I'm thinking about getting a bike.

[SeaCat]

Okay I'm thinking about getting a bike. I want a good one, something comfortable.

I like the looks and the comfort of the Kawasaki 450 LTD but it's not large enough. I need one large enough to get up on the Highway for at least 100 miles with my wife on the back yet small enough to be comfortable in the city.

Any ideas?

Cat

 

[3113]

Get a Vespa Cat! Come on, you'd look so European!

http://www.vespausa.com/images/PXOrderInfo2.jpg​

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

Get a Vespa Cat! Come on, you'd look so European!

http://www.vespausa.com/images/PXOrderInfo2.jpg​

ROFL. That is so not Cat.

 

[SeaCat]

Get a Vespa Cat! Come on, you'd look so European!

http://www.vespausa.com/images/PXOrderInfo2.jpg​

LOLOL

Don't think I haven't thought about them. Unfortunately they won't do what I want them to do.

Cat

 

[cloudy]

Okay I'm thinking about getting a bike. I want a good one, something comfortable.

I like the looks and the comfort of the Kawasaki 450 LTD but it's not large enough. I need one large enough to get up on the Highway for at least 100 miles with my wife on the back yet small enough to be comfortable in the city.

Any ideas?

Cat

Butthead bought a bike the day before yesterday....like we needed another payment.

*sigh*

It's alright, I suppose, but I could have come up with much better ways to spend $5k.

He bought one of these, but in cream. It's not a Harley, so I don't like it:

http://www.baerscycle.com/2006/06_Kaw/Kaw_06_Vulcan.jpg

 

[Misty_Morning]

Harley Davidson Duece. I test rode several of these and fell in love with them. Here are the specs for the 2007 model.

In a Nutshell: With the addition of the Twin Cam 96B engine, 6-speed Cruise Drive transmission and Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI), the Deuce brings more performance to its stylized look. A new extended rider footpeg and brake pedal allow the rider to stretch the legs from the low Badlander seat. Its chromed FX front end sports a Chrome, Laced Steel 21-inch wheel and chrome low-rise, flat-track style handlebar.

Engine:
Type: Air-cooled Twin Cam 96B™
Displacement: 1584cc(96ci)
Bore and Stroke: 95.25 mm X 111.25 mm (3.75 in. X 4.38 in.)
Fuel System: Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
MPG: 53 hwy / 34 city

Drivetrain:
Transmission: 6-speed Cruise Drive
Final Drive: belt

Brakes:
Front: Four-piston caliper with 11.5 in. x 0.20 in. rotor
Rear: Four-piston caliper with 11.5 in. x 0.23 in. rotor
Suspension:
Front: Chrome 41.3 mm, telescopic
Rear: hidden, horizontal-mounted, coil-over shocks

Wheels and Tires:
Front: 21 in. chrome, steel laced wheel with D402F MH90-21 54H tire
Rear: 17 in. silver, solid disc cast aluminum wheel with K591 160/70B17 73V tire

Dimensions:
Length: 95.4 in.
Seat Height: 25.0 in. with 180 pound rider
Rake and Trail: 32.0 degrees / 5.0 in.
Wheelbase: 66.6 in.
Weight: 663 lbs. dry
Fuel Capacity: 4.9 gals.

Miscellaneous:
Colors: Vivid black,black cherry pearl,deep cobalt pearl,pewter pearl,white gold pearl,2-tone suede blue pearl/vivid black, 2-tone black cherry pearl/pewter pearl,2-tone fire red pearl/black pearl,2-tone deep cobalt pearl/pewter pearl,2-tone burgundy/crème and gold pearl (early 2007),2-tone dark green envy pearl/light green envy pearl (mid 2007),2-tone Jake blue sunglo/Elwood blue sunglo (late 2006)
Price: $17,345 - $18,150


They have a really long rake and sit really low without having to be lowered. Very comfortable.

The one I fell in love with was all tricked out and ran @32K

Here's some photos of a stock model.

Deuce1

Deuce 2

Deuce 3

 

[SlickTony]

Oh, that kind of bike.

I've thought of that, too, especially when the price of gas has been sky-high, but my husband always tries to talk me out of it.

(I'm still thinking about that truck).

 

[SeaCat]

Hey I like Harley's, but their price is out of my range. (As are the prices of the Victories and the Indians.) I would love to get my hands on somehting like a Harley but I know that I can't right now.

I like the looks of the Kawa 450 LTD but it's actually too small for what I want. (Highway Cruising as well as around town.) I know I'm needing something in the 750 class or higher.

Oh and some hints on weights, my wife weighs 136 pounds and I weigh 150.

Cat

 

[Misty_Morning]

If you're thinking about a touring bike...I will say this. Every die hard Hog owner I have met loves the Honda Goldwing as far as comfort. Personally, I don't like touring bikes. If I'm gonna go THAT far...I'd haul the bike in a covered trailer and then stop and ride. Like suppose you're gonna ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway...(great place to ride in the fall with all the colors).

I use to ride a Harley Fatboy. Liked it a lot...but the stock Deuce sits lower, has a longer rake, and is much sleeker. Plus..I like the laced wheels as opposed to the solid wheels of the Fatboy.

 

[TxRad]

Cat, check out the Yamaha 1100's. Plenty of power for the two of you, comfortable on long trips if you raise the bars a couple of inches and roll em back an inch.... But that might just be me.... 40 mpg ain't bad either for under 10k new...

I've been riding the 650 for the last few years and having a ball... runs great and I've had no problems at all... In fact I might make you a great deal on mine as I want to trade up to the 1100 myself....


ETA: The 24 inch seat height makes it great for shorter people, I'm not saying you're short but Matty and few others at the Loveshack Letogether were surprised how easy they could reach the ground flat footed.

 

[slyc_willie]

HD VRSCD . . . Dream bike, if there ever was one. Might want to check it out.