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What motorcycle should I buy?
I'm a 22 year old female, new to riding motorcycles, but have scooter experience. I want to buy a bike that's not over powering, but it's going to last and keep up with the highway every now and then. Which of these bikes do you think are the best?
Harley Davidson Sportster XL883
Yamaha V Star 250 *OR* V Star Custom *OR* V Star Classic
Some type of Suzuki Cruiser
Honda Rebel
Honda Nighthawk
Let me know if you have one of these, and share how it's been so far! Let me know which you like the most, I'm obviously really into the cruiser type bikes over all!
THANKS
i've had three 883 Sportsters and loved each of them. two i converted to 1200 with the h-d 1200 cylinder kit. the third, a 2001 883, i left at 883cc's and just rat-bobbed it and rode the hell out of it. i put 35k miles on that bike with never a break-down. sold it for 3500 bucks in 2007 and bought another sportster, this time a 1200R. people who talk bad about harleys have usually never owned one. in the mid 70's to early 80's, harley belonged to AMF and they had a well-earned reputation for being leaky and unreliable. modren harleys are excellent cruisers and all are fuel injected. the 883 is an excellent starter bike that you wont "outgrow" too quickly, if at all. there are a bazillion aftermarket parts for it and you can make a sportster just about anything you want it to be. bob it, chop it, put on a detachable windshield, a set of highway pegs, and a sissybar to bungee your gear to and you can tour quite comfortably one-up.
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Has anyone compared the torque/HP of the following motorcycles ?
Moto Guzzi Neveda Classic 750
Moto Guzzi Breva 750
Harley-Davidson Sportster 883
Triumph Thruxton
Which one of these would be better among the rest in terms of performance,handling & value ?
BTW I ride a 2007 GSXR 600
in my never all that humbe opinion the sportster will give you the higher grin per dollar ratio. gonna be hard to beat the price of an 883 and it's a great platform for anything from a mild custom to a wild chopper. put a windshield on it and invest in some bungee cords and it's a decent light touring bike (rubber mounting and injection did wonders for these bikes!). as for reliability and resale value, i put 35k trouble free miles on my last 883 in six years, and then sold it for 3500 and bought another sportster (i wanted the rubber mounted engine for longer rides). another consideration is the national and regional clubs and groups that are sportster specific. lotsa fun to be had there! i've never owned or ridden a thruxton, but i owned a '95 triumph sprint. loved it. fast, comdortable and reliable. a great all-rounder. never owned an eye-tallian bike but have heard lots of horror stories about their tendedncy to leave ya stranded. they dont retain their value very well either. of the bikes you listed my first choice would be the sportster, second choice would be the triumph. third choice would be a honda shadow sabre. you didnt include that on your list, but maybe you should have. nice factory custom with honda reliability, and it's in the same price range as those you mentioned. happy trails!
