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That's a very reasonable price if the bike runs well. I would caution you to make sure you really test ride it because it does have pod filters. Those are notorious for not running properly. It could be tuned properly and run great.
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:Out of curiosity, for small/affordable/mellow starter cruisers is the Suzuki GZ250 considered to be an okay option? Cruisers are meant for a laid-back, roomy riding stance. Unless you are very small, a GZ250 is going to be cramped and you will look and feel silly on it. For a beginner bike with a chunky rumbly narrow-angle v-twin, you are probably OK going up around 750cc, depending on whether or not you have the leg length and thigh strength to be able to handle a slightly-heavier machine. The engines make super tame power; 750cc is probably making around 45 horsepower. This means there are a lot of options. Shadow 600/750, Vstar 650, Virago 750, Vulcan 750/800, Savage 650, and Boulevard S40/C50 - used and appropriately priced, all should make ok beginner bikes that won't struggle on the interstate and won't get you in trouble. Engine guards will sop up most if not all minor tip-over damage, and it's kind of difficult to find a bike like this without one. Best way to know if it's going to be too small, too heavy, or just right is to sit on some.
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I bought a 84 Nighthawk 650 as my first bike. Got it a couple months ago. For me, I think this was the perfect starter bike. It's a naked standard, and seems to fit me like a glove. It's got a bit more power than a 250, but it's really easy to manage if you shift at the right times as there's not much on the low end. It's also got enough balls to get on the highway without having to wring it out (6 speed). I got it for 900 bucks and it runs great. Also, hydraulic valves and shaft drive! Though I don't know if shaft drive is considered a good or bad thing. Plus I think the thing is just drat sexy. A Proper Uppercut fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Oct 26, 2011 |
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Oct 26, 2011 23:40
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Odette posted:I like wringing my cruiser baby on the freeway. Yeah, this is an argument I recognize from AI: driving a slow car fast can be a shitload more fun than driving a fast car slowly. When I drove Casnorf's 944 it was basically the same experience from 35 to 120, and then it was all "Oh poo poo this is 2 years in prison speed" and it wasn't topped out yet; that's fun I guess but when I get my old NA Volvo 740 up to 85 I feel like king of the loving world and I really need both hands on the wheel. When you're at the upper end of something it sort of doesn't matter what speed it actually is, you're just going "bitch, this is fast" speed. I don't know but I would guess that dirtbikes probably feel fast as poo poo at 50. I guess I could see that feeling being cut into a little when cars are constantly passing you with little kids flipping the bird though.
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Oct 27, 2011 00:22
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Splizwarf posted:when I get my old NA Volvo 740 up to 85 I feel like king of the loving world  This is fast as my 1980 tercel would go, period. And it took 5 minutes of white knuckle deathgrip to get up that fast, every second of it was awesome.
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Oct 27, 2011 01:30
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Splizwarf posted:Yeah, this is an argument I recognize from AI: driving a slow car fast can be a shitload more fun than driving a fast car slowly. This dirtbike reference makes me want to go gokarting again. Drifting at 50km/hr on gokarts is just hilariously fun. And I don't care about the kids cause I lanesplit past the fuckers when they're held up in traffic. 
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Oct 27, 2011 02:12
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SaNChEzZ posted:
If you'd have had 2 less gallons of gas you'd have broken 80. Wait, if you'd have had 2 less gallons of gas the tank may have been empty.
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Looking to get a dual sport bike - It will be my first motorcycle. I know the KLR650 is a very mature and incredibly popular bike but I'm also curious as to other dualies that people recommend. I like the XR650L and I know that KTM has some interesting bikes as well. I'm looking for a bike that will be used for a daily 15 mile (each way) commute and hopefully longer, weekend length trips. I've been hesitant to look at bikes under 650 - my retarded reasoning is that I'm 6'3 and weight 300lbs and figured I would need something bigger to haul my fat rear end around. Is that the wrong way to think about it? I found this KLR and it seems like a good deal: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/mcy/2660142866.html
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Scrapez posted:If you'd have had 2 less gallons of gas you'd have broken 80. It was an 11 gallon tank, so it may have been. That needle was also very very wrong most of the time.
