View Full Version : Thinking of getting a bike, lmk what you think.
I think I'd like a cruiser, and so far the list of acceptable bikes is as follows:
HD: Night Train
Street Bob
Nightster
Yamaha: Midnight Warrior
Honda: VTX1800F
Ducati: Monster (maybe)
Triumph: Thruxton
Rocket III (big fat maybe)
bucky
07-01-2007, 04:23 PM
I have a Nightrain so i am partial to it. I like the Street Bob but its a dyna platform so its gonna ride a little plusher IMO than a softail. The Nightster is a sportster frame which is way to small for me.
The Warrior is a cool bike.I actually gave it some thoughts before my HD but the Yamaha dealers were assholes and none of them would let me demo it. I took my business elsewhere.
No experience with the Triumphs but the Rocket is one big ass ugly bike.I wouldn't own it.
I'm sure you can't go wrong with a Honda but the VTX's are so generic looking to me and they aren't gonna hold resale like the Harley will.
The monster isn't in the same league as a cruiser.
BlueLT1SS
07-01-2007, 10:27 PM
only one i like out of those is the monster, but its hardly a cruiser. i think for a cruiser the rocket III is the shit!
i guess my opinion is exact opposite of bukcy, lol
big pappa pump
07-02-2007, 07:33 AM
get a warrior, i have one and its fun as hell to pull up next to a hd guy and see his face when he realizes its not a hd. even more fun when the same guy revs hevs motor and takes off from a stop as hard as he can. only to be passed by the warrior. plus you will have jap realiabilty.
bucky where all did you go to test ride one?
BottleRocket
07-02-2007, 11:33 AM
warrior is a supprisingly fast bike. great stopping power, good motor and a nice amount of torque. i havent ridden any of the others, but i know for a fact the warror is a fun bike to ride.
bucky
07-02-2007, 04:03 PM
get a warrior, i have one and its fun as hell to pull up next to a hd guy and see his face when he realizes its not a hd. even more fun when the same guy revs hevs motor and takes off from a stop as hard as he can. only to be passed by the warrior. plus you will have jap realiabilty.
bucky where all did you go to test ride one?
Three dealers here in Salt Lake City. I don't know about the dealers anymore in Dallas but i remember the Yami dealer on Hwy 10 would never allow demo's.
Its funny because the Harley, Victory, and Triumph dealers all allow demo's with a valid MC license on bikes even more money than the Yamaha.If i am about to drop 15k on a bike i damn sure am gonna ride it first.
Which reminds me...check out the Victory 8-ball also.That was a pretty cool bike for the money.
big pappa pump
07-02-2007, 04:10 PM
if you would have came to my shop, we had a warrior for demo for a couple months(i remember you looking at bikes awhile ago), hell i would have let you ride mine around the block.
funny you mention YOT cause i just we there to get my warrior inspected(couldnt wait to go to work cause i needed to get the registration done today too) those guys cant even do inspections right now, probably cause they got caught doing something stupid.
bucky
07-02-2007, 05:19 PM
if you would have came to my shop, we had a warrior for demo for a couple months(i remember you looking at bikes awhile ago), hell i would have let you ride mine around the block.
funny you mention YOT cause i just we there to get my warrior inspected(couldnt wait to go to work cause i needed to get the registration done today too) those guys cant even do inspections right now, probably cause they got caught doing something stupid.
They were a very shady dealer.I don't know about now but they screwed me back in 2003 on a TL1000. I wouldn't go to that shop if it was the last dealer left.
I probably would have taken you up on the demo ride if i had been in town back then.
I've never had a bike before, and I'm not liscensed yet. I plan on taking the mc safety course before I get my liscense or my bike. I have a buddy that will lend me a V-Rod, and to be honest, that kind of scares the shit out of me. Anyway, this purchase is at least 6 months off, so I'd like to do some homework before I buy it. Right now, I'm leaning toward the Triumph Bonneville Sixty8 Revolver Black. I just love the way they look.
botom left hand corner:
http://triumph.co.uk/usa/sixty8popup.aspx?locale=en-US
Duncan
07-03-2007, 12:36 AM
If it was my first bike I think I would go for the Nightster XL 1200N out of that bunch. Looks and sounds great fantastic! I havent riden one yet but theres a guy that just got one (all flat black, and mini ape hangers) down the road and for a cruiser I likey.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/scicom/nightster.jpg
Yeah, I think it's the little triumph, or the little HD. It's going to come down to prices, comfort levels, and style. So far, the triumph is in the lead with style and price beating the HD into the ground. On to the test rides!
