How long did it take to get comfortable on the highway?

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#11 Unread post by cherokeepati »

I don't have any problems commuting on my C50C every day!
I put a smaller windshield on it than the standard Memphis Fat, the Alley Cat by Memphis Shades. I don't like feeling without the shield like I'm going to get peeled of the bike at 70mph or better. Also the idea of getting hit with road debri on the way to work was NOT an option.
When I found myself gripping too hard, I move one finger at a time on each hand and it goes away. Sounds like you are just tense right now (rightfully so!) and when you get more comfortable with time and experience you will feel more in sync with your C50.
The buffeting is always there but with a windshield, earplugs, full face helmet or any combination of the above makes it more tolerable.
I personally like using the earplugs but then I can't hear my shift points so I rarely use them. :roll:
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#12 Unread post by MotoF150 »

The C50 will work if ur taking a short trip on a 65-70mph hyway, like 20 miles distance or less, but this bike won't work if ur planning a long across the state, non-stop high speed run, the C50 is the wrong bike for that, the C50 is made for the causal weekend, short trip rider. Ifyou want a long cruising, prolong high speed bike buy a Honda VTX1300 or 1800
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#13 Unread post by Kal »

Isn't the C50 and M50 in th same family as the Savage?

I'm amazed because in the beginner and total forum Moto is coming across with forethought and intent but at the same time here...

meh.

anyways subject in hand.

There isnt a set time for anything, especially the psychological side of things. what I will say is the more you ride the more you will become comfortable and that will relax you which will in turn improve your riding.

It is one of those things that is best done at your own pace though. If you push yourself too far beyond your comfort zone then you may find yourself in a situation that you are not yet ready to deal with.

If you are constantly 'making' yourself do things on the Bike you will eventually cease to enjoy it. I prescribe for you lot's of short hops, relaxing to enjoy your ride and ignore everyone elses schedule.

In the end it isnt about anyone elses ride, it's about your ride. So relax and enjoy.
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#14 Unread post by chilihed »

Kal-That's what I have been doing lately--just getting on the bike and going places on roads that are within my comfort zone. My commute to work is 38miles each way so that is (at least for now) out of the question. I suppose I will keep doing that until the uneasieness subsides. Thanks again for the great replys! :D
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#15 Unread post by sharpmagna »

Kal wrote:Isn't the C50 and M50 in th same family as the Savage?
Yes and no Kal.

The Savage became the Boulevard S40 and of course you know the Boulevard C50 and M50 respectively. So yes, the are part of the Boulevard lines.

The huge difference is that the Savage/S40 is a single cylinder thumper that is carbeurated while the C50/M50 are both 800cc fuel injected V-twins.
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#16 Unread post by t_bonee »

Kal wrote:Isn't the C50 and M50 in th same family as the Savage?

No not really. Under the Boulevard moniker, for the most part, the S models are the former Suzuki Intruders, and the Savege got thrown in with the S models. The C models are the former Volusias and the M models are the former Marauders. With the S, C, and M now meaning Stylish, Classic, and Muscle respectivley.
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#17 Unread post by cherokeepati »

Thank you T_bone, Sharpmagna, Kal!!
Chilihed you are right to ride in your comfort zone, and that is exactly what I did in riding down the street..around the block..then when I decided one day to go to work (30 miles one way) I just did it. Now I'm hard pressed to drive the cage!!
All I can say to you Moto150 is..to each his or her own. :roll: I sat on a M50 before buying the C50 and found it heavier? and definately less balanced IMHO. I'm not a heavy or tall woman, just average (5'7" 130#) and looked for a bigger bike than the Honda VLX that I ALSO commuted to work on for 2300 miles before buying the C50.
Best of luck chilihed! Take your time and have fun, the only pressures here (riding) are the ones we put on ourselves! :righton:
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#18 Unread post by MotoF150 »

I agree, the Suzuki C50 and M50's are top sellers, yanno why? Cause they are priced cheap, you can't buy any other 800 cc street bike for $5499. Its a cheap made generic bike, you always get what you pay for. I made a mistake buying a M50, I got fooled and I got cheap and greedy thinking the same thing you guys thought, thinking " Oh Wow a high powered street bike for under $6K" After riding it for 1 week the M50 didn't perform as a fast and powerful steet bike, I put the C50 and the M50 in the same class as a 250cc or 500cc street bike, these bikes are not made for long, high speed, comfortable rides, these bikes are designed for the casusal weekend rider that takes on short trips on back roads at low speeds. Your riding habits may change, you need a bike that can do anything, the C50 and the M50 falls short as a do everything type of bike.
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#19 Unread post by Kal »

All Bikes fall short of the do everything type of thing... All bikes are specialised to a greater or lesser degree...
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#20 Unread post by roscowgo »

Kal wrote:All Bikes fall short of the do everything type of thing... All bikes are specialised to a greater or lesser degree...


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