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Hey all! So I'm going to be selling my current bike and hoping to get a new bike over the winter, or maybe in the spring. I've decided to make the jump to a cruiser which I've never owned before but at this point in my life, I think it's what I want and my wife is really interested in riding with me if I get one (she's never been interested before). So here's a few quick things to bring you up to speed on my background. I grew up riding motocross style dirt bikes, then rode a DRZ400 for years on/off road. For the past few years I've been riding an '84 Suzuki GS850G which is a fun little bike but not really what I want at this point.
I'm 6'4" with a 34" inseam, about 230 lbs. The GS is a little tight, but never had any comfort issues. My rides are almost always less than an hour at a time.
SO, the big question is about the bikes I'm looking at. I'm really liking the mid 2000's Suzuki M50 and it's in my price range 2-3k around here. My concern is size, I think I'll fit ok, maybe with some different bars/risers. But it's only 800cc and I think I saw 54hp. My GS850 cranks out mid 70's for HP. Am I gonna be disappointed? I know a V-twin has different delivery than the 4cyl I'm used to so any insight there is welcomed. I checked out the bike on Cycle-Ergo and I think my fit would actually be ok, I was looking at Honda Shadow 1100's and I think the M50 looks more comfy.
Obviously I'd sit on some before I actually purchased but I don't want to get my heart set on something that I'm going to be immediately disappointed in. Thoughts?
BTW - I'm not a Suzuki fanboy, just seems to be what I gravitate towards with the exception of my old YZ125. :smile_big:
I'm 6'4" with a 34" inseam, about 230 lbs. The GS is a little tight, but never had any comfort issues. My rides are almost always less than an hour at a time.
SO, the big question is about the bikes I'm looking at. I'm really liking the mid 2000's Suzuki M50 and it's in my price range 2-3k around here. My concern is size, I think I'll fit ok, maybe with some different bars/risers. But it's only 800cc and I think I saw 54hp. My GS850 cranks out mid 70's for HP. Am I gonna be disappointed? I know a V-twin has different delivery than the 4cyl I'm used to so any insight there is welcomed. I checked out the bike on Cycle-Ergo and I think my fit would actually be ok, I was looking at Honda Shadow 1100's and I think the M50 looks more comfy.
Obviously I'd sit on some before I actually purchased but I don't want to get my heart set on something that I'm going to be immediately disappointed in. Thoughts?
BTW - I'm not a Suzuki fanboy, just seems to be what I gravitate towards with the exception of my old YZ125. :smile_big: