Best Beginner Cruiser Motorcycles (2023)

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I bought a C50 as my first "real" bike and paid $3000 for it. It has been flawless. 10k miles later and it still perfect. I could sell it today for what i paid for it. Its just a great, simple cruiser to ride around with the wife and enjoy some wind. Best part? I dont feel obligated to join any groups or wear a freaking Harley uniform.

I don't think Yammie still entirely gets why people like to ride cruisers. You can talk all day about price-to-performance, how cruisers are boring and slow or how archaic cruiser technology still is. All that is mostly irrelevant, though. People like cruisers because of the ability to CRUISE admiring the scenery, the surroundings and the feel of the bike. On a sport bike you ride aggressively and are hyper-focused on the road with less regard to the landscape surrounding you. Different uses. That's the real reason.

I'm 62 years old just bought a 2008 Fatboy and rode around the neighborhood and practiced in parking lots and couldn't be happier.

I am almost 80 yrs old. I have a 2009 Black Cherry Yamaha Star 250 with 17/38 final drive. All an old man (or new beginner) needs .....

For any beginner, I HIGHLY recommend a used bike right off the bat. Sure, I know folks who bought full dressers for their first bikes, but I would say that is not the greatest idea. Save yourself a ton of money and depreciation and look for any of the Big 4 Japanese makes & models like the ones covered in this video. They run forever and are bullet proof. Unless you have a Triumph, Royal Enfield, Ducatti, or Boneville dealer right near your house where you can get parts and repairs done, stick with the Japanese bikes.

Passed my MSF 2 days ago, bought a Royal Enfield Hunter 350. I absolutely love it. Its slow for sure, and i cant use it on the interstates, but its perfect for back roads, and i love the Clutch, its very forgiving and i havent stalled it once yet. Ive also only hit 3rd gear so far but still 😅

I'm 36 and am just now beginning to understand why people ride motorcycles. Sport bikes never interested me. Cruisers look to provide what I'm looking for: chill riding as I sit comfortably and enjoy.

Just picked up my RE Super Meteor 650 in Astral Black here in Australia 2 days ago, had to go 500km to the closest dealership, rode around Southern coast in Winter rain to get first 500kms on it and dropped it back in for first service the next day, rode it back home yesterday and have over 1000km on it in the first 2 days. Impressive bike, very comfortable aside from rear shocks that will need some adjustment, great usable low down power, great lights, highly recommended so far.

I had a Honda monkey for about 3 months, and I went to my Harley dealership and they did try and tell me I could go straight to the Street Bob. I rode the monkey for a year and then bought a 2023 Indian Scout Rouge and it felt like a rocket compared to the monkey. A few people tried telling me not to get a bike with a 100 horsepwer but i knew i could handle it. The power and the handling were easy to get used to. and I love the scout. I couldn't be happier.

My first bike was Honda Shadow VT100C from '88 . That was an awesome bike. 7 years of really close relationship. Still miss my Piggy.

I got a 3 yr old used Vulcan 900, 10 yrs ago. Runs great, super fun and comfy and ride it still today with zero issues. I love it and get compliments on it often, which honestly totally surprises me every time but it looks new still. I have 2 other bikes but I dont think I'll ever sell it. It's worth today, what I paid for it 10 yrs ago and when buddys come over, I always have a bike for them to ride too.

I just recently got my first bike, a Sportster 883. For context, I'm a 16 year old female at 5'8 with NO riding experience. Riding isn't as hard as I thought it would be

Over here in the UK, learners must start out on a bike of no more than 11Kw, which usually means 125cc. I've just started learning (at the ago of 60!!!!) and I bought a 2000 Yamaha Virago 125, which is absolutely brilliant!

Rode a Suzuki Boulevard C50 as my first bike. Never gave me a single problem. Being a big guy, I eventually upgraded to a 2019 Suzuki Boulevard C90 Boss Edition (1400+ cc) and it too has been all over the place and never had a single problem.

Got an 07 shadow 750 aero for 3k at the start of september. Only had 7300 miles.... now it's got 8.5k.... absolutely no regrets.... probably gonna throw a mustang seat on it next season and ride till the wheels fall off.

My Scout 60 is my first "real" bike. No complaints absolutely love it.

Great list, Yammie. Only knit-pick is that one of your Suzuki Boulevards (the first silver one, at 11:33) is not a C50. It's an S50, the successor to the Intruder line. The C50 is based on the Volusia line. Honest mistake, no harm, no foul. I only know the difference because I have the C50 and my son in law has the S50. Comparable on paper, but they are very different in character! The S50 has a similar displacement engine, but revs much faster and is almost 200 lbs lighter. It's much quicker than my C50. Both are excellent bikes, and I'm very happy with my C50. Low and slow works just fine for me!

I bought a 3rd gen magna because I wanted a fun cruiser and something for my girl to learn on. 500lbs carried low, and below 4-5krpm very manageable power for a beginner, but when you run that 750cc V4 out to 10k rpm it makes a phenomenal noise and over 85hp and nearly 70ftlbs of torque. You can buy them for less than 3k all day, Honda reliability, and comfort. I love this little thing

I’m 25 and my first bike was a 2019 Street Bob and less than a yr I put 10k miles on it. It’s such a great reliable bike with plenty of power.