Motorcycle Advice

[Frosty2]

Last I heard HD's are about 16% non USA made parts. Front end, speedometer, and switches Japan, laced rims Italy. Wiring harness Mexico. I'm sure some of the bolts and fasteners are foriegn also. Assembled in America by union labor. You can say what you'd like but they still hold value years later. Google what George Carlin has to say about Harley Davidson (not for the sensitive or those w/ no sense of humor). Still a great bike but there are many choices out there. Pick wisely.

 

[mustangsallysdad]

I'm sure it's not what you're looking for...but I just had to chime in with my "big old" pride and joy...1992 Springer Softail...bought it new and never looked back.

 

[DK35vince]

The most fun to ride bikes are the do it all machines like the Kawasaki Versys.
You can ride the highways and interstate all day with the cruisers. Great handling, light weight and strong enough to run with the sport bikes in the twisties.
Good suspension so you can also jump on the dirt roads and go.

 

[EddieWalker]

I like the idea of a bike that I can put both feet on the ground, so maybe a cruiser is what I need to look for.

I don't have any brand loyalty, but at this time, there is not a Honda dealer in my area. The closest one that I know of is an hour away.

Buying used and learning how to ride makes sence, and ties into my low investment objective. I'm thinking 2005 model year or newer.

There isn't any desire to go off roading with it. Just drive the streets.

Right now I need a quart of stain. Since I'm cheap, I'm not going to run the 11 miles each way to Lowes to buy it right now, but will wait until tomorrow when I'll be working within a mile of Home Depot. If I had a bike, I just mike go get that quart of stain right now.

Thank you,
Eddie

 

[Dmace]

Here is a real nice looking 2006 Suzuki C50 Boulevard with 10k miles for $4995 right near you. It's a great example of a foreign cruiser. It even has saddle bags which you will learn to LOVE. I once had a small Igloo cooler, leather jacket, a full-face helmet and some gloves all in a pair of soft leather saddle bags on the back of my Harley. They are priceless, especially for those quick trips to the hardware store for a quart of stain. :thumbsup:

Scroll down about 5 bikes after clicking the link.
Select Power Sport - Bikes & Scooters

 

[RobertN]

I wouldn't trade my FXRS... It's 26 years old now and runs/rides great.

You can say what you'd like but they still hold value years later.

 

[EddieWalker]

Here is a real nice looking 2006 Suzuki C50 Boulevard with 10k miles for $4995 right near you. It's a great example of a foreign cruiser. It even has saddle bags which you will learn to LOVE. I once had a small Igloo cooler, leather jacket, a full-face helmet and some gloves all in a pair of soft leather saddle bags on the back of my Harley. They are priceless, especially for those quick trips to the hardware store for a quart of stain. :thumbsup:

Scroll down about 5 bikes after clicking the link.
Select Power Sport - Bikes & Scooters

Thank you. They are right up the street from Lowes in Lindale, and where I'm thinking of going to look at bikes. They seem to be the only used bike dealer in the area that's not a new bike dealer.

Eddie

 

[Reg]

I like the idea of a bike that I can put both feet on the ground, so maybe a cruiser is what I need to look for.

I don't have any brand loyalty, but at this time, there is not a Honda dealer in my area. The closest one that I know of is an hour away.

Buying used and learning how to ride makes sence, and ties into my low investment objective. I'm thinking 2005 model year or newer.

There isn't any desire to go off roading with it. Just drive the streets.

Right now I need a quart of stain. Since I'm cheap, I'm not going to run the 11 miles each way to Lowes to buy it right now, but will wait until tomorrow when I'll be working within a mile of Home Depot. If I had a bike, I just mike go get that quart of stain right now.

Thank you,
Eddie

Funny thing about putting both feet down flat.
After a couple of hours you realize that you don't need to, but by then you also figure out that you are on something that is hopelessly low to the ground, so there is no lean-over clearance and/or your knees are up under your chin.
I think that is why there are so many people riding around on their backs with their feet out in front of them - best explanation I can come up with (-:

Yes to the training course, I would rate handling on dirt as important as the road and traffic instruction.
You WILL drop it, you will skid and slide.
I wish I had started out in the dirt, where bumps and bruises are just part of the fun.
Not saying you can't get seriously hurt in the dirt, but at least there aren't the followup bumps from following Buicks.
B'leeve it or not, there really IS payoff from learning to ride in sand with the front brake locked (-:

 

[arrow]

Funny thing about putting both feet down flat.
After a couple of hours you realize that you don't need to, but by then you also figure out that you are on something that is hopelessly low to the ground, so there is no lean-over clearance and/or your knees are up under your chin.
I think that is why there are so many people riding around on their backs with their feet out in front of them - best explanation I can come up with (-:

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I ride a cruiser with a 26" seat height. There isn't much more twistier a road than the hills of West Virginia. Skyline Drive is another fun spot. Did not scrape the pegs once doing 65mph in the above mentioned area. Guys writing in cycle magazines about low clearance when riding cruisers ride all kinds of bikes and what they just got off of in terms of a race rocket and jump onto a cruiser and try to lean one as they did the sport bike and then complain about the lack of turning ability is meaningless in this context. Drive a cruiser as a cruiser and the low seat height becomes advantageous especially for someone just getting on a bike

 

[EddieWalker]

I was looking at those bikes from the link provided and saw one with 22,000 miles on it. Is that allot for a bike? How many miles is allot?

Thanks,
Eddie