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South Korea is the same way. They pack the people on... worst was a little 90cc bike loaded with about twenty-five 6-foot long rolls of paper, probably weighing 70lbs EACH.

Charles.

I picked gas mileage, but what I really want is more range. Gas mileage is one way to that, but I fear it would compromise perforamance. Really, I just want a bigger gas tank. That being said, the mods I actually plan to do are purely cosmetic. Got a nice 4-into-1 on there with a Corbin seat, going ...

4 cylinders are fast.
2 cylinders are half-fast.

V4 all the way for me. The torque of a V-Twin with the horsepower of an inline 4. Smoothest engine I've ever had the pleasure of wrapping my legs around. It really has no equal.

Charles.

Well, going from a 78 wing you're going to pretty much be disappointed with the entire crop of current bikes. I'm taking it your wing is Standard, and undressed. So you're used to a smooth powerplant with lots of torque and plenty of horsepower. To get that from a cruiser, you'll have to go with one...

Well, I wasn't here before the big crash. I found TotalMotorcycle in a Google search and thought I'd see what it's about. Anyhow, the name's ChopperCharles, because I own a CX500 I've turned into an old-school chop. The entire build history is here: http://www.cxboard.netfirms.com/cxChopper Other th...

The V30 Magna was my first bike... great ride that I miss to this day, even though I've upgraded to the 1100cc V65 Magna. It was a great bike... lots of horsepower, comfortable for the long haul or the short trip, and just an all around good motorcycle. It wasn't really a starter bike, but I started...

Current bikes: 1984 Honda V65 Magna (main ride) 2002 Honda Ace 750 1982 Honda CX500 Chopper project 1981 Yamaha XV750 Virago (for sale!) 1971 Kawasaki F7 175 enduro (fixing, for sale soon) Previous bikes: 1981 Honda CB750 Custom (restored and resold) 1984 Honda V65 Sabre (restored and resold) 1984 H...