Here's my scenario, what do you guys suggest?
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RE: Here's my scenario, what do you guys suggest?
I've got only one thing to say. If you are buying a motorcycle just to save money on gas, you can buy a lot of gas for the 6,000.00 on up that you are going to spend on a Harley. You may want to look for something in the 500.00 to 1000.00 range. That wouldn't take as long to make up the savings in gas. I have to laugh at the people who say, "I'm going to buy a motorcycle to save money on gas". If they would only stop and think how long it would take beforethe motorcycle would pay for itself in the savings in gas.
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RE: Here's my scenario, what do you guys suggest?
ORIGINAL: 1of2
I suggest a Fatboy (see my sig).
Take the course, get your liscense and get your Harley. If you can handle that 400 dirt bike, you can handle an FL Softail. They are very stable and easy to ride. Just take it easy at first until you get used to a street bike.
Anyone who thinks he should get a starter bike at first should take his KTM 400 for a ride. It aint no Vespa. JMO
I suggest a Fatboy (see my sig).
Take the course, get your liscense and get your Harley. If you can handle that 400 dirt bike, you can handle an FL Softail. They are very stable and easy to ride. Just take it easy at first until you get used to a street bike.
Anyone who thinks he should get a starter bike at first should take his KTM 400 for a ride. It aint no Vespa. JMO
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RE: Here's my scenario, what do you guys suggest?
ORIGINAL: harleydude68
Keep this in mind the above e-mail suggests a fatboy. 1450 cc's and new out the box $17,000.00 dollars. I agree with most. If you are nervous on the road the MSF beginner course is excellent!! My first bike that I ever owned around your age was a Suzuki GS850. But I started on a Honda 450 that I borrowed from a friend and got used to riding on the road. If you have your heart set on a Harley. My suggestion is a sportster 1200. The 883 is cool and all but for resale value the 1200 is a better "investment" Don't go new IMHO! Look in the want ads and buy something that you won't be afraid to drop (if you know what I mean) Once your comfortable on the roads and you build up some capital then step up to a dyna low rider or maybe dyna wide glide. Just my $0.2
ORIGINAL: 1of2
I suggest a Fatboy (see my sig).
Take the course, get your liscense and get your Harley. If you can handle that 400 dirt bike, you can handle an FL Softail. They are very stable and easy to ride. Just take it easy at first until you get used to a street bike.
Anyone who thinks he should get a starter bike at first should take his KTM 400 for a ride. It aint no Vespa. JMO
I suggest a Fatboy (see my sig).
Take the course, get your liscense and get your Harley. If you can handle that 400 dirt bike, you can handle an FL Softail. They are very stable and easy to ride. Just take it easy at first until you get used to a street bike.
Anyone who thinks he should get a starter bike at first should take his KTM 400 for a ride. It aint no Vespa. JMO
And it doesn't have to be a Fatboy or a Sportster. It has to be whatever is right for YOU!
(check out the Fatboys though)
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From: rhode island
RE: Here's my scenario, what do you guys suggest?
ktm builds, imo, the best off road and mx bikes on the planet. i got a 300exc for graduation back in the day.....have you seen the ktm on/off road bikes yet? nice machines .. i suggest a used bike to start out on, youll lose a lot of money if you buy a new bike then decide its not for you....i bought the 1200r last spring ..mainly back and forth to work and few hundred miles on the weekends, no complaints at all. the monthly payment iswhat my truck burns in gas in 2 weeks....off course its not helping me in the winter but all in all i love the thing...ill get a bagger eventually but the sportster is staying put.and just for the hell of it....has anyone seen the new atk 700cc 2 stroke mx bike? what in gods name was the guy who thought this up smoking? a cr500 is dangerous! this bikehas allmost 50 percent more displacment , and at 10 grand its not that expensive. aside from desert racing i really cant imagine any real use for the thing...its got to hit well over 110 mph...............whatever you by,take the training course and keep your eyes open...brian
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RE: Here's my scenario, what do you guys suggest?
Anyone who thinks he should get a starter bike at first should take his KTM 400 for a ride.
You learn more in the dirt in 20 minutes than you'll learn in the street in a season...maybe several seasons. I figure his best bet is to just learn the methods to avoid the pitfalls the street will throw at him that the dirt never will.
The skills I learned in the years I rode in the dirt have saved my *** on the streets more times than I can count. They've also saved me from writing off a couple of my streetbikes as well.
CN
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