From 6 year now I have lived about 96 kilometres away from
my home. And the daily distance I had to travel comes about 200 kilometres. And
like all Indians, from a few years I have been feeling the pinch of rising
petrol prices. A major portion of my salary was going in to the tank of my car
rather than my pocket.
This was when I decided to buy a motorbike for myself to
reduce my monthly expenditure on petrol.
I researched on what would be the best bike for a beginner. It was not
that I did not know how to drive a bike; it was just that almost 20 year had
passed since I had driven one of those beauties. I felt that a starter bike was
the best bet to learn safely before I go for a better bike. This started my
visit to various dealer shops to look at the various beginner models that were
suggested to me by my friends and websites. I was interested in some beginner bikes which though were easy to ride but were still a little uncommon so that I had something to be proud of my start up bike. Some of these bikes were Kawasaki
Vulcan 500 LTD, Suzuki GS500F, Suzuki SV650S, Hyosung GT250R, Virago 250 and a
few more. After going through test drives and reviews online, I found Virago 250
which with its v-twin engine felt and sounded good. After searching a while I
found a second hand Virago 250 with a fresh college passout. This college student lives
around 50 kilometres away from my home and due to some reasons the pick-up truck that
I had ordered for was due to some mechanical problems not available. So I drove
down there with my wife and then I had to drive the bike back home. I took me a
few tries to get my hands on the gear control but I was able to control it soon
enough. I rode to my home with a pillion at my back to block a fall in case the bike
was slanting. I reached home without any mishappening though I must add, it took
me a lot of heart to start the ride but after half the path I actually enjoyed
the ride.