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- Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:02 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: Beginner Jacket
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7438
Re: Beginner Jacket
Along with Joe Rocket, look at First Gear, Olympia, Shift... you can get a really good jacket for under 300 easily.
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:00 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: First bike, suggestions please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5932
Re: First bike, suggestions please
CC wise? I'd try to keep it under 800cc, though I will say that I think my Bonneville (at 865) would not be a horrible first bike. For cruisers, you'd got a heck of a lot of options. Honda Shadow VLX (just under 600cc), Shadow Spirit (or Aero) at 750 cc, Kawasaki Vulcan 500 (if you can find one) or ...
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:53 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: New bike and MSF course
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4338
Re: New bike and MSF course
Yep, that is a whole lot of bike. It's pushing 650 pounds, hovers somewhere around 72 HP... would not be my first choice for a brand new rider. The ideal would be if you could store the bike for a while and pick up something a little more newby friendly, but if that's not an option, learning on it i...
- Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:11 am
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: Help a fellow rider win a contest! Please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3070
Re: Help a fellow rider win a contest! Please
Your entry is way better than mine...
- Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:08 am
- Forum: Start Your Engines - Introduce Yourself
- Topic: New rider
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3493
Re: New rider
The s40 is a good first bike and probably won't be a quick turn-over bike. The only issue I know of it is that it runs very lean and has a tendency to backfire, but you can get the carbs re-jetted to correct that, or just live with it. Some riders think it adds a little character
- Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:55 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: new rider, finally chose a bike.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4789
Re: new rider, finally chose a bike.
Pictures, or it doesn't exist
Congrats!
Congrats!
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:08 am
- Forum: Start Your Engines - Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Just Started
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7491
Re: Just Started
Now...I'm on a Triumph Bonneville. I also have a Suzuki Gladius in the garage but I need to sell that one. After the Rebel I moved to an SV650, then got a Piaggio MP3 scooter... the Bonneville is most like riding the Rebel, and I think this might be *the bike.*
I hope.
I have Fickle Bike Syndrome
I hope.
I have Fickle Bike Syndrome
- Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:44 am
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: seriously, motorcyle vs. scooter - non-tech differences
- Replies: 45
- Views: 14553
Re: seriously, motorcyle vs. scooter - non-tech differences
Piaggio MP3 500? Auto tranny, and you won't even need to hold the thing up at a stop (the tilting mechanism for the two front wheels can be locked). Lean it like a regular bike at speed, get three contact patches as a bonus, it looks like the head of an Autobot, and it's officially cool (according ...
- Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:32 am
- Forum: Start Your Engines - Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Just Started
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7491
Re: Just Started
Welcome!
I miss my Rebel sometimes...
- Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:29 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: Seat Height Help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4596
Re: Seat Height Help
I'm not sure about the ground clearance on the Sabres, but in theory you could have a lowering link put on the back, and then raise the forks a little bit to effectively lower the bike. I'm guessing the most you could get is an inch lower (some bikes you can drop the back a good 3 inches, but cruise...