Your favorite Cruiser Motorcycle?

Semper Fi said:
...But to be honest, deep inside I lust for a Honda Goldwing. Those bikes are awesome! They don't quite fit the stereotype biker image but as far as power, comfort, reliability, handling and "bang for the buck" goes they are the best in my opinion.

Semper Fi
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That's not a cruiser. :eek:

We call that the Winnebago of motorcycles. :D

I have a 1991 HD FXRS Low Rider with 96,000 miles on it and wouldn't have anything else. :)
 
You guys already know which one I want...

Ural

But my plans are now in shambles. We'll see what the future holds for me.
 
Norton 850 Commando . like riding ten sticks of dynamite with a lit fuse . Insurance almost cost more than the motorcycle . Wouldn,t trade it for the world . Unfortunately someone wanted to trade anyway .
 
This was an incredible experience. Watching the sunrise over the Haleakala volcano crater. Utterly desolate. Nothing growing. Looked like the surface of Mars. Then a 38 mile downhill coast!
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It IS beautiful up there! I miss it badly :(

I'm glad you survived the downhill coast--there were a larege number of serious accidents in the short time I was on Maui (3.5 years) from those bike companies. One poor lady shot straight off a cliff edge at about 25mph (or faster) down onto a pile of sharp lava rocks. She later died.

I was always tempted to do though

RELEVANT PART: I used to own a Honda ACE 750 (the v-twin classsic harley looking one) when I lived there. Had a lot of fun cruising those twisty upcountry roads on Maui :thumbup: :cool:
 
RGRAY said:
That's not a cruiser. :eek:

We call that the Winnebago of motorcycles. :D

I have a 1991 HD FXRS Low Rider with 96,000 miles on it and wouldn't have anything else. :)
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True the Goldwing is not classified as a cruiser but I saw one rip up the curves at Deals Gap (318 curves in 11 miles Deals Gap ) that made some of the sport bikes look tame by comparison. My wide glide was left far behind.

By the way, for a real thrill, try Deals Gap. It will get your heart rate up!
 
Kevin the grey said:
Norton 850 Commando . like riding ten sticks of dynamite with a lit fuse . Insurance almost cost more than the motorcycle . Wouldn,t trade it for the world . Unfortunately someone wanted to trade anyway .
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In the mid 70s a friend named Mole had a Norton 750,it had the factory supercharged,the cases were molded around the setup,they only made like 2 or 3 hundred of them.Anywho,that was when the 900 KAW's were out,Z1's.They were the first true Superbike.They were HOT! Mole's Norton ate it,every time.Just had to get that out.Old memories.So as not to go off topic,I ride a Bonneville sidehack.It's a cruiser.
 
I ride an '03 883 Sportster. My father and uncles all ride Harleys, so the hog bite was passed on to me. I find most people tend to go up the rungs of bikes as they get older and both finances and needs change. I'll probably ride this little 883 for about another 2 or 3 years. Then it'll be time to trade up. I was thinking about about going to a dyna, but i don't quite think it fits my age and frame just yet. The more i look at it, the more the V-Rod is speaking to me. Speed and style. Not a good bike for beginners, but not an "old man bike".
If i had to ride the fence between a cruiser and a touring model I would pick the Road King. My dad has an '01 with the Harley custom charcoal gray w/ pattern welded steel painted flames. #60 out of 150 or something. That is a sharp lookin' bike. He wants to trade it in for an Ultra now that he has a few more kids in the picture to save a little money on payments. Another nice bike, but kind of the last stage for a rider, ya know.
As much of a Harley fan as I am I have mucho respect for the Hondas. My co-worker who is 20 just bought himself a little '03 Shadow. Great bike. Rides the living heck out of it with no problems. My 883 with less miles has already been into the shop twice and already needs to be re-jetted. His just keeps pluggin along.

Next bike for me is going to be a V-Rod, a Deuce, or maybe a low rider.

Jake
 
Maybe the Boss Hoss is what you're thinking of. It is a motorcycle with a Chevy engine. Try 502 ci and 502 horsepower on for size!!

Boss Hoss


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yep lots of boss hogs around in south Florida, we have several bike nights and sunday bike gathering spots and you always see one or two of them, I rode next to one today going down hwy 27
 
IN ER's they're called 'Donor Cycles"

I prefer my 4x4 Ramcharger with the 440. Unfortunately, it died. Am currently awaiting discovery of untold riches so I might clothe myself once more in the automotove decadence of my choice.



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Sutcliffe said:
Absolutely nothing beats a '52 Vincent and an red headed girl!
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I had a 1954 Vincent Black Shadow. I was convinced it was possessed. Like the movie with the Pymouth Fury "Christine." I traded it for a couple of bikes, one being my 1959 BMW R69.

The "Bloody Vin" was never reliable. But it really did honk along. The new kid on the block in the late '60s and early '70s was the Kawasaki 3 cylinder two stroke 500cc. I could just barely beat one with my Vin from a traffic light.

Wish I still had the Vin. If only I had been able to just put it in a time capsule and take it out about now.... A friend has one here in Atlanta. I saw it recently. Yeah, I wanted it, but I do remember the times mine let me down. caught on fire, throttle stuck wide open in second gear, kill switrch wouldn't work at high revs -- ever try unplugging spark plug wires while dodging traffic? makes my heart beat faster just remembering.
 
IN ER's they're called 'Donor Cycles"
munk

<<<<Wow, I never heard that before.

Thanks for your insight.>>> R Gray


I think the 500 HP Chrysler V10 motor with a two wheels qualifies, which is what I responded to.

I like motorcycles- I've chosen not to take the risk. I have other high risk decisions. Defensiveness about high mortality rates is not one of them.


munk
 
I don't know how much hp the hand built 440 in the Ramcharger had, it could do 90 mph up a steep mountain grade; but if you took the truck over 100 mph on the highway, (as was once legal in Montana) it became problematic as to whether or not you'd stay on the road. The speedometer only went to 85. I'm not sure I ever found a point where it stopped accerlating. The engine really only started purring at about 80, and just kept sounding better as you went faster....it was a 'interceptor' cop engine.

The front end wanted to lift off. I swear with wings even that 5500 pound vehicle may have taken flight.
Yet for all that, if I ever become rich, I'd like to rebuild it with Hemi heads......



munk
 
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