New Rider

Hello, All.

I've been considering procuring a motorcycle for some time now. My father was a biker, and I enjoyed riding on the back of his bike as a child, but he was removed from my life pretty early on, so he never passed his know how onto me.

When I returned from Iraq, I made a list of things I wanted to do before God took me from this Earth. Learning how to ride a bike is on that list.

I'm back in school now, and as such, my funds are pretty limited. I don't have the scratch to drop on a full blown custom job, nor would I want to have one to learn on. I would expect that this bike would find itself on its side at least once.

What would one suggest for a good bike to learn on? Assume the rider has zero experience whatsoever...because he doesn't. All I have is a desire to learn.

I've been looking at Vento's line of bikes. their price tags are appealing, and the bikes look good from the photos I've seen. They don't seem to be too powerful, but I don't want something that is going to kill me within the first hour of ownership, either.

Does anyone have prior experience with these bikes? Or have any other sugestions?

TONY .... welcome to the forums. i'm sure you'll get some answers. my advice .... please take the safety course

Welcome to the forum. My advise is take the course. After not having ridden in a few short years there are so many things I know I have forgotten and I will be taking the course to refresh my skills here very soon

I intend on taking a course. But no one has any suggestion on a good starter bike? No one has any info or experience with Vento motorcycles?

Welcome to the forum. Vento is a new name for me. I'll look it up and get back to ya.

Welcome Tony, Their most expensive Bike has a MSRP of $3499. If your looking for an inexpensive bike to commute short distances they might not be toooooo bad.
http://www.vento.com/pub/usa/default.asp?zone=EUA
About Vento:
Since 1996, Vento has been dedicated to supplying people around the world with high value motorcycles. In the early stages we imported products from the top manufacturers in the industry. Vento’s reputation has grown in such short time due to its distinctive design characteristics and quality.

In 1998 an assembly plant in Laredo, Texas was established. This plant was built with the purpose of elevating the quality of our products in order to compete in the marketplace with manufacturers here and abroad.

Our corporate office located in San Diego, California is where various operations varying from product design and development to customer support take place. Vento’s sales organization is structured in the United States through a network of 175+ Vento Dealers in more than 30 states; there are more than 300 Vento outlets worldwide. FY 2003 sales in the United States totaled 17,840 units. A sum of 77,600 Vento motorcycles were sold that same year in Chile, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela, Russia and Puerto Rico combined. (Includes Highway Motorcycles, Scooters, Utility and ATVs)



2003 sales exceeded $114 Million USD including exports and domestic sales, making Vento the fastest-growing motorcycle company in America.



Our approach in the United States market includes the introduction of recently developed products in the 150cc to 500cc engine displacement range, implementation of financial services at both dealership and consumer levels, as well as, major expansion of our warranty program. Also for this year, we will be producing motorcycles in both, our Laredo, Texas and China plants simultaneously. This project was initiated due to the increasing demand of our products and limited production capacities for our export markets.



Thanks to our high quality, Vento products are approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), and certified by both the EPA and the California Air Resources Board, meeting the strictest emission regulations. Our solid effort in using the newest technologies make this possible and it reflects in our mission of providing people with first-class motorcycles at affordable prices.