John Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 if you were going to use a motorcycle to make deliveries, what would be a good bike to do it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 GS500 with saddlebags.Or, a scooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Hate to say it, but a scooter would be my choice. Super on gas, light, super maneuverable, storage, and easier to mount/dismount/park than a bike with less controls to fuss over in tight spaces. I loves me some bikes, but if it's for business I'm thinking rationally and a scooter makes sense there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Supermoto so you can go up and down steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 how big of an item?a 450 single would be sweet around town. Narrow too. You can rig up luggage for almost anything, but the trick would be to do it without making the bike any wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 nothing very big at all. i mean nothing that cant fit on a bike haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Supermoto so you can go up and down steps.now you're talkin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Busa with Corbin Beetle bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 (edited) Busa with Corbin Beetle bags I would think a 750 is going to be superior to this choice, I think he needs something that can turn, not go fast in a 1/4 mile. Edited June 8, 2010 by Uncle Punk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I would think a 750 is going to be superior to this choice, I think he needs something that can turn, no go fast in a 1/4 mile.You black bastid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerik Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 A Rocket III with a cow-catcher mounted on the front. Fuck that traffic (and walls, and crowds, etc.)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 If this is for in town only and not between towns, I would say a scooter. Light, economical, easy to maneuver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrocket04 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Vstrom looks like it'd serve that purpose well. Plus they're kinda cool from the pics I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco1 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I'd go with a GS500 or a EX500 with a big Givi box on back, low maint, buy'em cheap, light, good milage, decent on the interstate loop around town, low seat and narrow for filtering to the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Hate to say it, but a scooter would be my choice. Super on gas, light, super maneuverable, storage, and easier to mount/dismount/park than a bike with less controls to fuss over in tight spaces. I loves me some bikes, but if it's for business I'm thinking rationally and a scooter makes sense there.Exactly what I was gonna say. You have lots of underseat storage with a scoot and you can get luggage/top box's for them, gas mileage is ridiculous and no worries about beating it up.If this is for in town only and not between towns, I would say a scooter. Light, economical, easy to maneuver.Yeah, what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Sportster. Don't they come with baskets on the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Sportster. Don't they come with baskets on the front?I think so. Although they're not all that manueverable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Vstrom looks like it'd serve that purpose well. Plus they're kinda cool from the pics I've seen.As an owner of one, would be very far from what I'd choose if my courier duties involved a lot of traffic. It's a big Vtwin, not happy lurching around at low speeds...it wants to be in the 4000rpm and up range...and it's top heavy. Not what I'd pick for the big city.If I didn't go a scooter route (which I would), I'd choose a standard, small as engine as I could find....maybe an NX125 or 250, or a Honda 250 Nighthawk, or even a TW200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerik Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I think so. Although they're not all that manueverable...If you put fringe on them, they turn faster and gain an extra 50 horsepower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CattaniAFJ Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I'd get a Suzuki TW or something like that. They're fun to ride around and you could go up/down steps and over sidewalks. You could bungee a milk crate on the back to put shit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I personally would say FZ6. Comfortable. light, easy on fuel. manueverable. and rock solid reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 1. Scooter2. Scooter3. Scooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obesityrules Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 say hello to your future career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Cane's chicken on OSU's campus has had a delivery schooter for several years now. I could eat myself to death on their chicken and texas toast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I personally would say FZ6. Comfortable. light, easy on fuel. manueverable. and rock solid reliable.Thats what I was gonna say...not because my FZ6 is for sale or anything tho..lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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