| There are many different types of motorcycles | | | | ability to speed. If you're less concerned about |
| available in the marketplace today. And if you're | | | | comfort and looking for speed this is the bike to |
| thinking about buying a motorcycle or one of the | | | | choose. They're not good for riding long distances |
| crotch rockets, this article will point out their | | | | though. This bike is used a lot for racing. They have |
| differences. In fact you may not know what you | | | | good suspension and are lightweight. You can drive |
| want or what you're looking for and hopefully this | | | | fast and make tight turns while doing so. Most of the |
| article will help you make a decision. | | | | foreign sport bikes are always referred to as crotch |
| You'll find that the most common type of motorcycle | | | | rockets - bikes made by Kawasaki, Yamaha, and |
| is called the cruiser. These bikes are easy to handle | | | | BMW, etc. |
| and will last a long time no matter what model or | | | | You can also get what's called a dual sport |
| brand you choose. Most of the motorcycles you see | | | | motorcycle. It has large tires and it rides well on road |
| on the road today are cruisers. There are a lot of | | | | or off road. |
| different designs and styles too. They're designed for | | | | Or you can get an off- road motorcycle, also called a |
| comfort and usually have the standard seat and just | | | | dirt bike, which doesn't require a motorcycle license |
| your basic handle bars. They handle easily and turn | | | | to ride one, but you can't ride it on the streets. They |
| well no matter how fast you go. This bike is not a | | | | may have no headlights or turn signals. |
| lightweight and will be heavy. If you don't want a | | | | No matter if you choose a used or new cruiser, |
| heavy bike, look for another type of motorcycle. | | | | custom, chopper, tour bike, foreign sport bike, crotch |
| Two types of cruisers are choppers and tour bikes. | | | | rocket or other sport bike or an off-road or dirt bike, |
| Choppers are modified and custom built motorcycles | | | | make sure to compare the costs before you buy a |
| and can be very expensive. The cruiser tour bike is | | | | any motorcycle. If you choose one of the crotch |
| made for traveling on long trips. If that's your plan | | | | rockets, shop around for the best price, try to take |
| you might want to look at a cruiser. | | | | it for a test drive and consider buying a used crotch |
| Sport bikes, also called a crotch rockets, are another | | | | rocket the first time around to avoid expensive |
| type of motorcycle that are well known for their | | | | repairs. |