GARS04
07-03-2007, 06:52 AM
Why not and M109? That's a bad ass crusier if you ask me.
"Boulevard" is the gayest possible name for a cruiser, and the headlight on that thing looks like an electric razor. No damn way.
shrp88lx's
07-05-2007, 03:03 PM
Vmax
http://photos.imageevent.com/turbo/bandit/websize/VMaxPromo400.jpg
Somewhere in Time
07-05-2007, 03:06 PM
Not on you're list but... There are three bikes I'm in love with right now.
KTM Super Duke 990
Triumph 675 Daytona
HD Night Rod
HobieF3
07-05-2007, 03:17 PM
I think I'd like a cruiser, and so far the list of acceptable bikes is as follows:
Yamaha: Midnight Warrior
I'm a sportbike guy and know lots about them. Sportbikes are about all I know. I'm also a Honda sack rider. My opinion is not an experienced one on this subject, but that bike is a BAD bitch :D
The street bob is sweet!!!!
That nightster liiks good too though.
SC457A
07-05-2007, 08:27 PM
Why not and M109? That's a bad ass crusier if you ask me.
X2
looked at a warrior, just did not care for the water heater for an exhuast pipe.
other than the v-rod (too much $ for me ) the 109r won me over....( p.s. 109r owners dont call it a "boulevard"
85gt460
07-05-2007, 08:37 PM
I have the Nightster and really enjoy it. It looks like an old school bobber with new technology, and priced right. I have an all black one.
0 GT 2
07-05-2007, 08:54 PM
triumph all day
http://www.triumph.co.uk/uk/5742.aspx
musclestang89
07-05-2007, 10:01 PM
Why not and M109? That's a bad ass crusier if you ask me.
hell yea, one of these days I will own one. :D But not right now.
My buddy had a VTX1300 and that bike was pretty sweet. ran pretty good to even with a 350lb guy on it. But that bike got totaled out
Looks like it's gonna be a black bonneville or T100 with the revolver seat and the closed circuit muffler from triumph. I checked around, and a lot of people were rejetting their carbs first thing, and changing the drive sprocket to one with, "one less tooth." Why?
93 Fox
07-07-2007, 12:53 AM
nightsters are hot shit... and a really good bike to learn on, a buddy of mine has one in the flat black, the only thing i dont like are the mid controls b/c im 6"1 and i feel like my knees are over my head, but... they do make a forward control kit and its relativly inexpensive...
I was in the same boat as you (never ridden before not even dirt bikes when i was a kid) and i got my MC license and went out and bought an 883 custom and i love it, its really not that much slower than a 1200 but if i could do it again id probably splurge and get the 1200 or the nightster and put forward controls on it.
just my .02 cents let us know what you decide
cryptic5.0
07-07-2007, 01:14 AM
I think I'd like a cruiser, and so far the list of acceptable bikes is as follows:
HD: Night Train
Street Bob
Nightster
Yamaha: Midnight Warrior
Honda: VTX1800F
Ducati: Monster (maybe)
Triumph: Thruxton
Rocket III (big fat maybe)
hey man, my friend works at a Yamaha dealership in FT. Worth, if you want, send me a PM and I'll give you the name of the shop, and his name. Just tell him that I sent you up there and he'll hook you up.
STANGGT40
07-07-2007, 09:06 AM
when the '08s come out, i'm going to get a harley davidson deluxe...most likely in black pearl. i just love the looks of the old looking bike. check out the pics at the hd site; just hover over "softail" and click on the deluxe.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/2007_Motorcycles/2007_Motorcycles.jsp?locale=en_US
brad
joezgarage
07-07-2007, 09:18 AM
Here's my .02:
Warrior
VTX
Night Rod
I like the low slung cruisers for the massive power and the low slung look. I have ridden the VTX and it's real quick for a bike it's size. The only one I haven't ridden is the Warrior. Used to have a Yamaha Vstar 1100 and dependability was great. The two friends I have with the Vrod and the VTX have been pleased with those as well.
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