Wrong Motorcycle

[RhadamYgg]

I haven't decided if my second bike is the 'wrong' bike for me or not. Looks wise it is perfect for me - people have no idea what it is - which is cool.

MPG, not so great. Range of riding per tank, sucks. Wish it had ABS, but it hasn't been much of an issue.

RhadamYgg

[XB08]

Not to long ago I went out and got a 1999 BMW R1100RT paid alot for a used bike as much as my new Buell. I rode this BMW very little and becuase when I road it I had fear , I did not like the way it felt at all. I sold it and gave up riding for 2 yrs thinking it was me. Then I want a bike again and was going to get a fat bob, I rode the Buell and it felt so right, no more fear.

[XLR8R]

My first bike was a Kawasaki ZX9. I was totally infatuated with sport bikes, even though I had only ridden a little YZ80 as a kid. Well, I had the Ninja for about 10 days before totaling it. It has taken me 10 years to get back in the saddle. This time it's an H-D XL883L. I still like the looks of a sport bike, but for me, a small cruiser is all I need.

[jahjlh]

Just bought my first bike, and I did some research beforehand and so far so good. The best advice I was given was to go to a dealer and sit on some bikes. I even sat on bikes totally out of my price range.

I guess the only problem I'll have is to want more power after a while, but I plan to force myself to learn as much as possible with the 650.

[Talus2112]

I spent a year researching my first bike. The fact that it took a year was due to the fact I was saving the money for it; so the wait was out of necessity.

I narrowed the field down considerably knowing that I wanted a cruiser. Since I'm not much of a wrench, I wanted a maintenance-free bike, (well, as much as possible!)
Items I was looking for:
Fuel injection
Liquid cooled
tubeless tires
Shaft driven, but would have taken a belt

The choice came down to Kawasaki Vulcan 900 and Suzuki M50. (The Vstar 950 wasn't out yet.)

I ended up with the M50 because I walked in the shop and they had already added 2 mods I had planned.

It has been a great bike! And I want a second bike, but I won't get rid of the m50.

Since I'm taking longer trips I would like the Kawa Concours 14.

[Gummiente]

Pretty much all my bikes have been the right one at the right time for my needs, with the possible exception of my '06 Super Glide. I thought I wanted a smaller, more nimble machine than the '04 Electra-Glide Standard I was riding at the time because the bulk of my mileage came from a 104km round trip commute to work each day. Didn't do a whole lot of touring, so I figured why ride a touring rig. So I got the Super Glide. First thing I did was add a windshield, because I hate bugs in the face and straining to hold on to the bars in the wind. Then I got forward controls to stretch my legs out into a more comfy position. Then I got a set of hard saddlebags to store all my stuff in when I went to work or out on a weekend ride. Thought I was doing fine until one day someone commented that I had turned my Dyna into a mini-bagger and then it hit me... sh*t, I was trying to make a touring rig out of a cruiser. So I got the '07 Road Glide and I've been happy ever since.

[RhadamYgg]

Crud. Right bike or not, I've put fewer miles on my bike this past June that I did over the winter... Combination of things. Fortunately, not death.

It is funny that now though, I know less about what I'd consider the right bike for me than I did before I got my second bike.

It is nice to know, that you aren't stuck if you pick the wrong bike.

RhadamYgg

[oxbow1]

I have been having the same feelings about my bike,when I first got it,it was comfortable to ride,but since then my knees can't handle the angle they have to be at to ride,so I missed this whole season.