Looking at new Suzuki C50

[BuzZz]

LMAO.

[Gummiente]

"Old geezers"...??!!

[Wrider]

"Old geezers"...??!!

I meant me too... I mean the geezers as far as the forum goes... Old timers... haha

[HYPERR]

[BuzZz]

You can't even mention MotoF150 around here without steppin' in the shiit......

[blues2cruise]

First is the Suzuzki C50 (currently Vulcan 500 LTD 6-speed and its starting to feel cramped as I ride farther now than 3 three years ago.

Question:

-How does the stock seat compare to other bikes for a long trip?

-What is the HP and torque?

- What is the HP and torque?

-Any user isues that I should be aware of like saftey, reliablity or lack of add on's availble

-Last is retention of value?

The other bike I'm comparing it to is the V Star 650.

I have been riding my V-Star 650 for over 46,000km. (5 years) A couple of weeks ago I went for a demo ride on a Suzuki
?50T....It was smoother and had more power than the V-Star. It shifted better and had a nicer rumble. If you're going to get another bike, skip the 650 and go for the 800.

[blues2cruise]

I owned a Suzuki M50 and it was a nightmare, never run right, backfired, rear shoe brakes never worked, wiring and fuel problems, underpowered, uncomfortable with the lean forward riding postion, heavy and hard to ride and handle!
A much better alternative would be either the Honda 750 Shadow, or the Yamaha V Star 650, the Kawasaki 900 Vulcan is in the same class but wouldn't recommend it, its really slow and underpowered for a 900cc, the older 800cc Vulcan was faster and better!

You must have got a Monday or a Friday built bike...just like we figure my V-Star must have been a Monday or Friday built bike.

I don't know why you would have been leaning forward. The handlebars were so well designed and placed for this bike I was sitting up straight. The handlebars enabled my arms and shoulders to be in a neutral position.

[jstark47]

I don't know why you would have been leaning forward. The handlebars were so well designed and placed for this bike I was sitting up straight. The handlebars enabled my arms and shoulders to be in a neutral position.

We used to have a Marauder 800. Marauder handlebars were modelled on drag bars, and are a lot further away from the rider than regular handlebars on a touring bike, for instance. If the ergos of the M50 are like the Marauder, I can see it would feel a lot different from the C50T. Someone with short arms might be leaning forward.

[csspostal]

A friend of mine suggested the C50 for my bike. He's in love with it.

[zeligman]

there's an ENTIRE forum all about it... www.volusiariders.com check it out and you can see all the wonders (and blemishes) that everyone shares freely about the suzuki's.

worth a couple hours of reading if you want to do your research - even posting a quick note about the year/model you're thinking of buying. and ... folks are VIRTUALLY as nice as here (virtually)



-zeligman