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I'd say a bigger cruiser or touring bike would likely be able to handle the load, I see big dudes with big women on their big bikes all the time, but, ...
You would likely be exceeding the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GWVR).
That means that you would likely get considerable legal blowback to assign liability to you, if something like a tire failure leads to an accident.

I'd say that the best bet would be to get a big bike with a high load capacity, then
Remove as much stuff as possible, like body fairings, mudguards, chrome bits, use lightweight battery, etc, (Every pound of weight coming off the bike is extra weight it can carry and stay below the mfg's GWVR), and
Upgrade the tires and shocks to high load rating items. ( This won't affect the legal GWVR)
Upgrade the brakes if inadequate. ( This won't affect the legal GWVR)

The biggest bikes don't necessarily have the highest load capacities, because they add more gingerbread over the same frame and running gear. I think what you will be looking for would be the most stripped down version of the heavy duty frame.

Here's more info: How Much Weight Can My Motorcycle Carry? | New Touring Rider

Good luck!

 

Get a car, a big car...

 

Any of the big cruisers from victory, Indian, Harley, Yamaha, etc will carry your weight, if you have any doubts see how many of them with 300+ pound guys with 250+ pound wives on the back you see riding around the country with saddle bags packed with 100 pounds of essential junk. Keep the tires inflated to max pressure and they will be fine.

The problem will be learning to ride on a big, heavy bike like that, they can be a handful until your used to handling the weight and inertia. Not sure what the solution is, a small learning bike will struggle with your weight.


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Any of the big cruisers from victory, Indian, Harley, Yamaha, etc will carry your weight, if you have any doubts see how many of them with 300+ pound guys with 250+ pound wives on the back you see riding around the country with saddle bags packed with 100 pounds of essential junk. Keep the tires inflated to max pressure and they will be fine.

The problem will be learning to ride on a big, heavy bike like that, they can be a handful until your used to handling the weight and inertia. Not sure what the solution is, a small learning bike will struggle with your weight.


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Just a comment. Yesterday while at my local MVD office I watched a woman flunk her riding test for her MC license the 2nd time. The course here in AZ at least is not really set up for lager bikes.

 

I was sitting on a Suzuki CT50 today....fit really nice.....I'm over the gvwr by 80lbs. Was so disappointed. The 1100's and 1300's were about the same.

 

Perhaps a Boss Hoss may fill your needs.

 

Just looking for a neighborhood cruiser..short pleasure trips....no highway.

 

Looks like the Harley Trike might fill the bill.

Here's some info that shows GWVR of the FLRT Freewheeler as 1700lbs over a dry weight of of 1085 lbs:
2020 Harley-Davidson Freewheeler® FLRT - L5VIN296230 - Riding High Harley-Davidson®

But, I wouldn't personally go that direction, because the leaning in the corners, and all the 3 dimensional freedom of movement is, for me, the most enjoyable part of riding.

Personally, If I was a XL sized individual, I'd get myself a 2nd hand cruiser bike, like that C50 805cc you mentioned, or a Yamaha VStar 1100cc, or a Honda Shadow 1100cc, with some decent power, good brake reviews, and a nice low seat that I could easily get a leg over. I'd negotiate tough on a machine that was in need of new tires, and I'd use the money I saved to get it set up with rubber with high load rating, and some higher capacity rear shocks and some stiffer fork springs.

I'm not recommending it, but there's a thing called "going darkside", where you put a car tire on the rear wheel. Usually folks do this to get vastly better tread life, but it will generally also result in higher tire load rating. The rear tire carries the bulk of the weight during normal riding, but a lot of load transfers to the front during braking.

If I ended up over the gross load rating by 100 lbs, that would be my business. As Mike pointed out, there's lots of guys out there bending the rules. Smoky isn't out there waving bikers over onto the truck scales. Even if worse comes to worse, if you can point to a list of things you did and a stack of receipts spent pursuing safety, so much the better.

The nice thing about riding vs. driving is that it does burn a few extra calories. With this concept in mind, the sooner you start, the better.

 

Looks like the Harley Trike might fill the bill.

Here's some info that shows GWVR of the FLRT Freewheeler as 1700lbs over a dry weight of of 1085 lbs:
2020 Harley-Davidson Freewheeler® FLRT - L5VIN296230 - Riding High Harley-Davidson®

But, I wouldn't personally go that direction, because the leaning in the corners, and all the 3 dimensional freedom of movement is, for me, the most enjoyable part of riding.

Personally, If I was a XL sized individual, I'd get myself a 2nd hand cruiser bike, like that C50 805cc you mentioned, or a Yamaha VStar 1100cc, or a Honda Shadow 1100cc, with some decent power, good brake reviews, and a nice low seat that I could easily get a leg over. I'd negotiate tough on a machine that was in need of new tires, and I'd use the money I saved to get it set up with rubber with high load rating, and some higher capacity rear shocks and some stiffer fork springs.

I'm not recommending it, but there's a thing called "going darkside", where you put a car tire on the rear wheel. Usually folks do this to get vastly better tread life, but it will generally also result in higher tire load rating. The rear tire carries the bulk of the weight during normal riding, but a lot of load transfers to the front during braking.

