- Oct 30, 2007
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Midlife crisis is kicking my ass, but I want to do this as smartly as possible. Taking the class in May to get my endorsement taken care of...
I *have* ridden...YEARS and YEARS ago...off road type stuff when we were kids, and then I had a Honda Spree through high school (different animal, I know)
Am thinking 250cc would be adequate for me. It will just be bopping around town for the most part any way. I would like to stay away from sport bikes as I've had some wrist problems in the past, and I'd like to stay away from cruisers because I don't have the facial hair nor love of bandanna to pull that off...
So I'm thinking something along the naked/standard lines is what I'll be looking at. Also wanting to keep it cheap (relatively), and would prefer to buy new (personal preference).
Anyone have thoughts on the Suzuki GW250 *other than* "that thing is ugly"? (I happen to like the way it looks...but that's subjective)
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product Lines/Cycles/Products/GW250/2013/GW250.aspx
Because it looks like everything I want. 250cc, cheap, comfortable riding position (TBD, I haven't actually sat on it yet). I've got the feelers out at the 2 closest dealerships, just wondered if any of our inhouse riders had other suggestions that might fit the bill that I hadn't considered.
TIA!
I *have* ridden...YEARS and YEARS ago...off road type stuff when we were kids, and then I had a Honda Spree through high school (different animal, I know)
Am thinking 250cc would be adequate for me. It will just be bopping around town for the most part any way. I would like to stay away from sport bikes as I've had some wrist problems in the past, and I'd like to stay away from cruisers because I don't have the facial hair nor love of bandanna to pull that off...
So I'm thinking something along the naked/standard lines is what I'll be looking at. Also wanting to keep it cheap (relatively), and would prefer to buy new (personal preference).
Anyone have thoughts on the Suzuki GW250 *other than* "that thing is ugly"? (I happen to like the way it looks...but that's subjective)
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product Lines/Cycles/Products/GW250/2013/GW250.aspx
Because it looks like everything I want. 250cc, cheap, comfortable riding position (TBD, I haven't actually sat on it yet). I've got the feelers out at the 2 closest dealerships, just wondered if any of our inhouse riders had other suggestions that might fit the bill that I hadn't considered.
TIA!