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Buying first motorcycle. I need help.? |
Hi and thanks. I'm 6' 3" 280 shoe size 10-11.5 depending on the maker. I've looked around at dealerships and online. I'm taking the Safety Course this summer. I would like to get a cruiser of some kind. I'm thinking about a used 05 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 or maybe a 06/07 Vulcan 900. Is there anything wrong with these choices? Is there something better out there? I don't really care for Hondas, but I'm fairly open to everything else. I really don't want to spend more than $8000 on the bike. And since it is my first bike I would like something mid sized on power, hence the 800 and 900 choices. I live in sunny So. Cal. (covina) and would mostly be using this bike to go back and forth to work (about 10 miles ea. way) and to family and friends houses from 5 miles to 100 miles and maybe a Vegas trip (250+ mi.) so it should be comfortable and good for the cruising town and the long haul on the highway. thanks for the advice ~Cerberus The 800 series Vulcan's are a real good cruiser and a good starter bike for a first time person. If you look at the prices for the used marked you shouldn't be anywhere near your $8000 price. I've been riding an '03 Mean Streak 1500 and it rides just as well as an 800. For the guy who wrote about not buying a bike because they are dangerous. Well facts are facts. Bikes are not dangerous, idiots in 4 wheel vehicles are. When was the last time you read about a biker who just happened to be driving a 4 wheel vehicle running into a biker? Yeah me neither. I think it's great you are taking an approved (MSF) beginners riding course. You will learn a lot from it, but I hope you will not have to use it. When you build up more riding time on the bike you may want to look into taking the Experienced Riders Course (ERC) also from MSF. I've ridden over 20,000 miles in the US and the biggest problem to me is you have to be very aggressive in watching out for the unexpected. I now live in England and with smaller roads over here it's the same. Be watchful of others. If theirs anything else I could help you with, you can email me directly. I have several sites for motorcycle safety equipment I can send. I lived in Oklahoma and with 100+ degrees in the summer it's not fun wearing leather all the time. Hope this helps some. Fellow biker, RaileR railer_5_2001@yahoo.com Source(s): http://www.msf-usa.org/ http://www.brosh.com/new/default.asp?l=1... http://www.dragginjeans.com/ I read your question to my husband, who has been riding cycles since he was 15. There is a great article in "Motorcycle Cruising" this month on Cruisers. My husband says the Vulcan 800 would be too small for you. He would like to steer you toward the Vulcan 1400 Classic. Take a look at it! Hope this helps. Kudos to you for taking the MSF course! i would go for the vulcan 900. u will definately need the windsheild and saddlebags if u do a vegas trip, and the slightly heavier weight of the 900 will prove to give a smoother ride. u'd be hard pressed to find a different bike like the 900 for 8k or under with what the 900 has stock. saddle bags should be included on any bike not just the touring scoots. if i were u, i'd go for a 1 tank trip the first weekend u get to see how the seat is on a long haul. 250 miles isnt all that far. if the saddle makes ya numb only 1/4 of the way, u should get a different seat. makes a huge difference. I'm likely to get flamed for this... but a "standard" or "sportbike" is safer because they are generally lighter, handle better, more ground clearance, have better brakes and acceleration. You can more likely get yourself out of a bad situation. How about an FZ1 or something of that sort. How about a Triumph Bonneville America, or a Triumph Speedmaster? They are cool, they are accepted by both metric cruiser riders and (most) Harley riders, they meet your performance criteria, are extremely well built (made in England), and are in your price range. Here is a link to check them out: http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/4626.aspx... http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/4615.aspx... James Dean rode a Triumph, also Marlon Brando, and Steve McQueen - it is an original. Plus, they are priced like the Japanese models, so you could get two for the price of a Harley. Oh, and never buy a bike thinking of it as an "investment".... Buy a but ugly 750 up a900 honda,yamaha,suzuki or kawasuc see if you like ride see if buy but ugly street bike your less actp to worry about the paint if go down with you will and remember your just learning how to i see a few beginners go out and a great looking bike there so afraide of scrathing it they leave it parked or go out and rather than go down softly there to worred about the paint job hurting there self worse and totel it buy a cheep ugly to start out and save your money and buy a nice later in 1986 i a 750 shadow tu stugus had lot of fun when got home i ought a sporster in 1987 went and back ing my scoot up on damp grass and i slipped and went the bike and me in the mud so there i was my bike in the mud sitting my fat *** infront of 20.000 bikers filling dummer than f**k and if don,t pick it by my self they would probabley make me get training wheel but instead a few came over and said do that now lets ride in town and i'll buy you beer ok bro |
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