Bike advice??

anewlife · 09-20-2005, 08:07 PM

I want to get a sport bike - I've riden dirtbikes when younger and feel confident on anything up to a 500cc - so my question is...where to start for a street bike - I don't want to get myself killed, but like the speed accelleration thing - anyone out there have some info for me?

BabyRider · 09-20-2005, 08:13 PM

We're talking cruiser here, right? Not a crotch rocket? (Please say not a crotch rocket...)
How long since you've ridden, and what besides dirt bikes have you ridden?

anewlife · 09-20-2005, 08:18 PM

Sorry Rider - A crotch rocket is more my style . My brother has a harley and the damn thing hardley works. Plus they are a bit S L O W.

BabyRider · 09-20-2005, 08:26 PM

You said you don't want to kill yourself, right? Stay away from crotch rockets. Their purpose is nothing more than to go very fast, in a straight line. *yawn*
I'm not talking a Harley, either. They are constantly breaking down. But slow? Hardly! It depends on what you do with it. Honda makes some great cruisers. The Shadow is a fantastic bike, my ol man owns one and has put 33,000 miles on it and only done plugs and oil in all that time. Zero maintenance.
If you're dead-set on a crotch rocket, I can't help you. Actually I won't help you. We call those guys "organ donors." Wolverine could probably give you more info on them there 2-wheeled coffins.

lady cop · 09-20-2005, 08:32 PM

i scrape a lot of those crotch-rocket guys' brains off the pavement. or our EMTs do.

BabyRider · 09-20-2005, 08:41 PM

They also look so damn uncomfortable! I can't imagine riding all hunched up like that. When I'm cruising along, whether it's 25 down a side street or doing 70 on the freeway, I can kick back, stretch out, be comfortable. Heck, Bullet's got them awesome highway pegs, he can stretch his 6'2" frame almost to recline! Between that and good floorboards, it's really comfortable. Being stuck in one position, like on a crotch rocket, would make my body lock up like a knot.
Anew, obviously, you're a grown man and going to do what you want. But take the advice of someone who's been around both: give a cruiser a chance. You might be surprised. What besides it being your "style" is the attraction to CR's as opposed to a cruiser?
<aside> My 450 beats that 1100 I mentioned every time, if you're concerned about speed. <aside>

09-20-2005, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anewlife

Sorry Rider - A crotch rocket is more my style . My brother has a harley and the damn thing hardley works. Plus they are a bit S L O W.

Okay, here's the deal. I made my son explain the difference, 'cause I wasn't gonna ask BR and have her lose respect for me...lol

Definitely NOT the crotch rocket. Forget safety sweetie, you will look like a dork. So that's a no -just on the babe magnet scale.

lady cop · 09-20-2005, 10:47 PM

we went in hot pursuit of one of those jap bike guys one night. he was doing 180 on AIA. we broke off pursuit for the public's safety and put up our chopper. we followed him until he wiped out and spread his gray matter all over the road. sad and awful. young guy of course. my best friend lost her 20 year old son on a jap bike. she's never recovered. he flipped a car and killed a woman. on a bike! i was at the scene. had to take her home, put her in my strong arms and not let go of her for 2 days. they are a midlife crisis or young kid fantasy.

BabyRider · 09-20-2005, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flopstock

Okay, here's the deal. I made my son explain the difference, 'cause I wasn't gonna ask BR and have her lose respect for me...lol

Definitely NOT the crotch rocket. Forget safety sweetie, you will look like a dork. So that's a no -just on the babe magnet scale.

