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For a while now I've had my mind set on getting a Ninja 500R or Suzuki GS500. But, after sitting on them I didn't like the way they felt too much. The feel I'm looking for is more like how I sit on my XR250L. Its upright and a little sporty but I dont have to reach for the handle bars. Would a standard bike be more like this?

yes a standard is what u are looking for...feet right under u or a little forward and some models looks sporty....

Standard is the riding position you're describing. I was kind of surprised that you didn't like the Ninja 500. Although it has lots of plastic, the pegs and handlebars are in very standard-like positions. There's only a slight forward lean in the riding position.

There are few new bikes that you can buy that offer a truly standard riding position. Most have either a more sporty forward lean or a foot-forward crusier style. The only ones I can think of off the top of my head is the Honda Nighthawk 250 and some of Harley's Sportster models. I also rode Yamaha FZ6 about a month ago that came pretty close.

I'm also a big fan of the standard riding position. My Nighthawk is about as standard as they come. The Nighthawk was last sold in new in '03, so it's possible to find some good ones on the used market.

A naked GS500 is about as close to a standard bike as you can get, the 89-02 models are naked while the 04 and later ones are fully faired. If the reach to the bars is the only problem you have with the GS, you can add some GenMar risers to move the bars up and back a bit. Makes a big difference in the reach and in the amount of weight your putting on your hands. GS500 with GenMars:



http://www.zianet.com/GenMar/

Standards rock.

gsJack wrote:A naked GS500 is about as close to a standard bike as you can get, the 89-02 models are naked while the 04 and later ones are fully faired. If the reach to the bars is the only problem you have with the GS, you can add some GenMar risers to move the bars up and back a bit. Makes a big difference in the reach and in the amount of weight your putting on your hands. GS500 with GenMars:



http://www.zianet.com/GenMar/

i like the faired look so ill look at that bike asap.

i have a questions someone may or may not be able to answer. when your financing a bike on the original fact of having a job and you quit that job does anything change? i have good credit and can easily pay for a bike but i cant get approved without a job. so my plan was to talk to the manager at a starbucks that i have connections with and getting hired for a day just to get approved. would this work? do you have to hold a job to continue getting financing?

liquid.force22 wrote:i have a questions someone may or may not be able to answer. when your financing a bike on the original fact of having a job and you quit that job does anything change? i have good credit and can easily pay for a bike but i cant get approved without a job. so my plan was to talk to the manager at a starbucks that i have connections with and getting hired for a day just to get approved. would this work? do you have to hold a job to continue getting financing?

When they do the check, they'll probably want you to have been employed by 1 company for 6 months+ to finance. 1 day hiring probably won't cut it

but if they do approve me can any problems arise from not being employed any more? all i want to do is pay for it over 1 year but they need this assurance. isnt that what repo men are for?

As long as you make the payments, they won't care. They don't monitor your work status.