Beginner Motorcycle: Suzuki LS650 Savage

Mechanically, the [Savage] is rock solid. One cylinder, one carb and belt drive mean there is very little maintenance that needs to be done.

It's not great on a full-on freeway because I pushed that thing as hard as it would go and it topped out at 88 mph. It feels a little stressed at pretty much any speed above 65 mph. However, that's not what this little nutjob is for. On normal roads, the prodigious torque provided by the soup can-sized cylinder can pull-away from pretty much anything with more than three wheels.