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I found the only reason people had trouble with the uturn box was they thought they would not be able to do it. I saw every person in my class do the turns successfully. Even the lady who failed monumentally. When it came down to it, turn your head and trust that the bike will turn.

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The other day I went out, on advice I got here, and sat on every bike (almost every bike) on my list. From my online research here are the 5 (6) bikes I wanted to look at:

Yamaha V Star Custom 500 cc
Kawasaki Vulcan 500 LTD
Honda Spirt Shadow 750cc
Suzuki S40 (655 cc)
Suzuki S50 (819 cc)
Harley Davidson low sportster (883 cc)

The only bike I have not sat on and fiddled with is the Harley, just cause they do not have Harley’s at East Bay Motorsports. I do want to say this about Eastbay Motorsports, WOW what a selection. If you are looking for any bike (omitting Harleys) Check out http://www.eastbaymotorsports.com. The sales people were very knoledgable and helpful they held up every bike I sat on so i could have both feet on the rests.
I checked out every bike I wanted to see brand new, then looked at their used selection. I found that the Suzukis were tiny, my knees were almost touching the handlebars. This was surprising because the S50 has the second largest engine! I also found that the Vulcan 500 is also to little. I was a little iffy with the V star, It was big enough, but I really did not like the way the bike felt. It seemed like the gas tank was to big, I felt like I was trying to have sex with a fat girl (not that that is a bad thing). I even sat on some of the bigger over 1000cc bikes and they seemed way to large and cumbersome. One Bulevard felt as big as my Jeep. When I sat on the used bikes, I found the one that will be mine. The Honda Shadow felt just right, like I was Goldilocks and this bike was baby bears bed. It felt perfect. My legs were comfortable and I felt in proportion with the bike.
In addition to finding a bike that I did not feel like a giant on, the gas tank has flames that match almost exactly the same as my Jeep! I will buy a Honda Shadow I decided, I just have to get enough money soon enough, and hopefully buy the one with a custom tank, however, if it sells I will still get the same bike. Thanks to everyone who lent opinions. Ill post some pictures when I get it, and ill write some reviews of the gear I get.

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In California it is illegal to have 2 ears obstructed. This law has been around for a while but police are just now ticketing because of the new cellphone law crackdown. Does anyone who uses headphones use just one?

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I love that I was nagging about Metric when Suzuki is the ONLY manufacturer to use standard. Oh the delicious irony, pardon me while I remove my foot from my mouth. Thank you for the input!

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The thought of off-road had not even crossed my mind… I think in the future I may look into the off road market, but for now the Jeep (heavily modded) will be my off road toy. I have been looking at the V-Star custom 650 cc. I am liking it a lot. Any other ideas? I am pretty sure now that I don’t want a street bike, but Ill look into it if you think it is like totally the best ever.

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Thanks Zero, Ill took a look at those.I am thinking a little more along the lines of a cruiser rather than a street bike, but those look pretty sweet. Anyone else have any other suggestions?

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