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Oct 27, 2011 19:31
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Splizwarf posted:Yeah, this is an argument I recognize from AI: driving a slow car fast can be a shitload more fun than driving a fast car slowly. Aye man, it's because it's fun to be on the limit, regardless of what you're on. You never see the limit of fast cars on the street, same with fast bikes. I can take some turns smoother and faster on a 600, but on the 250 it feels like I'm on the edge and flying thru....
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Took this for a test ride last weekend: http://tinyurl.com/6j7blcj No photo, but it basically looks the same as this: http://tinyurl.com/5rpdu9z Doing a test ride from a dealership sucked, because I had to fill out all these forms and poo poo and wear a fluro vest and a license plate slung over my shoulder. Plus for some reason all the bike dealerships in Melbourne are in the heart of the CBD, with all the traffic and trams and poo poo, and I didn't once get out of second gear. I liked it - the ride was as smooth as a fine scotch - but the thing I'm concerned about is that I may be too tall for it and look like a dickhead. I'm six foot, so, to compare it with the KLX250, which I'm riding now:  That sounds like a vain concern, but if I'm dropping 8 grand on a bike because I think it looks good, then I want to look good on it. I see a lot of big guys in my neighbourhood riding around perched on top of Honda CBs, and they just look... weird. But then, I like the vintage look, and every other vintage-style bike - Bonnevilles, SR400S, Royal Enfields - are all pretty much the same size. Maybe I'm overthinking it.
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Oct 28, 2011 07:33
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freebooter posted:Maybe I'm overthinking it. Yup, if you like it, who loving cares.
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Much like predators can smell fear, humans can sense when you feel like a wiener with dickhands. Looking stupid has a lot to do with body language and confidence. I think it was Dave Chappelle that said "The only difference between a successful businessman and a crazy motherfucker is a bluetooth earpiece."
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These are drat fun little bikes, and I'm really glad I got one as my first bike. Sold that one, the stolen one was my second CB250 for a city-riding bike. EDIT: Going out to auruspex. 
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Oct 30, 2011 18:03
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:If anyone, especially a noob, wants the Clymer manual for a Honda CB250 Nighthawk, Honda Rebel, or Twinstar (1978-2003), shoot me a PM and I'll mail mine out to you free. Mine is probably in a hundred pieces at some chop-shop in Maryland by now, so I don't have much need for this and might as well pass it along for karma. Just PMd you!
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I'm looking at getting a biek again. My first was an ex500 which I miss because I could flog the piss out of it. My second was a sv1000s which was fun but I really miss being able to beat the crap out of my ex500. The capability of a sumo just seems like too much fun. There will be very little highway riding except to get to some twistyz and being able to do some off roading is just icing on the cake. I found this and wanted to see what you guys thought. http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/2645747286.html
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Quick question guys. Australian here, and new to bikes, and quite rightly we're restricted in what we can ride. Having said that, I really, really like this 1987 Honda XBR500 I've found. 82k on the clock. Now, I know pretty much nothing about motorcycles, so is buying an older bike going to give me any hassle?
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ffubalo bill posted:I'm looking at getting a biek again. My first was an ex500 which I miss because I could flog the piss out of it. My second was a sv1000s which was fun but I really miss being able to beat the crap out of my ex500. The capability of a sumo just seems like too much fun. There will be very little highway riding except to get to some twistyz and being able to do some off roading is just icing on the cake. I found this and wanted to see what you guys thought. If you don't buy it, I might.
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Marching Powder posted:Quick question guys. Australian here, and new to bikes, and quite rightly we're restricted in what we can ride. Having said that, I really, really like this 1987 Honda XBR500 I've found. 82k on the clock. Get it checked out by a mechanic before buying, but those things are pretty simple so it hopefully shouldn't be any issue. e: You're looking at this one? You need to find out what they've done to get it back on the road. If it's been sitting for a couple of years it will need to have all of the fluids changed, tank drained and cleaned and fuel filter replaced and new tyres, probably a new chain too.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Get it checked out by a mechanic before buying, but those things are pretty simple so it hopefully shouldn't be any issue. Thanks man, I will get it checked out before I purchase it.
