>>
>>>
>>>e wrote:
>>>> i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>>>
>>>I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a
>>>sportbike,
>>>you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>>>over the fairing, not with your wrists.
>>>
>>>
>> well, i'm 200 years old with a bad back. my leg muscles are
>> fine.
>read the whole thread from fist post to last at one sitting.
>I have to say first while a 250cc of any make can be "adequate" I'd go
>bigger so as to not be riding the high side all the time. Second experience
>is the great equalizer, it seems as if many of us routinely smoke bigger or
>faster bikes because of experience. Finally as to riding style, body type
>determines what is the most comfortable, and comfort is the single most
>important component of riding safety.
you got it exactly.
Nils wrote:
> Steve (sschwartz) wrote...
>> Newby here. I"m a 47 year old man who finally convinced his wife to let
>> him buy a bike. I was thinking about something like a Yamaha Virago
>> 250. Of course the salesman wants to put me on a V star classic 650. I
>> sat on both, and the 650 obviously feels a LOT bigger - kind of scary
>> for a brand new beginner. I am 5'4" (yeah really short), and weigh 150
>> pounds. I do have a bit of motorcycle experience - riding a tiny one in
>> college a lot of years ago. I do plan on takin gthe MSF course (or
>> equivalent).
>>
>> My wife tends to agree about the 250, but is a bit worried that if I do
>> take the 250 on the highway at all, it will be significantly less safe
>> because of lack of reserve power. She tends to think if I take a 250 on
>> the highway, I will die immediately. We live outside of New York City,
>> and to get anywhere serious, I would want to go on a highway, if only
>> for short trips.
>>
>> My gut reaction is to go with the 250. If I love it and feel good, I
>> can trade up. This seems to be the advice of blogs on beginning
>> motorcycling I have read. So money aside, how much harder would it be
>> to learn on the 650? If I could be comfortable with that from the
>> start, then obviously I have a much more capable machine. Do I go with
>> gut reaction from sitting on them in the shop?
>
> We are about the same age. I have been riding bikes most of my adult life,
> though.
>
> I'd NOT recommend you buy the 250, because you'll outgrow that thing in
> less than 6 months. Yes it is easier to throw around for the first month
> or so, but after that, you'll really miss the power. With your age, you
> shouldn't be afraid of power. You are old enough to control it :-) You
> would never be able to take you wife for a ride with the power of the 250
> and the difference in weight is only abut 200 pounds.
> You are a very lucky man, having a wife, who wants you to get the bigger
> bike. My advice >>> Listen to her, 'cause she is right. I made the mistake
> in my earlier years and had to change the bike after 8 months for a
> bigger.
A couple things. If you want to survive flaming, do-not-top-post. It is
frowned upon in this newsgroup.
Get a Suzuki LS650 Savage or S40. (Suzuki changed name from Savage to S40
in 2005.) You will not outgrow it as quickly as a 250, but it has adequate
power for cruising and weighs about 150 lbs. lighter than the Yamaha.
It has slightly less power than the Yamaha, but being lighter it holds its
own. It is one of the few mid sized bikes rated suitable for beginners.
If you get an older used one, you should be able to sell it for near what
you paid for.
--
HPT
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>>>
>>>e wrote:
>>>> i hate bikes where i ride on my wrists...
>>>
>>>I probably would, too. If you're in good enough shape to ride a
>>>sportbike,
>>>you support yourself with your back and thigh muscles, and the wind coming
>>>over the fairing, not with your wrists.
>>>
>>>
>> well, i'm 200 years old with a bad back. my leg muscles are
>> fine.
>read the whole thread from fist post to last at one sitting.
>I have to say first while a 250cc of any make can be "adequate" I'd go
>bigger so as to not be riding the high side all the time. Second experience
>is the great equalizer, it seems as if many of us routinely smoke bigger or
>faster bikes because of experience. Finally as to riding style, body type
>determines what is the most comfortable, and comfort is the single most
>important component of riding safety.