Shive

Gee Night...Your forgot to say "and have a nice day!" I appreciate YHO ....ok maybe YO. But in the end it boiled down to I had an LC-1500 and I liked it it fine...the M109R was to wide for me and because of the forward controls it just wasn't comfortable. A Raider was just out of my $$$ range pretty simple...but I still love the bike. As far as a moped with pipes your a little over stated this bike gits it as good as my LC ever did. It's not the same bike as either the M or the Raider...But I don't have to go much faster than 80 and FB gets there with plenty of throttle to spare! It has the upgraded 95cui that comes with this issue. I loved my LC but Suzuki doesn't really make that bike anymore. If you have a problem with HD so be it...it's all good by me. I've put 500 miles on it so far and it's been flawless. I have nothing bad to say about them except there way overpriced! But the economy is kind of putting things in the right perspective. 2 years ago that bike used would have been way overpriced...I got for 5,900 under book value. Stayed within my budget... I own it and so far I love it! Is it better than my LC-1500??? There about the same actually the gearing on the LC seemed to be spread out a little better and I miss the hydraulic clutch! But if I had to I could flip this bike pretty quick and make a few bucks. The differentiator here is what I paid for the bike. It was a great deal! Shive

WOW...it's hard to believe I wrote this in July... Time really flies... as it stands I found myself not liking the M109r as much as I thought. I couldn't get the deal I wanted on a Raider. I was raking over Ebay... when I thought I would take look at used Harley's. There it was a 2005 Anniversary Edition FatBoy 4000 miles and cherry as can be at a price I couldn't refuse. So never thought I would be saying this but I'm riding a Fatboy now. I have missed riding so much I don't know if it's the Sampson pipes or what... But she sure puts a big a$$ smile on my face when ever I crank her up. It's good to be back on the road again, hit'n 80, and grinning like I stole her! I kinda did! Shive

Hi, I'm in between bikes at the moment but you all have a great site. I live in Gahanna and rode a ZUK LC-1500 for 4 years. Which I sold almost 2 years ago. So trying to get back on the streets not sure what the flavor will be. M109r has my eye...but I really like the Yamaha Raider as well. I'm searching for a good deal...who isn't! So Im trying to be patient and track down an 08.If it happens sooner great but later is OK too. Looking forward to riding again! Shive