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Title: Bike shopping again... Post by 911radioman on 05/05/06 at 20:29:25 Stopped in my local Suzuki dealer today while I was enjoying a nice long ride around southern Indiana. While I was there, I climbed aboard a Boulevard C50. Wow!!! That is one sweet bike! When you sit on it, it feels massive, and it is a pretty big bike size wise. However, that thing balances like a dream. Wifey is on board with buying a second bike (never will get rid of my Savage), so now its a matter of putting the finances together and seeing what we can come up with! ;) ;D |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by Reelthing on 05/05/06 at 21:56:26 might want to hop on a '06 vulcan 900 if your looking for that type and cc of bike to just compare - but kicker so far as i read |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by 911radioman on 05/06/06 at 05:13:11 I've read about it, just haven't seen one up close yet. |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by lancer on 05/06/06 at 05:24:56 My wife likes riding and would go for a second bike if it was big enough for both of us to ride comfortably. The discs in her lower back make it impossible for her to ride with me on the Savage, but a big cruiser would likely be workable for her. Something with a cushy seat with backrest, easy going suspension, that sort of thing. And of course finding the money to do it. |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by MISS_SALLY on 05/06/06 at 06:02:08 Lancer, Is you wife interested in riding her own? |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by Ed_L. on 05/06/06 at 14:07:24 Got to ride a C50 during bike week, very nice, lots of power, fuel injected, even came with floor boards. The bike I was riding had the handlebar snake hanging out almost a foot and wouldn't stay in. Beside that very nice, felt big compared to my savage but they all do |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by Savage Librarian on 05/06/06 at 15:33:33 I bought myself a C50 a few months ago, and it's definately been a good buy. It's definately a lot of bang for the buck, and it'll carry the load of 2 people nicely, for moderate distances at least (never done more than an hour at highway speed riding 2 up with it). Definately check out the Kaw 900 though! People seem to be expecting great things from it, and logically so. You might also check out a Triumph America. A little more pricey than the C50 is new, but it's definately not a harley clone! |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by 911radioman on 05/06/06 at 17:42:00 The thing that impressed me was how well balanced the C50 was. It's not a particularly heavy bike, at least I don't think so, but it has considerable mass to it. I'm wondering how well served I would be with 805cc for the wife and I if we wanted to take an extended ride? The Savage has plenty of power for the two of us, it just isn't roomy enough for the two of us. I wind up sitting practically on the tank for her to ride. |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by 911radioman on 05/06/06 at 17:43:03 lancer wrote:
A Gold Wing maybe? ;D |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by Savage Librarian on 05/06/06 at 19:00:48 911radioman wrote:
The C50 will defiantely give you the room you want/need, especially if you splurge on a Mustang seat for it. The Mustang pillion is the same size as the Savage front seat. |
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Title: Re: Bike shopping again... Post by lancer on 05/06/06 at 19:13:56 Not at all. MISS_SALLY wrote:
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