Pondering my next bike

[pantablo]

1900! holy crap thats a deal! you waited till tomorrow!? I would have written a check on the spot.

[GeeP]

1900! holy crap thats a deal! you waited till tomorrow!? I would have written a check on the spot.

Yeah, but what year?   

[bettingpython]

Yeah I get a little ham fisted on the throttle when I hit ramps. I am usaully entering at highway speed then tend to throttle through the turns just to break the monotony of 5 miles of straight highway riding. If you held a gun to my head and said I had to ride a cruiser the VTX would be the way I would go.

My problem with cruisers is I don't like taking the shock of poorly maintained rodes with my spine vertical in relation to the road, for me it is much easier to absorb the shock load in a sport riding position. Plus to actually pick my ass up off of the seat I have to lift myself at the handlebars. All in all cruisers just aren't my bag.

I wish I had a picture of me riding my uncles VTX though. It must have been the funniest sight you had ever seen a guy in 2 piece leathers with race boots pucks on the pants race gloves and a RF1000 helmet cruising down the road.

Like I said if it were me and I wanted an all around bike based upon the choices you are polling the lightening would win hands down,

[spc]

It's a 2002 with 16k miles on it.  They did the valve check when they got it in and it qualifies for an extended warranty

[DrtRydr23]

My problem with cruisers is I don't like taking the shock of poorly maintained rodes with my spine vertical in relation to the road, for me it is much easier to absorb the shock load in a sport riding position. Plus to actually pick my ass up off of the seat I have to lift myself at the handlebars. All in all cruisers just aren't my bag.

Such is the hazard of forward controls.

[bombadillo]

check out the old kawasaki eliminator 900 also.  Sportbike motor, sporty ride for a cruiser.  Water-cooled and fast as all get out.  They were made to keep up with the old max!

http://www.japsirauta.fi/kawa900eliminator85.html

[slowinthestraights]

[bombadillo]

always loved the z