Cruiser or sports?

[grotbag]

Yep I agree too, at the end of the day it's down to personal preference

[cabin crew motorcycles]

The difference is one crusers have a longer wheel base, two a torquey v twin for power at low revs. they are designed to be able to ride through town and country all day without changing up or down, the long wheel base makes cornering a different experience to get your knee down and flash through the corner. think of a bus and a mini and youll get the idea. Ive riden both the legs forward is a bit disconcerting if your used to rearsets. but persiveer and youll feel the benifits. I love the red mist and adrenalin of the sports bike but some days you just goto chill so I have both.

Originally Posted by ks2847

Bottom line is I'm not spending money on something I wouldn't look at twice.

It does not matter how good a bike looks if it is not comfortable for you to ride, or is difficult for you to handle.

[grotbag]

but even so, very few would ride a bike they don't like the look of

[Rocks]

It all depends what floats your boat, but there maybe a few useful tips from forum members.

Quoted by Papasmurf in another post.

Please don't, I had to get the tool kit out at a rally last weekend as yet more bits were starting to drop off of my friends Hardly Dangerous when she finally arrived at the rally.

There are many great bikes now days which need very little maintenance, if you want a cruiser consider the jap ones, far better built look great and don't shake you're earholes off there seems to be too much stigma attached to the yank cruisers, (you will need, Fake weekend Tattoo, Eye patch, Lawman Back Patch and a permanent mean look on your face). There is absolutely no point buying a cruiser just on looks alone, it has to ride the way you prefer and suit your pocket.

Lots of choices in the sports/touring class, many manufactures produce bikes that go well into the 50,000 - 100,000 miles mark, and most of them have pretty unbustable engines also endless tyre choice to suit your riding style.

The worlds your oyster mate......

[grotbag]

[quote=Rocks;12623]

Quoted by Papasmurf in another post.

Please don't, I had to get the tool kit out at a rally last weekend as yet more bits were starting to drop off of my friends Hardly Dangerous when she finally arrived at the rally.

There's a whole lot more to that saga than meets the eye Rocks

Originally Posted by Rocks

there seems to be too much stigma attached to the yank cruisers, (you will need, Fake weekend Tattoo, Eye patch, Lawman Back Patch and a permanent mean look on your face).

These are what the american bikers call "RUB" (Rich urban biker) or "R.U.M.E." (Rich Urban Motorcycle Enthusiast) and some american bikers call them "Weekend Warriors" (Someone who only rides their motorcycle on the weekends. Depending on the context, a weekend warrior can be typified as either: A person who wants to appear to be much more "hardcore" than he or she really is. This type of person rides a motorcycle because it makes a strong fashion statement ? as such, they ride only on the weekends because that is the time that more people will see them. A person who has a "normal" job and a "normal" life, but who secretly wishes he or she could be a biker all the time. To this type of person, a motorcycle is an escape from normalcy).


There, bet you never expected to be educated on this thread did ya!

[lady clara]

[quote=grotbag;12646]

Originally Posted by Rocks

Quoted by Papasmurf in another post.

There's a whole lot more to that saga than meets the eye Rocks



True GB true!!


These are what the american bikers call "RUB" (Rich urban biker) or "R.U.M.E." (Rich Urban Motorcycle Enthusiast) and some american bikers call them "Weekend Warriors" (Someone who only rides their motorcycle on the weekends. Depending on the context, a weekend warrior can be typified as either: A person who wants to appear to be much more "hardcore" than he or she really is. This type of person rides a motorcycle because it makes a strong fashion statement ? as such, they ride only on the weekends because that is the time that more people will see them. A person who has a "normal" job and a "normal" life, but who secretly wishes he or she could be a biker all the time. To this type of person, a motorcycle is an escape from normalcy).


There, bet you never expected to be educated on this thread did ya!

You are the font of all knowledge I think!

[ash]

my latest bike is a st1100 pan european
a pain to reverse but you dont realy notice the size when you moving
and as for it being slow
120mph and not in the red
built to do a lot of miles in comfort
i did 500 on crappy lanes in the first two days

biggest downside is that you dont realy feel that you on a bike
i get more of a buzz doing half the speed on my gs500 road bike

[ks2847]

Cool, thanks for all the responses.

You really are a helpful bunch on here

Kenny

Originally Posted by grotbag

but even so, very few would ride a bike they don't like the look of

In common with judging women by their looks you may end up missing a good ride judging a bike on looks.