02-26-2018, 03:00 PM
(02-26-2018, 02:31 PM)alprider_imp Wrote: doc....it seems you know nothing other as heavy streetbikes.....our collleague it seems knows only easy going/handling "bicycles".....byside the weight.....different kind engines ( too in volume) has different kind characters....different seat positions are too different for handling a bike.......the different feeling of suspension like enduro and chopper....
we dont know what prefer his as if he can feel eventual by testdrives all this different things ...
In my signature block are two bikes, owned in the last ~ year, which weigh 278 pounds and 298 pounds. Once moving, weight makes little difference. On the other hand, I did not enjoy riding my son-in-laws Road King very much (723 pounds dry).
The OP is a mature adult, heavier than I, has extensive riding experience, so I would not advise the same as a 16 year old.
OTOH, my worst crash was at the age of 16 on a CA110 (174 pounds dry?) Had I more experience I may have avoided an 18 wheeler turning left in front of me...or decapitated myself...instead of a spinal injury.
Other bikes, dating back to 1963, include:
CB360
SL350
CL350
CL160
CB160
and three Yamaha enduros (CT175 = 236 pounds wet)