[ShannonG]

I’m 5’5″, but our leg lengths are probably about the same since I’m a girl and you’re a boy. It’s a nice fitting bike for me. I dragged my husband’s Aprilia out of the garage yesterday to wash it and found it a brute to handle.

[ShannonG]

Great story! And welcome!

[ShannonG]

The Shiver’s a 750. And if it comes in an automatic, I’ve never seen one.

[ShannonG]

I would be a hooligan on that ibke, so you could too. My husband has an Aprilia Shiver and loves it. But if prices are inflated where you are, that might be a pricey toy.

[ShannonG]

No more coffee for ANY of you!

[ShannonG]

I LOVEt this bike, but you can’t get it in North America and it’s only suitable if you have riding experience.

It’s a Yamaha FZ6, and it comes stock with undertail exhaust. Check out the rear view at the Yamaha UK website.

[ShannonG]

No, it’s a parallel twin so at idle it goes whump, whump, whump. I get it serviced at a Yamaha dealership and they’re all sort of fascinated by it since Yamaha doesnt’ make anything even remotely like it. Whoever test rode it after my first service put 40+ miles on it.

Suzuki makes all their bikes look like crap in promo shots. It’s some sort of reverse marketing ploy. I did a ton of online research before buying and never looked at this bike. Then I walked into the dealership and bought it ten seconds after seeing it in person.

[ShannonG]

Wow, that’s fantastic mileage. Can’t help you with the mods though.
It’s amazing how fast the miles add up, isn’t it?

[ShannonG]

I have to go have a look; be right back!

Edited to say: there’s something about the front end I really don’t care for. The headlights look tiny, which in turn makes the rest of the front of the bike look big, which makes it look almost like a touring bike from the front instead of a supersport.

[ShannonG]

Yes, I bought a GSX-R 1000 for my first bike. I figured I could handle it, since I’m like, old and stuff.
Kidding. I have a Suzuki GS 500f. There’s a picture of it here:

https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/forum/forum-topic/1014/what-will-your-upgrade-bike-be

[ShannonG]

I know very little about Kawasakis.

[ShannonG]

The benefit to riding a GS500 (like there weren’t enough already?) Without a fatty back tire I didn’t get nearly as wet and dirty as my husband did. I just washed both our bikes and his was filth compared to mine. His back tire flung mud and water up over the seat and all up his back.

[ShannonG]

It has the drop down sunglasses like the Symax but not the hinged front.

[ShannonG]

Snorkel.

[ShannonG]

That’s a steal of a deal!

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