Starter bike for a giant lol

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toodmtall0611 · Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:04 pm

What is a good starting cruiser for a guy that is 6'11" 310 lbs? I went down to the Harley shop in my town and sat on a Road King and a Dyna Wide Glide. Both felt really good but I don't really want to start on a $17,000 bike because I will die if I lay it down.

VermilionX · Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:12 pm

you might need this one...

toodmtall0611 · Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:45 pm

gee thanx but the training wheels would be a little embarrassing

VermilionX · Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:45 pm

ok you said you sat on a road king and felt good on it?

why don't you try the suzuki C50...

http://www.motorbikes.be/en/compare/5048/5175/

based on that, it's about as big as the road king.

Shiv · #5 Unread post by **Shiv** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:46 pm

Plus it looks a lot better and is a lot cheaper.

Lose a bit in the power department though. But on a first bike power isn't really a high point on the checklist.

toodmtall0611 · Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:54 pm

I can live with the loss of power. I am not 19 and industructable anymore and really don't care about how fast I get there, I just need enough to haul my big a$$ around. The most important thing to me is comfort. I am still dreading the msf class I start in 3 weeks ( all they have are honda rebels and 1 buell )

VermilionX · Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:58 pm

toodmtall0611 wrote:I can live with the loss of power. I am not 19 and industructable anymore and really don't care about how fast I get there, I just need enough to haul my big a$$ around. The most important thing to me is comfort. I am still dreading the msf class I start in 3 weeks ( all they have are honda rebels and 1 buell )

yeah, at 6'11" 310lbs... hmmm, i know michael jordan rides sportsbikes and im already wondering how he fits into them and he's only what compared to you, like 6'6" or so?

anyway, pls post here the results of your MSF. im really curious.

Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:01 pm

toodmtall0611 wrote:all they have are honda rebels and 1 buell

That's so the 19 year old supermen don't kill themselves. Doesn't hurt the rest of the class either.

I think you'd be happy with the c50 or maybe some of the honda bike. Actually, I think there was a link a bit ago showing a C50 with a custom paint job saying "Hardly -A- Davidson". All the cruisers have similar looks and Harley's are nice, but I don't think they're worth as much as they cost. Then again, I'm the kind of guy who would pay the extra few grand from your Road king and buy the Goldwing with the gps navigation system...

txpeeps · #9 Unread post by **txpeeps** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:02 pm

I rode a Rebel for a while and would love to see what someone your height looks like on it. Bring some ketchup for your knees cause you're gonna eat em. lol just kidding. If you could get someone to take pics there at the training course on the Rebel it may help other tall riders to get an idea of the size issue on that kind of bike. Good luck on your riding course and have fun.

toodmtall0611 · Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:26 pm

If you could get someone to take pics there at the training course on the Rebel it may help other tall riders to get an idea of the size issue on that kind of bike.

If you have ever seen the Guniess Book pic of the fat twins on the mini bikes I would be the one on the left.

The size issue is the whole reason I posted this. I read a bunch of other posts but none quite fit for someone of my size. I had pretty much thought I would have no choice but a harley but obviously not. Personally I am so looking forward to the instructors face when The Rebel 250 disappears under me in the class.