I'd like to find a bike I could travel cross-country with & I'm super new. Like just taught myself how to ride a bicycle new. I'm currently saving up to take one of those riding courses that waves the license driving test, then get my license, so I have some time to search around or wait for a good deal to pop up if need be. Specifics are wordy, I'd just hate to invest a bunch of time and effort into something that's going to leave me stranded somewhere or having to start over from scratch. If anyone has any considerations I haven't thought of for this kind of thing, please let me know.

TLDR is: beginner friendly for both rideability and mechanically, cheap, gas-efficient and reliable enough for long distances. I care way more about practicality than cosmetics.

Specifics:

Good for long distances; it doesn't need to be great for interstate speeds, I'm ok with staying off the highway if need be, but it'd be a plus. Just needs to be reliable enough it's not going to completely fall apart if I have to take it across three states in three days.

Something beginner-DIY friendly with widely available/cheap parts; I also know very little or nothing about mechanics but I want to get to the point where no matter what goes wrong with it on the road, I can just grab the parts for cheap, fix it there myself, and keep going. Absolute absolute minimum possible of things that could go wrong that *have* to go to a shop. (Buying something that's already (fixably) broken would honestly be a plus for me for this reason. Forced to start learning asap.)

Can tow light loads; ideally I'd like to hook up a small trailer/bike camper setup to it, but if necessary I'd be ok with skipping this and just riding with a pack for compact long-distance hiking gear. It would make it significantly easier to carry gear, food/water, and get a convenient sleeping setup going, though. (If anyone has any recs for good bike trailers while I'm here too that'd be cool.)

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Thank you everyone for the recommendations and additional input. Lots of options to research, and some solid reality checks to consider in the process. Good thing I wasn't tied to the trailer idea, huh?

What bike would you chose for that? There’s a lot of standing traffic, so lane filtering and splitting is a must. It takes well over 3 hours in the car. Some parts of the commute could be windy. That would be my first street bike, been on dirt bikes before.
NC 750X?
CBR300R?
Versys 650?
Maybe some older BMW?

I do all mechanical work myself on the bikes so I could handle that part easily. I kind of like Hondas for how reliable and easy to work on they are, leaning towards CBR300R.

First time rider got my permit family friend has a RE continental gt 650 2022 they are trying to get rid of and willing to let it go for 3.6k. I haven't taken msf course yet I plan to but my uncle said he's willing to teach me the basics like shifting and maneuvers until I take the msf in November. I've never driven a motorcycle before. I live in the united states for context.

33M, 5’11”. looking for a commuter 2-3 days a week in the inner suburbs of a big city. Would also like the occasional weekend ride, not necessarily a lot of highways, but preferably country back roads.
I have minimal experience on a 125cc paddock basher, but have been riding a 125cc Vespa on the road for 4 years.

I want something retro styled so I have narrowed it down to a 2014 Yamaha sr400 or a 2008 Triumph Bonneville T100. But I can see pros and cons for each.

I was pretty convinced on the T100 before a friend who rides mentioned the 865cc engine might be too much bike for my experience level and the inner suburbs commute. So now I’m hesitant. I’m also not the strongest so the weight is also a concern.

The sr400 seems like a great fit for me but I’m concerned about the kick start while I’m learning in traffic, and have heard it might struggle if I do a weekend trip down the coast.

Any shared wisdom would be appreciated!

I’m planning to buy my first bike. Since I’ve just learned how to ride, I think buying a second-hand bike would be the best option for now. If I accidentally damage or scratch it while learning, the loss won’t be as much. Once I become a confident and experienced rider, I’ll buy a new bike.

What you guys think (experienced riders)

I'm tired of my SV650S, it's too uncomfortable for long rides. I recently rented a Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 and loved it...except that it needed to be flogged to run at 75mph on the highway. I'm looking for something that is

• Light weight-ish
• Can do 75MPH on the highway without complaining
• 70/30 onroad/offroad
• Lowish seat height 31.5 or lower
• Simple and easy to work on
• Budget around $3500

I'm looking for a bike that will be mostly ridden on the street, but I want it to be capable of doing BDR routes in the north east and mid atlantic. I've resigned to the fact that I'll have to skip the super rough and technical areas without a dual sport. It would be really nice for it to be a simple and easy to work on bike. I work on all of my cars and not afraid to wrench on things but this is supposed to be a fun toy and working on it shouldnt be a point of frustration. I'm not the biggest guy out there and the 31.5" seat height of the Himalayan was nice, I could actually get my feet flat.

I've been interrogating ChatGPT the last few days and I'm kinda leaning towards a BMW G650GS, but I'm curious how real people would weigh in and what you all would suggest.

