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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:28 pm
by FrankyArseneau
What would you guy say about a Honda VTR1000F SuperHawk 2005?
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:14 am
by psmorgan
I decided to skip all the learner stuff and went straight to what I wanted... a truimph tiger. I had never rode a motorcycle except for one that I rented in Florida at spring break. That was 25 years ago. Anyway, I have put about 6,000 miles on it since last November and am still alive. The trick is to be very respectful of the power.
My only time I nearly dumped it was when I had to make a u-turn at the end of a dead end with both saddle bags, a large center Givi box and a quartered deer in a cooler on the back. It was indeed top heavy.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:31 am
by rodzbike
Respecting the power is one thing, but even a 500cc bike has enough power to get you hurt. My advice is to start on something no bigger than 600cc and move up a couple of years later. Things happen fast on the road. The bigger the bike, the faster they happen. Start small and live.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:48 am
by scan
psmorgan wrote:I decided to skip all the learner stuff and went straight to what I wanted... a truimph tiger. I had never rode a motorcycle except for one that I rented in Florida at spring break. That was 25 years ago. Anyway, I have put about 6,000 miles on it since last November and am still alive. The trick is to be very respectful of the power.
My only time I nearly dumped it was when I had to make a u-turn at the end of a dead end with both saddle bags, a large center Givi box and a quartered deer in a cooler on the back. It was indeed top heavy.
I know that is a damn tall bike, and also top heavy on its own, without extra stuff on board. I sat on one in the show room. At 5'9" I have to be up on the balls of my feet. Good you only "nearly" dumped it! I love that bike though. Has it been a good bike in terms of service and ease of care? I always thought about his bike in the back of my mind. I'm heading more towards touring bikes in my future.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:11 am
by sapaul
Scan, when you get the chance to ride one you will love it. Triumph have never really gotten over been kicked off the pedastal and even on their on/off bikes they still have to have an element of showing off. When we get into serious twisties and there are BMW GS riders and Tiger riders, I let them go past and do not even try to catch them. And then they take shortcuts over the dirt roads. Bastids
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:33 am
by cruisinflatout
I love the lack of a "no" choice.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:39 pm
by psmorgan
Scan,
To answer your question about the Tiger.... about maintenance etc. All I can do is tell you what's been done to this one. It's a 2005 model that was about a year old when I bought it last October. It had 8,500 miles on it and now has 15,000.
I took it to the dealership for the 12,000 mile tune up. I've replaced the tires and adjusted the chain once. The chain also gets cleaned and lubed every 4-5 hundred miles. I sort of wished I had a bike without the chain since that is the only thing that you have to do very often.
I have noticed that there are not many Tigers out there and nobody ever talks about them on the net anywhere.
But after looking at all kinds of bikes and driving the sales people crazy at several dealerships, I bought the first Tiger I saw that day!
The best part of it is that my buddy with perfect hair (I'm hair folically challenged) can't touch the ground while sitting on it.