers I thoroughly enjoyed the upright riding position, and the fact the bike was light, nimble handling, and fast for its size.
After three summers of enjoyable riding, I traded it in on a 2017 CB1100 EX. A beautiful motorcycle, but plump and top heavy. The reason I nicknamed mine Miss Piggy.
So I would suggest as others have that you buy a smaller motorcycle first to refresh and develop your riding skills.