Best Starter Sports Motorcycle for a tall guy

[Ken Ford]

I've been to the track enough and read enough car magazines to know that there are a SLEW of stock cars that will run mid 14s or faster. Same as a cruiser.

Now Edmunds has the 2013 V6 Accord and Altima running 14.3 and 14.6 respectively. Those are pretty hefty, 4 door cars with a reasonably soft suspension. Running close to what some cruisers run and you going to say that a cruiser isn't "slow" by bike standards?

 

[Lazarus]

Smash your head all you want but its true. A 14 second quarter mile isn't fast these days.

 

[GeauxLSU]

At 80 you can take hands off and it's straight as your hunting arrow. BTW, I was trying to keep up with all the slow cruisers..

I'll take your word for it. I'd need a crow bar to get my rump off the seat.
I did it several times on the Valk but that's a different animal. Even then I was a bit 'alert' during and after.

 

[GeauxLSU]

I love how a topic about beginner bikes can turn into drag racing cars vs bikes, which bike is better cruiser or sportbike, or whatever has nothing to do with beginner bikes. Love it

www.TheOutdoorsTrader.com

 

[JDG.]

www.TheOutdoorsTrader.com

you mean this one? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+outdoors+trader+&l=1

 

[GeauxLSU]

you mean this one? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+outdoors+trader+&l=1

 

[Wallace's]

Oh and it would take at least $50,000+ to get a factory car that runs 14s.
Takes a lot of suspension work to even get a strong motor to hook at the line.

Smash your head all you want but its true. A 14 second quarter mile isn't fast these days.

Man, 14's are VERY common ET's for many makes/models now. Many V6 Altima's and Accord's can do that stock on street tires. Hell, many full size trucks are getting low 15 e/ts too...

$50K gets you a car that does low to high 12's or damn close to it these days:

$55k new C7 Corvette
$33K 5.0 Mustang
$39K for a Challenger R/T Scat Pack
$42k SS Camaro 1LE

 

[Big Ben]

you mean this one? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+outdoors+trader+&l=1

WHOA!

 

[Big Ben]

I'll take your word for it. I'd need a crow bar to get my rump off the seat.
I did it several times on the Valk but that's a different animal. Even then I was a bit 'alert' during and after.

Me after a hard ride.

 

[FrogMan]

Cruiser = 'slow'. Have you guys ridden one made in the last 20 years?
My last bike was a Valkyrie. It was described a lot of ways. I promise you 'slow' was never one of them.

There is a Harley Street bob in my garage at the moment but so is a Yamaha R1 so Im going yes they are slow in comparison. granted I dont ride the R1 much faster due to things like the speed limit but it is so much more maneuverable and quicker off the line.