400-500cc cruiser/stand

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nate1714 · #1 Unread post by **nate1714** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:31 pm

im looking for a cruiser 400-500cc....i know about a few but what do u all know of....please help me...links are always nice..im going to be using the bike around town and what not but i will have to go on highways to and from school so like once maybe a month..i would like a decent bike that can hold me and a passenger also...but i not to comfortable with anything more then 600cc max..i prefer nothing less then 400c and ok up to 550cc...i also dont want to spend more then 800$ on it...so clearly older styles is what im looking for and want anyway..old but simple to fix...that should be a good start...thanks in advanced for all ur help...

jonnythan · #2 Unread post by **jonnythan** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:35 pm

Where do you live?

Why are you limiting yourself to cruisers under 600cc? Cruisers up to say 800-900cc are generally considered perfectly manageable for newbies.

$800 will certainly be severely limiting. I found one for that price but I also got a ridiculously good deal on it.

nate1714 · #3 Unread post by **nate1714** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:20 pm

this would technically be my first bike i own...so i want to keep it low..i have driven my friends 400cc for a while now...but i think its time for him to get his bike back...and i live in IL near Chicago and go to college at western IL u. and i have found several for around my price range and lower..i down mind if its $300 and doesnt run or something as long as i can fix it...thanks ask more ? is u want to know more...

#4 Unread post by **Wrider** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:30 pm

Hey man, look up the bike in my sig, my first bike and I'm pulling it off just fine... Glad it's not any bigger, but it is the very FIRST bike I've ridden except for a Rebel 250 I rode for about 20 minutes in a parking lot... and the MSF bikes of course.
Wrider

jonnythan · #5 Unread post by **jonnythan** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:31 pm

nate1714 wrote:this would technically be my first bike i own...so i want to keep it low..i have driven my friends 400cc for a while now...but i think its time for him to get his bike back...and i live in IL near Chicago and go to college at western IL u. and i have found several for around my price range and lower..i down mind if its $300 and doesnt run or something as long as i can fix it...thanks ask more ? is u want to know more...

Sportbikes with high HP inline 4s are a very different beast than cruisers with V-twin engines. A 600cc supersport is a *very* dangerous rocket of a bike for a beginner. A 750cc cruiser is in general a very beginner-friendly bike.

You probably want to look at V-twin cruiser of around 500-800cc displacement. Examples include the Yamaha Virago XV535 and V-Star 650.

logitech104 · Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:58 pm

well www.craigslist.org is always a good place to look for bikes in your area.
just be sure to set it to where you live.

nate1714 · #7 Unread post by **nate1714** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:26 am

yea i look at craigslist...its a great website found a few bikes there already...any other good websites for buying a bike?

MAKER · #8 Unread post by **MAKER** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:43 am

get a 750 honda spirit like me

i'm new, it's fine...

LOL, i'm already feeling it's umder powered!!

(because i'm a fat beast-rofl)

nate1714 · #9 Unread post by **nate1714** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:41 pm

i just found 1978 Honda CB400 - $400 and it seems like a good deal anyone have this bike or know anything about it...and yes i know about it just you all are smarter then me but please dont think im stupid im very well informed...sometimes lol...

jonnythan · Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:01 pm

nate1714 wrote:i just found 1978 Honda CB400 - $400 and it seems like a good deal anyone have this bike or know anything about it...and yes i know about it just you all are smarter then me but please dont think im stupid im very well informed...sometimes lol...

Why is it so cheap?

Does it run? How much money/work will it take to make it run? Are you capable of doing this work? Is it even salvageable?