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The DRZ a few posts up still has a lien on it which the seller said is through a credit union. I would be getting my own loan to buy it through my credit union but I'm really unfamiliar with this process. Has anyone ever done something like this before and how painful and/or risky is it?
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ffubalo bill posted:The DRZ a few posts up still has a lien on it which the seller said is through a credit union. I would be getting my own loan to buy it through my credit union but I'm really unfamiliar with this process. Has anyone ever done something like this before and how painful and/or risky is it?
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Someone slap me across the face and tell me I can't afford this: http://tinyurl.com/73dcozj
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I'm new to riding and buying my first bike. I can't decide between an SV650N or a DRZ400SM. Whenever I go into one of their threads I'm certain that's the bike I want, until I go into the other bike's thread. The SV has a dumb, oversize windshield and a long 1990's Yoshimureaiahaigha exhaust. But it's otherwise pretty, a 2003 with 10k miles.  The DRZ400SM has (what I think is) a 4.0 Gal IMS tank and Acerbis handguards, front fender and headlight. It's a 2007 with 1500 miles.   Both are $3500 Addition info? They'll be used starting next summer when I get back from Afghanistan. I'm stationed in Fairbanks, AK so the dual purpose has certain appeal. I'm also planning to ride out of Alaska next fall, which could be possible on the DRZ, but I'd probably need something else. Can AI CA help? Chriskory fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Nov 15, 2011 |
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I love 2003 SV650's. But that asking price is too high. I got mine last year for $2,300 w/ 12,000 miles with a dinged tank. You should be asking for about the same price ($2500). And to nitpick, that one is missing this part: 
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If I were looking to ride in Alaska I'd be looking for something with a bit of a fairing and enough generator capacity to run some heated clothing or at least grips
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freebooter posted:Someone slap me across the face and tell me I can't afford this: *slap* you can't afford that. I forget how much bikes cost in my homeland. I am kind of dreading going back just for that reason..
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I'd take the DRZ because the 2003 is the magical unicorn year of SV650 where it has a different subframe and a bunch of other irritating tiny poo poo, and that's way too much money for it.
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GanjamonII posted:I forget how much everything costs in my homeland. I am kind of dreading going back just for that reason.. Fixed that for you.
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 Potential track-day bike? Would I need a title if I wasn't riding it on the street?
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thylacine posted:Would I need a title if I wasn't riding it on the street? Nope, no title required, I would run the VIN (you can just call the DMV) to make sure it isn't stolen though.
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thylacine posted:
I've bought a few bikes of that vintage for half that, so I'd try and bargain him down for sure. If he's the registered owner but just lost the title, go for it.
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freebooter posted:Fixed that for you. So true 
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Z3n posted:the 2003 is the magical unicorn year of SV650 where it has a different subframe and a bunch of other irritating tiny poo poo They hired former Honda engineers?
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Still dicking around with a '91 Ninja 500 I picked up as a beater, and am going to try a very amateur streetfightering job on since the fairing is both dowdy and held together with epoxy. The size feels pretty decent to me (I'm short), and the weight decent for street riding. However, whenever I see the slightly smaller Ducati Monster 600/696 or a Buell Blast, I envy the even lower profile and compact size (though roughly the same weight). Are there any decent and readily available sport-standard bikes on the market in the 500-700cc window that are closer to those small bikes in size?
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There's an '02 Monster 620 with 33k miles on it for sale near me. Is this a horrible idea for a first bike? Edit: oh Jesus that thing makes like 84hp. Nevermind.  Edit 2: or maybe it doesn't. I'm finding conflicting reports. What's with the "i.e." models? The Craigslist ad doesn't say anything about a specific model. Fifty Three fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Nov 18, 2011 |
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Fifty Three posted:There's an '02 Monster 620 with 33k miles on it for sale near me. Is this a horrible idea for a first bike? More like 60. It's an air-cooled 600ish-cc twin. I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a first bike just because you'll cry when you inevitably bang up your Italian stallion but it's hardly uncontrollably thrustworthy.
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I personally think sport tourers (while heavy) make good learners. They are usually a bit more comfortable and forgiving since they are designed for longer more relaxing journeys. Lazy to handle though. But yea, the cheaper the better for a first bike.
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So wait, is 84hp high for a bike then? And do you get published torque numbers usually?
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