If I ended up over the gross load rating by 100 lbs, that would be my business. As Mike pointed out, there's lots of guys out there bending the rules. Smoky isn't out there waving bikers over onto the truck scales. Even if worse comes to worse, if you can point to a list of things you did and a stack of receipts spent pursuing safety, so much the better.

The nice thing about riding vs. driving is that it does burn a few extra calories. With this concept in mind, the sooner you start, the better.

Best advice yet. Thanks!!!

 

Talk to RonK

 

You might want to consider gastric bypass surgery and that will help you lose a few hundred of those pounds. Then your choice of bike will be wide open and you will be healthier and better able to enjoy riding. I'm not being snarky, just really trying to help.

 

I agree.

 

Thanks for your concern about my health.....I can swing my leg onto a bike no problem.
Used to play semi pro football.
Working on my weight but the quarantine kinda screwed that up.

 

3846832-5=23

 

Sorry, the forum did not post it the way I wrote it.

What about a 2005 Victory Kingpin.
I think the numbers may work

 

Depends on the tires more then the bike, 99.9999% of cruisers can easily handle 540 pounds, as long as the tires are up for it. I wouldn't really go off on number specification as far as what weight a motorcycle can handle, dudes in India can fit 8 family members on a 50cc moped and get to where they need to go so I'm pretty god damn sure that shows most if not all cruisers can handle 540 pounds y'all are getting too damn statistical with this ****

 

@keninaz, so Ken if you were at the DMV office yesterday does tht mean you finally have plates for your new ride?

 

Just a temporary paper plate for it. Here in AZ now all titles, registrations and plate come out of Phoenix.
If I am lucky that will take 7 days or so.
At least now I am riding the new bike with proper registration.
Here it can take weeks to get into an MVD or alternate as they are all still closed except for appointments.

 

Thank You for the update, at least you are on the road. When I bought my 2020 a few weeks ago from a dealer it only took 6 business days for my plate to arrive, hopefully yours will not take very long. For things that can go through ServiceArizona, it only took 3 days for me to get my 2021 sticker for the other bike last week, which is about 3 days faster than it used to take!

 

ServiceArizona is almost dead. Now they have gone to MVD Now which is easier to use and shows all vehicles registered to you.
They are still working to make it easier to use but you can do much more with that website. They do need to make it easier to use too.
Just so you know.
Frankly, it appears to me that MVD Now will allow you to do most anything the customer rep at MVD can do. If I were them I would worry about my job as it appears they are streamlining things to be done over the internet.

 

Are you saying that MVD is going to take back what ServiceArizona has been doing and that is why they are dead??

 

With MVD Now it will replace the older ServiceArizona, or so I was told by the MVD employee.
Go sign up for MVD Now. When you sign in you will see your pix and license there and many options.
You can even do electronic titles and upload titles to the system.
I have only been on the new system for about a month and I am learning about all it can do.

 

Thank You for the information Ken

 

For the OP, what did you end up going with and how do you like it? I'm 6'5, 510, so definitely interested in what worked for you. Also a noob, looking for that first bike.

 

Your over the weight limit of most all motorcycles. I'd get a pickup truck...

 

Victory Vision could work.
GVWR for the touring model is 1414 pounds, dry weight is 852 pounds. If you remove the trunk that removes 42 pounds for a dry weight of 810 pounds, add 51 pounds for fuel and lube and that leaves a load capacity of 553 pounds.

Edit - numbers above were based on internet specs.
Per the manual the wet weight of the Victory Vision Touring model is 889 pounds, GVWR is 1414 pounds so with the trunk removed that leaves a load capacity of 567 pounds.

 

Just taking into account the weight limit of the bike itself is not gonna get it. The most important part would probably be the tires. Personally I would not want to ride a motorcycle where every aspect of the bike would be at its limits. You may work it out on paper that it would work, but damn if I'd ride a motorcycle pushed to its weight limits, both frame wise and tire wise. Then you have the suspension that would be taking a hammering.

Sometimes there are things people just shouldn't be doing, it's unsafe. And the amount of stress put on any motorcycle with that kind of weight being there all time may not show itself immediately but would be the kind of thing that may take a little time before it would cause a failure. And Rollin' why is your recommendation a motorcycle that is no longer in production?

 

why is your recommendation a motorcycle that is no longer in production?

Just because it is no longer in production doesn’t automatically make it not a good bike. It is a very good bike and will be with us for many years. It just isn’t factory backed any longer. I would not be afraid to own one myself.

 

Tyres are a major issue. Too often folks bought Dodge 3/4 ton trucks and planned, or did tow heavy stuff, with 2750 pounds 6 ply tyres. 3250 and 10 ply would be a good place to start.
Back to the bike. Guy I met road a 650 Suzuki V twin. With his wife they weighed about 550. The bike had rear shocks that would work well on the Dodge. A bit more oil and air in the front forks works as well. I would look for something that has a sturdy frame, robust front forks, and a shock or shocks that can be changed. Plus the tyres. Load limits are on the side, and they will need more than 40 psi I think.
As above, ten ply can run 75 psi, not a wimpy 40. Too much oil in the front forks and they will go bang, and upset the seals. UK