Which bike to get?

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Which bike to get?

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July 30, 2008 at 3:56 pm #1818

Anonymous
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Hey there guys. I’m out looking for a motorcycle to buy..used or new. Thing is, I have never ridden a bike in the US, though I have owned and ridden bikes in my home country, upto 400 ccs. Also I haven’t been on one since 5 years. So considering all these factors, which would be the bet for someone like me? I’m inclined toward the cruiser/standard bikes rather than the sports. Thanks….

July 30, 2008 at 4:06 pm #9564

ShannonG
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There’s a ton of smaller displacement cruiser bikes out there. Do you have a particular brand you’re fond of?

July 30, 2008 at 4:14 pm #9607

Anonymous
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I’m open to all brands….except the Italian and British ones, coz they might be a little too expensive and harder to maintain.

July 30, 2008 at 4:28 pm #9609

Anonymous
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Considered the Honda Shadow Spirit 750, Harley Sportster 883 or 1200 (can’t decide between the two), Suzuki S50, Kawa Vulcan 500, Yamaha Star 650, the SV650, and similar….

July 30, 2008 at 11:47 pm #9637

BoOZe P-ti Motard
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Here is my list, by brand: a ** being good starter bike

SUZUKI:
GZ 250 (Standard)**
Bandit 650 (Standard)
GS500 (Standard)**
SV 650 (Standard)
Boulvards (C M or S**, you decide – cruisers) S** are cheaper

HONDA:
Rebel (cruiser)**
Nighthawk (Standard) 250cc **
Shadow Spirit (Cruiser) either normal or VT
the rest in dreams

KAWASAKI:
Vulcan 500 LTD (Cruiser)*
Vulcan 900 Custom (Cruiser)
Ninja 500 (Standardsport)**

YAMAHA (Star cruisers):
V STAR: 250**, Custom* and Classic
other categories of Star in dreams

Most models are <$6000 BoOZe
Solomolo Rider

July 31, 2008 at 1:42 am #9639

Matt
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As a first bike, stay away from the Sportster 1200.

The 1200 is going to be a lot more of a handful when things get dicey than the 883. Spare yourself the initial trouble.
The nice thing about the Sportster is that an upgrade doesn’t mean changing bikes. There are kits (I think even a dealer installed kit) that changes the 883 into a 1200 (different heads, slight boring out of cylinders, 98% of the bike is identical between the two versions).

Also consider the Shadow VLX 600 – it si a very decent bike, nice manners. Suzuki S40, it feels kinda small (good if you are small, not so hot if you are bigger, but certainly larger guys have owned and loved S40s).

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