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Hey. I'm Brandon.
I'm a West Virginian, schooling in Florida. I'm not a Harley owner yet, but I'm working darn hard at getting one. I've been hooked since my uncle let me ride with him on his Fat Boy when I was little.
I've been riding on my own for about 4 months now. I have a little Honda Rebel 250, which I've put a couple thousand miles on already (including a day-and-a-half long thousand mile ride from Lakeland, Fl to Charleston, WV partially in a stupid hurricane
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I'm a small guy, 5'5", 130lbs, and the Rebel is pretty light underneath me.
It's time to move up, I'm just not sure how far up. I wanna invest in something that I won't outgrow in the next few years. At the same time, I want something I'm gonna be able to flat-foot and stoplights and not worry about dropping. Preferably something in matte black.
Anyone have any tips for moving from a 300lb bike to something 550+?
Or what that something should be?
I'm a West Virginian, schooling in Florida. I'm not a Harley owner yet, but I'm working darn hard at getting one. I've been hooked since my uncle let me ride with him on his Fat Boy when I was little.
I've been riding on my own for about 4 months now. I have a little Honda Rebel 250, which I've put a couple thousand miles on already (including a day-and-a-half long thousand mile ride from Lakeland, Fl to Charleston, WV partially in a stupid hurricane
)I'm a small guy, 5'5", 130lbs, and the Rebel is pretty light underneath me.
It's time to move up, I'm just not sure how far up. I wanna invest in something that I won't outgrow in the next few years. At the same time, I want something I'm gonna be able to flat-foot and stoplights and not worry about dropping. Preferably something in matte black.
Anyone have any tips for moving from a 300lb bike to something 550+?
Or what that something should be?
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Yeah. I went and sat on a Sportster 1200 Low at our local HD dealership. I liked it alot. I could pick it up easily, but I have no way of knowing what it would ride like, because you have to be 21 to test.
I wouldn't want to go beneath 1200. Like I said, I want something there's no chance of me outgrowing in a very long time. Think a used Dyna is do-able?
I wouldn't want to go beneath 1200. Like I said, I want something there's no chance of me outgrowing in a very long time. Think a used Dyna is do-able?
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