Advice please
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RE: Advice please
Welsome from snowy northeast Ohiol
I helped my nephew through his first purchase a few years ago. He wanted to jump right in to a RKC but (dont shot me) I steered him to a Yamaha Silverado for his first bike, lot less money, lots less bike. I was not sure he would continue to ride and I didn't want to see him invest a huge sum only to decide riding wasn't for him. He loved the bike, loved riding, and contacted me again two years later (last year) wanting to buy a HD. He is now the proud owner of an 06 RKC and loves it. Moral of the story - dont get in over your head on the first one, learn to ride safely and find out if riding is for you (its not for everyone).
Either of the bikes you mentioned are fine, but do you want to spend $15k only to haveit sit in the garge becoming a huge dust magnet?
Hope you love whatever you get and enjoy being in the wind.
I helped my nephew through his first purchase a few years ago. He wanted to jump right in to a RKC but (dont shot me) I steered him to a Yamaha Silverado for his first bike, lot less money, lots less bike. I was not sure he would continue to ride and I didn't want to see him invest a huge sum only to decide riding wasn't for him. He loved the bike, loved riding, and contacted me again two years later (last year) wanting to buy a HD. He is now the proud owner of an 06 RKC and loves it. Moral of the story - dont get in over your head on the first one, learn to ride safely and find out if riding is for you (its not for everyone).
Either of the bikes you mentioned are fine, but do you want to spend $15k only to haveit sit in the garge becoming a huge dust magnet?
Hope you love whatever you get and enjoy being in the wind.
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RE: Advice please
I hadn't ridden for over twenty years and in 2001 I wanted to get started again. I went out and bought a Yamaha V-Star(650). It cost under $6000 brand new and I used it to get some experience back and to take my roadtest on. I wanted a bigger bike after the first year but need to gain that experience. I now own a 2006 Bob and absolutely love it. I don't believe that getting a bike this size would have been a good choice in the beginning though. Get your experience on a small bike first. You won't regret it.
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