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Looking for some advice
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October 10, 2008 at 1:29 am #2235dhcParticipant
wassup everyone I’m i need of some advice. I am a 5’10 240lb 38 seam looking for a bike. I have been riding for about 6 months but stoppedfor about a year now. I don’t really consider myself anything more than a beginner. I really want to get back on a bike. I use to ride a cbr 600 but due to my herniated disc on my back sports bike are kind of out of the picture. Bending over for a log period of time is very painful for me. This bike will also be my everyday vehicle. I could really use some advice on what kind of bike I should get. Oh and I was wondering about air cooled engines. I will be using the bike on Guam, a tropical island where 76 degrees is considered a very cold day.
October 10, 2008 at 2:45 am #13654MunchParticipantUmmm…. what kinda biker are you thinking…and what kind of back support you gonna have…. Herniated discs are nothing to play with and a bike I would think wouldn’t be on the “to get ” list. A cruiser and sport bike both have their varying degrees of stress on the back. You sure you wanna go that route?
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October 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm #13666dhcParticipantI agree and I have been thinking about this for about a year and a cruiser or a standard bike might me comfortable enough for the 20-30 minute rides. And I miss the ride so much amd it would be senseless not to have a bike when I go back to the island gas is way to expensive there
October 10, 2008 at 12:31 pm #13668CandiceParticipantI was initially thinking you maybe should not get a bike but I suppose you know what you can handle. I hope they have really good roads in Guam with no pot holes like we have in Illinois. I ride a cruiser style bike and sometimes I feel an ache in my lower back and I don’t have back problems. Hopefully you will get the right bike and do your back exercises and all will be good!
October 10, 2008 at 1:30 pm #13670AndrewParticipantGot to love those IL roads. Nothing like roadwork season.
October 10, 2008 at 2:35 pm #13677CandiceParticipantI love every pot hole I hit! The fun ones are when my butt comes off the seat about a foot. I really need to learn to avoid those. Hee hee.
October 10, 2008 at 2:52 pm #13679sarcParticipantMy vote would go towards a standard bike or a dual-sport. It keeps the weight off your tail-bone like a cruiser does, and you don’t have to be hunched over like a sport bike. A few standards that spring to mind would be the Kawasaki Ninja series (250, 500, 650), Suzuki SV series (a bit more aggressive seating than than Kawi). Any of the dual-sports would probably do the trick as well (esp with poor roads), although I haven’t been on many of them, so I won’t comment on any particular type.
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October 10, 2008 at 3:06 pm #13680MattParticipantFirst person to talk to is of course your Doctor. They’ll be able to tell you whether or not a herniated disc could safe on a bike at all, and what you can do to protect it. I was thinking a construction-worker style back support would be helpful.
As for type of bike I think a dual sport is the way to go. Especially if you deal with rough roads.
It’ll have you sitting up in as close to proper posture as you’ll find, it’ll take a lot of the rough edges off the roads, and it will be fun (if slow compared to the CBR). Of course, it may be ugly as sin depending on your eye for beauty.I’m guessing at 5’10 your inseam is 30″-32″ which will make flat footing a 650cc dual sport a challenge (at 6’0″ and 32″ inseam, I can’t). But the 250s should be no problem. The DRZ-400 might work as well.
Aircooled engines are at work all over the world, particularly in hotter equatorial countries where lower income means aicooled (cheaper to build and maintain) see a lot of sales. If you want an air cooled engine for a hotter climate, buy it there, don’t import it. I know a set of Honda 150cc bikes used by my BRC were imported from Brazil specifically for the safety school, and they aren’t happy unless it is 85F, but will work just fine up at least a humid 105F. Apparently those bikes were tunned specifically for Brazil’s climate, and so they don’t really like Canada’s.
Now, if you plan on being stuck in traffic on the bike, I’d recommend a water cooled bike. You’ll be cooler and more comfortable.
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“The two seconds between ‘Oh S**!’ and the crash isn’t a lot of practice time.”October 11, 2008 at 3:31 pm #13725DaggerParticipantMedical conditions aside and not knowing the road conditions in Guam.. You might want to check out something like this..
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/DRZ400SMK9
I just want to make it out of this life alive…
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