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good to know, Maybe i'll look at 4-500cc instead. How are vintage 75-83 bikes at handling long distance highway riding? specifically one in very good shape with low miles. i'm talking several days to a few weeks.

i'm a complete beginner. I don't plan on riding on the highway for a while, i just want to know if the bike will be up to it when i am.

I've done long haul highway bicycling at speeds of up to 50mph. which i think is more dangerous than being on a motorcycle (less mass, braking ability, etc.). You ...

I want to get ~550-650cc UJM. would this be enough for highway riding if/when i want to take a road trip?

thanks. sorry if it sounds like a dumb question. but i'm new at this and i don't want to make a big mistake buying my first bike. I'm deciding between a bike in good running condition. or getting a fixer uper in non running condition (it starts, but due to the bad petcock, it's not really "running ...

If it's just a problem with the petcock, and the petcock is fixed/repaired and then the oil changed, how bad is it in the long run?
would you buy a used bike with this problem?

thanks for the replies!

i found a beautiful '76 kz400 w low miles that was garaged dry, but it seems that a lot of parts changed after that model year. for instance carb kits for the year really hard to find, though i read that only the "float needle" is different from that '77. Is that a big deal ...

I really prefer the styling of the older standard bikes (70s-80s kawasaki kz's, honda cb's, yamaha xs's, etc.). Plus older bikes tend to be a bit cheaper, and i don't mind doing a lot of learning and repairs on my own. to me that's part of the appeal of riding!

My question is, which of the older ...