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Quite a few years ago, I came up with a less scary way to go (although I'm sure I wasn't the first one). When I'm riding, I don't pretend that everyone is out to kill me (way too paranoid for me), but I do pretend that I'm completely invisible. If you automatically assume that everyone on the road ...

I see you excluded the VTX but did you sit on the 1800? I'm 6' 3" and I thought that the 1800 would be a good fit but the 1300 would be too small.


Tom
The 1800 is the one I sat on, I didn't even try the 1300. What I think I'm going to end up doing is buying an older Intruder or Vulcan and modify ...

DivideOverflow wrote:You couldnt find a used Marauder in your range? I have a bike from 1979, and I have only had to do regular maintenance on it...

Most of the older Marauders I've seen are the 800cc. I barely fit on the 1600.

I was hoping to find a cruiser, I'm not really in to sport bikes. I have found 2 that I fit on comfortably, Suzuki Marauder 1600 (according to the salesman, it's the same thing as Kawasaki's Mean Streak,) or a Harley Wide Glide. I didn't like the drag bars on the Marauder ( I could have standard ...

I'm in the market for a used bike. I'm looking to spend around $6000 (maybe more if I find something I really fall in love with). My problem is finding something I'm comfortable riding. I'm 6'7" (38" inseam) and weigh about 280 lbs. I had a '81 Suzuki GS750 that I rode for 2 years, the thing was ...