04-21-2019, 10:34 PM
(04-21-2019, 10:00 PM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: if it's truly an ideal "beater" you're after you need look no farther than the Suzuki S40. one cylinder of savage fury. it sounds like a lawnmower. you can get them for 1200 bucks. they're featherlight for their size, and narrow as a slice of bread. they've been in production for nigh unto 32 years, so there are literally millions of spare parts available. you can drop it, wipe the gas tank off and carry on about your day. my wife has been using one as a beater so far and it's been great. she's bent the levers and i've just taken them off and hammered them back into shape....truly the definition of a beater.
Sounds quite reasonable for a daily beater.