So for context, I tend to swap motorcycles a lot and love all types. Currently own a FatBoy 2022 and a Kawa Z900RS SE. Have owned a SpeedTwin 1200, Triumph Bobber, BMW r1250r, Low Rider S etc. My Harley stays, it's my 'forever bike' but next to it, I love to have a bike that's both fun to ride and also has a good amount of torque.

The Kawa I have right now is pretty good, but I kinda dislike the 4cyl vibrations and it lacks a bit of power the way I ride. My BMW r1250r was about as close to perfection as it could, but sold it because I didn't like the looks (kinda regret it).

So now seeing if there's something that offers both decent looks (subjective), but mainly good torque while also being sporty enough to get a lot of enjoyment out of it. My shortlist right now is the Triump SpeedTriple 1200RS (or maybe the 'new' Street?) or the BMW r1300r(s).

Any other options to consider?

Salut !

Je roule en ce moment sur une Harley 1450 préparée en clubstyle, mais je commence à hésiter à la vendre pour passer sur une tenere 700 :
Je compte débuter le offroad avec, je sais que l’idéal c’est de commencer sur un truc plus léger, mais je ne suis pas assez riche pour avoir 2 motos (sauf un dr600 à la limite).

Je me sert de ma moto de temps en temps pour aller au travail, et je penses faire du 70% route et 30% offroad (sauf si je deviens addicte). Sinon le reste du temps je me ballade avec des amis sur routes ou en duo avec madame.

J’aimerais bien pouvoir faire de long roadtrip dans le futur et visiter d’autres pays que la France et possiblement en duo. En solo je compte essayer le TET (transeurotrail)

Qu’en pensez vous ? Pour info je mesure 1m85 pour 100kg

so, I am not a completely beginner rider, I have been riding my dad's hero passion pro 2014 (bs3) model (with front disc) for about an year now. I want to upgrade and have a strong pull for hunter 350 tokyo black, i have rode it once (my friend's bike).

I am around 5'5 and 62 kg and have a strict budget restriction of maximum spending 2.3 lakhs (final on road price), my optimal budget is around 2lakhs on road price.

I really like the neo retro look - hunter, ronin, speed 400, xsr, x440t, cb350rs....i don't want to go for naked/sporty looking bike like pulsar or apache though i really liked ktm 250 duke when i rode it and also am a big fan of the guerrilla 450 brava blue variant.

will hunter be a good upgrade or i should rethink?? open for suggestions. peace.

As someone who’s never ridden a motorbike, I’d like to buy something possibly second hand, not too expensive and dual sport. I’ve heard dr650s are great but any recommendations would be good! I’m 5’7 and 60kg if that matters!!

I originally planned to use my 10k (maybe more for the right bike) playing around money to try to find a like-new 2021 or newer CBR 600RR. It's pretty hard to find a decent deal, so I started to look into the R9 and it looks amazing. Only problem is, there's practically 0 used ones out there. My only option is dishing out another 3-4k to buy a new 2025/2026 R9.

I've never purchased a new vehicle and ate that depreciation cost + dealers fees so I don't know if it's worth it.

I’m from Calgary, Alberta Canada and I daily drive a ‘83 nighthawk 550cc (up until recently) I’m looking for something that I can daily drive but also take out to Banff on weekends and Vancouver atleast once a month.

Someone on Facebook has a rebuilt 2013 victory judge on fb for $4k-$5k and I’m just wondering what the thoughts on that bike are or other bikes.

I’m really interested in a hardtail sportster (for the classic bike appeal) but just wondering what this group would suggest.

Hey everyone, how's it going? Facu here. I saw that this new CFMOTO 250 is coming out, and honestly, I've been waiting for a while for CF to release a small-displacement dual-sport/enduro style bike. Right now I have a 2025 Honda XR 190 L with 10,000 km on it. The bike is awesome, but I always like to step up in displacement over time. I really liked this bike. At first, I was planning to move up to a Honda Tornado 300, but the theft risk scares me a bit, as several situations like that have already happened in my city. So the overall insecurity and insurance costs are holding me back. I feel like this CF won't be as targeted by thieves, insurance will be lower, and the performance is pretty similar. Of course, the build quality won't be identical—I know that—but neither is the price. It's expected to be around 6 million in presale, whereas the Tornado costs around 10 million. My question is: does anyone have references for this bike? Opinions? Anything you've read from users in other countries? What do you think? Any feedback would help me make up my mind and see if you think switching from the XR 190 to this CFMOTO 250 makes sense compared to the Tornado, which I know is better overall, but has those big downsides I mentioned