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Touring bikes are big and heavy, but
have enough luggage for a long trip.
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| Sport-Touring bikes
are not so big and have not so much luggage, but have better handling.
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| Sport bikes, also known
as crotch rockets, are small, fast, light, and covered with shiny,
cool, and expensive plastic. They are light and easy to handle, but
their go-fast handles are very sensitive. A sport bike will try to
kill you if it senses that you don’t know what you’re doing. |
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| Standard or “naked”
bikes are competent at everything. Having little or no plastic to
break when you drop one, they are an excellent choice for a beginner.
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| Cruisers (such as Harley-Davidson)
are low and long; their primary purpose is looking cool. They tend
to be big and heavy. |
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| Enduro bikes have suspensions
that can soak up big bumps and tires that can deal with mud and gravel.
They’re good for long cross-country trips on dirt roads. Because
they’re tall, they are a handful to handle in parking lots, but
they tend to be sturdy and can usually deal with being dropped. |
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| Dual-Sport bikes have
big knobby tires and can go anywhere a street bike can go as well
as almost everywhere an off-road bike can go. |
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| Off-Road bikes have big
knobby tires and can climb around on goat trails. Since they don’t
have things like headlights or turn signals, they aren’t allowed
on public streets. |
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