Tpoppa Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) I started riding on cruisers and have owned several of them. I'm thinking about buying one mostly for rising 2 up. I'm going to stay under $5k I like the looks of the "muscle" cruisers like the Kawasaki Mean Streak or Yamaha Warrior, even the VRSCR Street Rod. Any ideas? Edited July 15, 2016 by Tpoppa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 I've always kind of dug the korean gv650 aquila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Vulcan S ABS, will need the 2 up kit. Nice bike and has swappable ergo's to make it fit really nice but might be a bit tame for you. Yamaha Warrior, a little old school but they carve roads really nice and are pretty fast. Will need a decent Corbin or the like for two up. If you want something a little more comfy and for a longer haul a 2006 to 2008 1600 Nomad is a great machine. I miss mine. The newer 2009+ ones are very nice also, basically my bike scaled down. But the 6-8's are all over the place for like 3 grand. And you certainly can't go wrong with the Honda 1300's. Check out JandJ in Massillon. They have boatloads of used bikes and awesome prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Check out the VMAX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Oh, and the Yammie Stryker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Tonik said: Oh, and the Yammie Stryker. @ iron pony demo next fri sat Edited July 15, 2016 by motocat12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Good luck finding a VRSCR in that price range. I sold mine (06) for 8 grand last year. I'd 2nd the VMAX vote although finding a clean one is difficult. They are practically giving away 2005 and older metric cruisers so you should have no issues with the prices.. My wife has a VTX 1300 and it's fun and reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 hour ago, motocat12 said: I've always kind of dug the korean gv650 aquila You know....that is kinda cool looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Truf Duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 10 minutes ago, Kritz said: Good luck finding a VRSCR in that price range. I sold mine (06) for 8 grand last year. I'd 2nd the VMAX vote although finding a clean one is difficult. They are practically giving away 2005 and older metric cruisers so you should have no issues with the prices.. My wife has a VTX 1300 and it's fun and reliable. I've seen several 06 Street Rods right around $5K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 always loved the look of the Suzi M109R especially the Blue one with the white stripe down the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, 2talltim said: always loved the look of the Suzi M109R especially the Blue one with the white stripe down the middle. I like those too, but probably more than I'm going to spend. This is probably more in my price range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Idiot said: Do you like the riding position on the Street Rods? I've never sat on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) They sit just like my ZRX's do. They don't have the forward controls like most cruisers.There's 2 at Ben Breece in Ottawa. This one is marked down to 7,400 http://www.benbreecehd.com/web-content/new inventory/NEW AND USED/Update 1008 Big/VRSCR.html Edited July 15, 2016 by Kritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 here is a Maraduer in you price range, they look similar to what you want. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcd/5648329196.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 minute ago, 2talltim said: here is a Maraduer in you price range, they look similar to what you want. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcd/5648329196.html I was actually just looking at that...lol Price is too high, but State 8 will negotiate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 That thing has some serious brakes on it ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Kritz said: That thing has some serious brakes on it ^ That Suzuki is actually built by Kawasaki. It's a rebadged Mean Streak 1600 will a couple cosmetic changes. Good brakes, inverted cartridge forks, shaft drive, no valve adjustments...it's a possibility 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron505 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Love my Yamaha Raider. You can find them in the $6k range if you look hard enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan_Rider Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 On 7/15/2016 at 11:16 AM, Tonik said: Vulcan S ABS, will need the 2 up kit. Nice bike and has swappable ergo's to make it fit really nice but might be a bit tame for you. Yamaha Warrior, a little old school but they carve roads really nice and are pretty fast. Will need a decent Corbin or the like for two up. If you want something a little more comfy and for a longer haul a 2006 to 2008 1600 Nomad is a great machine. I miss mine. The newer 2009+ ones are very nice also, basically my bike scaled down. But the 6-8's are all over the place for like 3 grand. And you certainly can't go wrong with the Honda 1300's. Check out JandJ in Massillon. They have boatloads of used bikes and awesome prices. What he said. I have a 99 vulcan classic 1500 and its comfortable for long hauls even 2 up as long as you throw the sissy bar on it. My dad has the 07 Nomad 1600 that Tonik is talking about and it is a super comfortable bike already set up for 2 up riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschaf Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 If I had thoughts about getting a cruiser I would seriously consider getting a sports car. That's just me though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) On 7/15/2016 at 10:18 AM, Tpoppa said: I started riding on cruisers and have owned several of them. I'm thinking about buying one mostly for rising 2 up. I'm going to stay under $5k I like the looks of the "muscle" cruisers like the Kawasaki Mean Streak or Yamaha Warrior, even the VRSCR Street Rod. Any ideas? A bit of a different style and they werent popular, but get a ride on one. Super smooth, super comfy, good handling and brakes and mondo torque off idle. (95 ft-lbs) Also goes with my aversion to twins. Its an engine with a bike wrapped around it. Oh yeah, badass sounding engine too.... Edited July 20, 2016 by mello dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 12 minutes ago, jschaf said: If I had thoughts about getting a cruiser I would seriously consider getting a sports car. That's just me though. If you want to test drive my kids tesla you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 31 minutes ago, jschaf said: If I had thoughts about getting a cruiser I would seriously consider getting a sports car. That's just me though. There's a cruiser in your garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 @Tpoppa and a cruiser won't Grinde well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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