Opinions please...
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Joined: Jan 2014
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From: Central California
Oh boy, here we go!
When you ask for opinions, be prepared to become more undecided than you already are. The opinions will be very numerous and diverse!
Here's mine....
Go to the dealer and if they won't let you ride it, at least have a sit and see how everything fits. If they will let you ride, ride a few different models.
If you're licensed and insured they should let you ride. If you're not, they probably won't
When you ask for opinions, be prepared to become more undecided than you already are. The opinions will be very numerous and diverse!
Here's mine....
Go to the dealer and if they won't let you ride it, at least have a sit and see how everything fits. If they will let you ride, ride a few different models.
If you're licensed and insured they should let you ride. If you're not, they probably won't
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Kansas City
Take the riding course using the 250cc bikes then get what feels right for you. I did the course and then went to my Dyna Lowrider... it just fit me when I sat on it. My wife did the course and she is now almost ready for the roads on her 1200 sportster, again, its what felt right to her.
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From: Post Falls, ID
Oh boy, here we go!
When you ask for opinions, be prepared to become more undecided than you already are. The opinions will be very numerous and diverse!
Here's mine....
Go to the dealer and if they won't let you ride it, at least have a sit and see how everything fits. If they will let you ride, ride a few different models.
If you're licensed and insured they should let you ride. If you're not, they probably won't
When you ask for opinions, be prepared to become more undecided than you already are. The opinions will be very numerous and diverse!
Here's mine....
Go to the dealer and if they won't let you ride it, at least have a sit and see how everything fits. If they will let you ride, ride a few different models.
If you're licensed and insured they should let you ride. If you're not, they probably won't
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From: Vegas, baby!
I don't know if 'mary' will be a 1 and done, but she is currently reading this thread. So my advice is also to start on something smaller and cheaper. Not every, probably most, new riders don't last a long time. Some people find that once they deal with traffic, or a few close calls, they decide riding a motorcycle is not what they expected. This can be discovered far cheaper, and perhaps more safely, then on a new Harley.
Last edited by rjg883c; Jun 5, 2018 at 01:13 PM.
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Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Texas
Without knowing your overall experience it's hard to say how you'd handle either bike.
Generally, I'll say take an MSF course, and maybe start off with a lower cc lighter metric bike at first to see if you even like riding and how confident you feel.
Generally, I'll say take an MSF course, and maybe start off with a lower cc lighter metric bike at first to see if you even like riding and how confident you feel.
