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That would be the street bob....the one that got away :P
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I started out on my current bike 1200XL sportster 2003. However I really want a Deluxe, Fat Boy or Road King.
If you are 6' or over then i would suggest you don't get a sporty.
My advice would be get what you want. Take the riders course and start out slow. Kick around town. I made a point to ride every day. Even if just around a couple mile practicing turning. i did this for 3 or 4 months.
If you are 6' or over then i would suggest you don't get a sporty.
My advice would be get what you want. Take the riders course and start out slow. Kick around town. I made a point to ride every day. Even if just around a couple mile practicing turning. i did this for 3 or 4 months.
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W/ your experience and stature, you should just get the bike you want. If/when you drop it, it won't be the last time, and there's little damage you can do, a bent shift lever, a scratch on the muffler, or some such. Life is short. Why ride a bike you don't like?
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I started out on my current bike 1200XL sportster 2003. However I really want a Deluxe, Fat Boy or Road King.
If you are 6' or over then i would suggest you don't get a sporty.
My advice would be get what you want. Take the riders course and start out slow. Kick around town. I made a point to ride every day. Even if just around a couple mile practicing turning. i did this for 3 or 4 months.
If you are 6' or over then i would suggest you don't get a sporty.
My advice would be get what you want. Take the riders course and start out slow. Kick around town. I made a point to ride every day. Even if just around a couple mile practicing turning. i did this for 3 or 4 months.
i figured i would do the same....venture out a little at a time and then increase as i get more comfortable
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You were a little cryptic, at 1st. I would have read it as zero experience.
W/ your experience and stature, you should just get the bike you want. If/when you drop it, it won't be the last time, and there's little damage you can do, a bent shift lever, a scratch on the muffler, or some such. Life is short. Why ride a bike you don't like?
W/ your experience and stature, you should just get the bike you want. If/when you drop it, it won't be the last time, and there's little damage you can do, a bent shift lever, a scratch on the muffler, or some such. Life is short. Why ride a bike you don't like?
Maby just a tad
My stature i feel is alot different than the Road....dirt is all out all the time as fast as u can go.....not the same as the street kinda the oppisite...thats why im so full of questions and doing massive research.
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Instead of worrying about my breakfast I think you should learn to do two things.
Stop pissing into the wind and think before you write.
You come on here, start your thread asking for advice for a beginner.
You then leave out your bike riding biography, and any other important facts to help us give thought out reply.
You get people to ask about what why where when and how questions not to knock you but to give a more individual tailored response.
This will be my last post to you.
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Cannot say that I fully agree with this statement. My Nightster is my first bike. Bought it a year ago this month. Put 5000 local miles on it and haven't come close to laying it down.
If the rider take the time to learn the bike, it's size shouldn't matter.
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Yeah definitely get what you want. I made the mistake of getting a bike to learn on and spent 5 years lusting for my road glide.
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same thing
when I was getting my bike I had though the same thing...
I learned on my own on a little dirt bike, just to make sure I would like riding, and of course I did.
I though about getting a used bike for like $5k, and than upgrade later, but i realized that is a waste and just went for the bike I wanted, 2011 Fat Boy Lo. I took the MSF and did alot of riding around in my neighborhood before going out on the rode. The more I have rode the more comfortable I feel and look forward to years of driving and keep improving my skills. I dont regret getting a 700lb bike. I know my limits and not doing anything crazy, being careful.
I learned on my own on a little dirt bike, just to make sure I would like riding, and of course I did.
I though about getting a used bike for like $5k, and than upgrade later, but i realized that is a waste and just went for the bike I wanted, 2011 Fat Boy Lo. I took the MSF and did alot of riding around in my neighborhood before going out on the rode. The more I have rode the more comfortable I feel and look forward to years of driving and keep improving my skills. I dont regret getting a 700lb bike. I know my limits and not doing anything crazy, being careful.
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15 years dirt experience going "all out all the time as fast as you can".
On a high center of gravity dirt bike doing 70+ mph and up 100 mph on uncertain terrain and you are worried about a Harley.
Now you are asking taking a MSF course and talking about tooling around town until you are comfortable?