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Old May 10, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by alkay191
I noticed you said "owning" not "riding" ...
Same thing to most of us.
 
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Old May 11, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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I noticed that too, ha ha.
 
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Old May 11, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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At that price it's a great deal with those miles. You should be fine on it the customs have forward controls, I'm 6' and mine fits me nice. A sporty would be better to start on and you can always get your money back out of it and move up later.
 
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