You can always pick up a cruiser for slow rides. I can't tell you how many glittery, hot rod flame-covered crotch rockets I've dusted. Although I want to put a plug in for two (classic?) cruisers for shorties: Kawasaki VN 750 and Suzuki VS 800 Intruder surprisingly good cruisers, and can be found for <$2k! I've been riding since '75, have a couple dozen bikes, and rode every bike I could for decades until bikes got more expensive than some used Porsches! Think designs like the Triumph Bonneville, slightly lowered if need be, for the ideal 85% do it all bike, TW200 for the other 15%. Best thing I could do was get out of there. I value (insist on) good handling as I live at the foot of the Shenandoah/Blue Ridge mountains so many cruisers need not apply. My favorite riding position is a Standard. Besides joining a Yoga class, I need a < or = 30" seat that's flat, and foot pegs at a 90* knee bend or slightly + or – a bit. Besides, I mostly only remember when I’m trying to get on one of my bikes. I’ve determined to start stretching regularly, but I’m not making much progress. 510' is pretty dead on average for a motorcyclist. Remember that these things are built for a slightly taller than average male. I can brag about my flexibility during my wrestling days, but I’m embarrassed by having to add physical inflexibility to political and financial inflexibility. ago Fair enough, but youre still not tall for motorcycles. And, as mentioned above, the typical forward controls can be an issue after overcoming the first two obstacles. Also dual purpose bikes that have a workable seat height once seated have angled seats that are higher at to the rear section and are difficult for me to clear unladen. I have a hard time clearing the pillion and or that back rest. But even low seat heights can be challenging as they likely have a stepped seat and often have a back rest. I have several bikes that I have to push off and then pull the side stand up before the bike starts to fall left or right and catch it with a foot. One reason surprised me: I couldn’t bring the side stand back up on my KLR650 or on my Multistrada 1000 DS. You did well to make a list of seat heights less than 30.” I’m barely 5’4″ and my inseam isn’t quite 28.” I don’t recall making seat height such an important metric when I was younger, but it’s become a big deal now at 64 1/2 years. That intake sound is pretty nice as well, if you can hear it.Well, just to poke my short fat stick in the muddy waters and stir it around: Flexible lives matter. (Rockets, Communist, and the Dewey Decimal System). I think The 636 gives you plenty of usable horsepower unless you’re interested in drag racing, racing in twisties in general. The series starts out with the family eating dinner and having a good time. It’s such a smooth, stable, confidence inspiring bike.įrame sliders are a must if you don’t already have them and some tank grips for your legs makes it even better.Ī lot of people will say Zx10r or h2 should be next and I used to think the same way because I had bigger cc bikes mostly. The most fun I used to have on it was always in the twisters. She used to top out for me at around 153-155 mph being mostly stock. The sound travels really far so just be mindful of that. Despite the seating position and “low” torque in the lower RPM range, the smoothness of the engine and its peaky power delivery makes it a joy to ride.įull m4 system sounds like a symphony. I have kept a Ducati Monster S4R (998 cc, ridiculously crazy torque / power), a a 636 same year and color as yours as well as my dream bike at the time, a 2015 Ducati Diavel (1198 vtwin, awesome bike) but for some reason I still miss the Ninja the most. If you wanna say it’s almost as fast as something like a supersport you’re either delusional or just never ridden one before. Nobody’s saying your rc390 or a R3 isn’t a sports bike, it just doesn’t qualify as a crotch rocket because it is not fast enough to be called one. If a beginner rider wrecks on a R3, it would be due to lack of skills not due to being surprised by the insane acceleration that it obviously doesn’t have. A sports bike would include anything with sporty design like short rake angle, clip on handlebars, full fairings, short wheel base etc.Ī crotch rocket would typically mean something that if you put a beginner on he would very easily loop the bike or go too fast and not know how to handle it hence crotch rocket, which for power reasons would typically mean something like a 600cc supersport or faster. The original comment you were replying to said a R3 is not a crotch rocket, not that it’s not a sports bike which is absolutely true. Showing off Bikes or Gear? Click Here Looking for purchase advice? Click Here
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