Would you consider this for first bike? By twowheeler (Read 1,526 times)

[LUKE]

what? are you going back to shifting?? you just want to make your life so complicated, scooter is offering you twist and go, so you can relax your feet.that motorcycle is a thing of the past imo...we are in the modern age.
twist 'n go is the way to go buddy!!...
leave the shifting to KZ...lol

[davec]

Mar 18, 2014 10:40:58 GMT -6 LUKE said:

what? are you going back to shifting?? you just want to make your life so complicated, scooter is offering you twist and go, so you can relax your feet.that motorcycle is a thing of the past imo...we are in the modern age.
twist 'n go is the way to go buddy!!...
leave the shifting to KZ...lol

I agree with you, Luke.
Twist and go is great, for riding around town.
BUT, when the urge hits you to do a cross country, a larger bike (one ya gotta actually shift) is the only way to go.
I'm guessing I've put more cross country miles under me than around town miles.

I'll never forget the time I was riding my GL1200 thru Az, (by way of Colo, Calif, NM, Tx back to Colo) at 102F, full face helmet, feet on the hiway pegs (I had 2 of em then; feet that is, and,yea, hi way pegs too) and the American and POW flag flying in the breeze, open road, mountains all around, sun shining down on ya, just you and the road. That is a feeling you'll never experience on a twist n go around town.

So, yea, is a perspective thing.

Ride Safe

Dave

[LUKE]

well, you can still do it dave,, if i only live near you i'd love to ride around with you...right now i ride alone 100% of the time,yuma is dry, no one even owns a scooter,just me,, and even the hookers are virgin in this place...lol

[davec]

Mar 18, 2014 10:40:58 GMT -6 LUKE said:

what? are you going back to shifting?? you just want to make your life so complicated, scooter is offering you twist and go, so you can relax your feet.that motorcycle is a thing of the past imo...we are in the modern age.
twist 'n go is the way to go buddy!!...
leave the shifting to KZ...lol

Also
Luke

I may have missed it in my GOOGLE search, but who makes an already made affordable twist and go Trike?
I realize that you still have your health, and all your appendages, but, some of us don't and need the stability a trike offers.

I realize I can buy a Burgman, Silverwing, or a Majesty, and add a trike kit, but the end cost is gonna be +/- $10K.
To me, that isn't cost effective.

So, who makes a ready to ride, outa the box, affordable Trike?
The Americans?
The Japanese?
The Italians
The Taiwanese?

No.

OK, time for the test.
Good Luck

Dave

[davec]

Mar 18, 2014 12:16:02 GMT -6 LUKE said:

well, you can still do it dave,, if i only live near you i'd love to ride around with you...right now i ride alone 100% of the time,yuma is dry, no one even owns a scooter,just me,, and even the hookers are virgin in this place...lol

Well then Luke, if you ain't got no hookers in Yuma, I ain't cumin'.
But, yea, some day I wanna ride with ya, and compare Asian experiences.
I ride by myself now also. I've done plenty of road/cross country trips with a group, and alone, and, other than the safety in numbers thing, I prefer to ride alone.

Now, day rides with a group of friends, (in this case, the Rocky Mountain Sabres, aka RMS) thru the Rocky Mtns, that's different. That's fun.

But, to stay on track, I'm not sure this would be a good starter bike.
If you wanna stay small (250) me thinks a Honda Rebel or similar bike, would be more appropriate.
Then, if the urge is still there, get something bigger/new(er) and go from there.

Just my $.02

Dave

[LUKE]

buy them used...i remember KZ posted a Craigslist link about a 2011 suzuki Burgman 400n for sale for only $2,500...i actually emailed the owner and offered to buy it for $1600,, he replied and said he can only go down to $2,000...i mean, a 2011 burgman for only $2k?? can't beat that...
if i didn't have 2 morphouses, i would've bought it in a heartbeat.,,there are few deals in CL that doesnt come everyday, you just have to scout around.
Taiwanese makes good quality scoots,with decent price.,trike kit might go down in price., i'm a Craigslist creeper, so i know what the best deals around are.
it's the determination dave, it's the determination! remember that!!

[davec]

Mar 18, 2014 12:31:55 GMT -6 LUKE said:

buy them used...i remember KZ posted a Craigslist link about a 2011 suzuki Burgman 400n for sale for only $2,500...i actually emailed the owner and offered to buy it for $1600,, he replied and said he can only go down to $2,000...i mean, a 2011 burgman for only $2k?? can't beat that...
if i didn't have 2 morphouses, i would've bought it in a heartbeat.,,there are few deals in CL that doesnt come everyday, you just have to scout around.
Taiwanese makes good quality scoots,with decent price.,trike kit might go down in price., i'm a Craigslist creeper, so i know what the best deals around are.
it's the determination dave, it's the determination! remember that!!

I thought of used, but I don't like buying others peoples old stuff. Stuff they may not have respected.
I'm a semi hoarder. I seldom sell anything. I keep my cars, I've kept my bikes, I've got stuff from my military days over 40 years ago..Yes, CL can be a nice place to find some good deals. Am looking for an engine for a 96 Mustang.

Now, determination. That's something that NO ONE will EVER experience more than me.
Meaning, try losing a fuggin leg at 63, and still get up the determination to ride, skull, do archery, swim, rock climb, sledge hockey, become a VA certified limb loss counselor, and much more.
that takes determination my friend. (and Alley can testify to that too, with his own personal challenges.)

But, who makes a ready to ride trike?
And, to keep on track, let's try some other alternatives for a first bike.
Thanx
Dave

[LUKE]

i'd say, Spyder, bombardier makes them,the first released unit was in 2008 if im not mistaken,selling nowadays for 7-8K in CL., it was the famous classic yellow spyder trike that we see around.,and the silver gray ones.

[jct842]

$20,000 + and they are manual shift.

[kz1000st]

Mar 18, 2014 12:16:02 GMT -6 LUKE said:

wright now i ride alone 100% of the time,yuma is dry, no one even owns a scooter,just me

yuma.craigslist.org/mcy/4360813613.html

and these guys

yuma.craigslist.org/search/mca?zoomToPosting=&catAbb=mca&query=scooter&minAsk=&maxAsk=&excats=

i remember KZ posted a Craigslist link about a 2011 suzuki Burgman 400n for sale for only $2,500...i actually emailed the owner and offered to buy it for $1600,, he replied and said he can only go down to $2,000...i mean, a 2011 burgman for only $2k?? can't beat that...

So what you're saying is that a Japanese scooter that cost over $6000 new isn't even worth $2500 after two years? See, you proved my point about Japanese scooters. It wasn't worth much to the owner and it wasn't even worth that much to you. All it was worth was $1600? Oh man, I'm so glad I bought Chinese scoots. Imagine the beating I'd take on depreciation on a worthless Japanese scooter.