Flop, it would take SOOOOO much more than you admitting you didn't know the difference between a crotch rocket and a cruiser for me to lose even an iota of respect for you!!
Especially when you say things that I'm thinking: "you will look like a dork."
Not much more straightforward than that, is there?? You crack me up!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lady cop

they are a midlife crisis or a young kid fantasy

Absolutely right, LC.

anewlife · 09-21-2005, 06:27 AM

cmon - what's better than doing a wheelie at 100mph?
I've seen plenty of cruiser's brain matter on the pavement - It the operator not the bike I would think. I have no interest in doing 150mph for more than a couple minutes at a time

09-20-2005, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
anewlife Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 96	Bike advice?? I want to get a sport bike - I've riden dirtbikes when younger and feel confident on anything up to a 500cc - so my question is...where to start for a street bike - I don't want to get myself killed, but like the speed accelleration thing - anyone out there have some info for me?
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09-20-2005, 08:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
BabyRider Missin and LOVIN Bullet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: My own private Hell Posts: 10,069	Re: Bike advice?? We're talking cruiser here, right? Not a crotch rocket? (Please say not a crotch rocket...) How long since you've ridden, and what besides dirt bikes have you ridden? __________________ I hope you cherish this sweet way of life, and I hope you know that it comes with a price. ~Darrel Worley~ Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN????? We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
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09-20-2005, 08:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
anewlife Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 96	Re: Bike advice?? Sorry Rider - A crotch rocket is more my style . My brother has a harley and the damn thing hardley works. Plus they are a bit S L O W.
Local Time: 09:16 AM Local Date: 11-21-2008

09-20-2005, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
BabyRider Missin and LOVIN Bullet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: My own private Hell Posts: 10,069	Re: Bike advice?? You said you don't want to kill yourself, right? Stay away from crotch rockets. Their purpose is nothing more than to go very fast, in a straight line. yawn I'm not talking a Harley, either. They are constantly breaking down. But slow? Hardly! It depends on what you do with it. Honda makes some great cruisers. The Shadow is a fantastic bike, my ol man owns one and has put 33,000 miles on it and only done plugs and oil in all that time. Zero maintenance. If you're dead-set on a crotch rocket, I can't help you. Actually I won't help you. We call those guys "organ donors." Wolverine could probably give you more info on them there 2-wheeled coffins. __________________ I hope you cherish this sweet way of life, and I hope you know that it comes with a price. ~Darrel Worley~ Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN????? We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
Local Time: 08:16 AM Local Date: 11-21-2008

09-20-2005, 08:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: Bike advice?? i scrape a lot of those crotch-rocket guys' brains off the pavement. or our EMTs do.
Local Time: 08:16 AM Local Date: 11-21-2008

09-20-2005, 08:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
BabyRider Missin and LOVIN Bullet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: My own private Hell Posts: 10,069	Re: Bike advice?? They also look so damn uncomfortable! I can't imagine riding all hunched up like that. When I'm cruising along, whether it's 25 down a side street or doing 70 on the freeway, I can kick back, stretch out, be comfortable. Heck, Bullet's got them awesome highway pegs, he can stretch his 6'2" frame almost to recline! Between that and good floorboards, it's really comfortable. Being stuck in one position, like on a crotch rocket, would make my body lock up like a knot. Anew, obviously, you're a grown man and going to do what you want. But take the advice of someone who's been around both: give a cruiser a chance. You might be surprised. What besides it being your "style" is the attraction to CR's as opposed to a cruiser? <aside> My 450 beats that 1100 I mentioned every time, if you're concerned about speed. <aside> __________________ I hope you cherish this sweet way of life, and I hope you know that it comes with a price. ~Darrel Worley~ Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN????? We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
Local Time: 08:16 AM Local Date: 11-21-2008

09-20-2005, 10:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: Bike advice?? we went in hot pursuit of one of those jap bike guys one night. he was doing 180 on AIA. we broke off pursuit for the public's safety and put up our chopper. we followed him until he wiped out and spread his gray matter all over the road. sad and awful. young guy of course. my best friend lost her 20 year old son on a jap bike. she's never recovered. he flipped a car and killed a woman. on a bike! i was at the scene. had to take her home, put her in my strong arms and not let go of her for 2 days. they are a midlife crisis or young kid fantasy.
Local Time: 08:16 AM Local Date: 11-21-2008

09-21-2005, 06:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
anewlife Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 96	Re: Bike advice?? cmon - what's better than doing a wheelie at 100mph? I've seen plenty of cruiser's brain matter on the pavement - It the operator not the bike I would think. I have no interest in doing 150mph for more than a couple minutes at a time
Local Time: 09:16 AM Local Date: 11-21-2008

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