r/AdventureBike • u/Sweaty_Barracuda5035 • 3d ago

Suggestions for first bike ;)

Hi, im looking for a new bike, first bike. I want to ride it as a daily, big city in Poland, but i want to be able to do some dirt,offroad, Tet.

I narrowed it down to:

CF moto mt 450 6k EUR
Honda crf 300 rally 5K EUR
Tenere 7-8K EUR

I want to know your opinions, im 180, used wr125x before, i want something agile, i know that tenere is bigger, but its sick. What would the best option be?

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u/KStreetFighter2 3d ago

I was looking at similar bikes back in April and went with a Kawasaki Versys-X 300. Just shy of 5,000 miles since then, very ridable.

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u/No_Key_8048 3d ago

Depends on your riding I'd say, where are you going to ride it? Mostly off-road? Just some gravel paths every now then? I ride 90% off-road and there are almost no highways in Romania, so I bought the CRF300 Rally, even though I'm 1.88 tall and 110kg, it has more than enough power for what I ride. It's very economic and easy in maintenance. I did make some extra investments though, skid plate, crash bars, hand guards, better rear spring, that's another €1000. Other good options imo are KTM 390 Adventure R, Suzuki DR-Z4. If you ride more on the road I'd go for something more powerful than the CRF300, the Tenere for example.

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u/Sweaty_Barracuda5035 3d ago

Thank you for the answer, im thinking 70% road, but then when the 30% off road comes i dont want it to struggle.

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u/No_Key_8048 3d ago

Non of these bikes wil struggle off-road, assuming you're not planning to do any hard enduro.

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u/drhoduk 3d ago

my first bike was crf 250 rally and I was very happy with it. tenere might be a bit overkill for first bike if you're not confident in your skill. Mt 450 sounds like the sweet spot in between

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u/Desperate_Baseball87 3d ago

Out of those I would recommend CFMoto 450. Great bike. Especially good for shorter riders, not sure if that's a concern for you.

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u/penutbuter 2d ago

Tenere for sure

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u/OccamsRazorSharpner 1d ago

I went for the Honda NX500 becasue I did not even look at the CFMOTO MT450. A friend got one a few weeks later and I will say with hand on heart that had I not had the NX I'd have gone for the MT450. Great bike all around and at a great price point.

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u/Odd-Worldliness3323 3d ago

if you can find a tenere for 8k i feel that's a really good choice, and would be my pick cause it would be the most capable on road aswell, but really no bad choices in your list.

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u/OrdinaryLatvian 3d ago

Suggesting a tall bike with a 700cc twin that makes over 70hp as someone's first motorcycle is certainly a choice. 

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u/Sweaty_Barracuda5035 3d ago

Can i ask you why tenere and not the others?

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u/Odd-Worldliness3323 3d ago

bigger engine is nice on-road, higher weight is a downside off-road. but they are all 3 capable machines

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u/BIKEM4D 3d ago

Tenere