thinking about buying a motorcycle

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sentenced03

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soemthing older maybe 80's to early 90's cheap preferable smaller easier to ride(never driven one). a hapanease bike is ideal they just seem easier to maintain and i just like them for their simplicity. if anyone has information i could really use the insight.
 
For several years nothing could touch an '86-'87 Yamaha Maxim X 700, be it crotch rocket or otherwise, and it's a comfy cruiser. It's a totally manageable bike in daily use, but if you decide you want to fly you'd better hang the f__k on. There aren't that many of them around, but if you can find one I highly suggest it. Even Yamaha's baddest cruiser, the V-Max, couldn't hang with a Maxim X for about half a decade.

If you can find a Jap-spec version, even better. Lots of US Military types brought them back with them after tours in Okinawa, etc. I know one fella that did just that, and holy crap was that bike fast! Nice, comfortable laid-back cruiser disposition, and scary f__king fast when the throttle was opened wide. I personally slaughtered one example of the "legendary" V65 Magna on that bike, and no--it wasn't the same beater I annihilated with my Trans Am on Carpenter Ave in Iron Mountain one night. The one I beat on the Maxim X was in perfect tune, and the rider was probably 25lbs or more lighter than I was.

The bike is a 5-valve-per-cylinder 700cc engine, and in the entire time I was involved with it, it never required servicing.
 
not looking for fast just gas milage and soemthing easy to learn on so something lighteweight and small , im a very small person and doubt i could handle a 700 lbs bike . my dad had a 95 magna i loved that bike . but yeah thanks for th einfo ill look around im just trying to decide exactly what i want that way it will making looking easier.
 
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The Maxim X is a lot less bike than that, and easily manageable until you wail on it. From the looks of it, the Maxim would be more comfortable, too. In my experience with it, it truly was the best of all worlds... manageable, comfortable, and brutally fast when the situation called for it.

Keep in mind, that was the first street bike I'd ever ridden at any length. If I gave Fuck One about bikes (and had a license), that's what I'd seek.
 
He said starter bike jass, not 2 wheeled missile. :D

Any 90's era Suzuki 500GS is an excellent starter bike, light, nimble and easy to handle. Do a search on E-bay for a look see.

Small dual purpose bikes are good beginner bikes also such as the Yamaha TT series or Suzuki DR models, but if you are short of inseam make sure you can plant both feet firmly on the ground.

Stick to lightweight bikes around 500cc or less and you will do fine. Once you have some experience under your belt you can always get a bigger bike.
 
right i mean im only 5 foot 11 and about 160 lbs lol. i was thinking soemthing between 250 and 500 just want sure what i never was a big fan of american bikes they seem bulky and expensive.
 
American bikes are bulky and expensive. I have no use for them. :dgt:

Find yourself a nice clean little jap bike and you'll be happy, I'd try to find something in from the mid ninetys or newer if you can afford it. Eightys bikes are already 20 years old...oh man, I feel old. :(
 
yeah thats the big question i got a new job as a correctional officer in a max security prison so ill be making decent money (at least by my standards) as long as it around like 2 grand i might be able to swing it eventually
 
I'm tellin' ya... you can handle a Maxim X, unless you pin it first time out. It's not huge, heavy, or unmanageable. It was my friend's first bike; he then sold it to his younger brother who'd never owned a bike. The younger brother was the one that was my close friend and allowed me to ride it. It was a very-manageable machine until you got crazy with the throttle... and I'd bet most sub-900cc crotch rockets would still have trouble with it at this point.

The thing I like about it so much is its wide powerband. It makes for an easy bike on which to learn... and when the time comes, well, look the f__k out.

As beep pointed out, American bikes are large, heavy, slow pigs. If you drop it, you damned near need a tow truck to pick it up. Getting smoked by a car is no fun when you're on a bike, either, but I outran an entire crowd of them (including a 1600cc S&S-powered machine) in my Trans Am.
 
something to consider if you want to learn ...is posible a 125 or 250 "enduro" bike..basicaly a dirt bike converted for mostly street use.....IDEAL for the beginer
 
Diplomat_Wagon said:
My '76 Honda CB750 is nice and simple and slow and safe. :D
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....and HEAVY. :doh:


One more feature of the Maxim that Doc failed to mention is the shaft drive. The Maxim's came in many sizes, but nothing smaller than 700 had a shaft.

I bought my 1st shafty back in 1980, (750 Yam) and have never had the desire to get another chain-drive. :dgt: They're noisy, dirty, need lubing and replacement. $:dgt:$$

An alternative to the Maxim would be its' predecessor, the 750 or 850 Special..http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yama...ryZ80650QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If you plan on travelling any distance on a regular basis try to find at least a 500cc., but stay away from anything that is larger than 500cc in a verticle twin, they will shake your nads off. :dgt:


Personally I wouldn't try to ride any crotch rocket more than 5-10 miles.

You'll be looking at 50 mpg on almost anything under 800cc. ;)
 
68R/T said:
...and my 750cc V45 Magna goes 425. :rolleyes:
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My Bandit 1200 goes a buck fifty just shy of 500 lbs plus rider, catch me if ya can ye olde fart. :nanna:


I'm lusting badly for onna dees....:gaga:


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..If you'll please excuse me, I need a moment alone. :shifty:
 
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