It's Too Beautiful Outside to Be HERE!!!!!!

[rgcraig]

It's sunny and 78 degrees with humidity 37% which is rare for here!

An absolutely beautiful day!

I think I'll go sit on the patio and enjoy it while I can!!

It'd be a perfect day for a Harley ride...........

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

It's sunny and 78 degrees with humidity 37% which is rare for here!

An absolutely beautiful day!

I think I'll go sit on the patio and enjoy it while I can!!

It'd be a perfect day for a Harley ride...........

Only if you owned a Harley!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

Only if you owned a Harley!

Or met someone that did - -

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Or met someone that did - -

I have been looking at buying one.

This is a deep philosophical discussion strengthened against me by the cost of California Motorcycle Insurance.

It would be about $100 a month to insure one since I have never riden.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

I have been looking at buying one.

This is a deep philosophical discussion strengthened against me by the cost of California Motorcycle Insurance.

It would be about $100 a month to insure one since I have never riden.

I have a friend that lives in Alaska and comes to visit a couple of times a year. He always rents a Harley! Showed up all in black leather a couple of months ago - in the rain! What a kid at heart!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I have a friend that lives in Alaska and comes to visit a couple of times a year. He always rents a Harley! Showed up all in black leather a couple of months ago - in the rain! What a kid at heart!

With my girth and build, I would need a large bike. I don't have $25K for a new one and so have been looking at even a 600CC older cycle. Same $100 a month for only liability.

Then the realization I could not afford the gas currently.

[CC1]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

I have been looking at buying one.

This is a deep philosophical discussion strengthened against me by the cost of California Motorcycle Insurance.

It would be about $100 a month to insure one since I have never riden.

BORED,

If you are not a Harley snob you can get a good bike for not much money. In 2004 I bought a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 with just 4,000 miles on it in immaculate condition for $3400.

It was a great bike to get back into riding on at my age. Since the Vulcan 500 engine is the same basic engine as the early Ninja's it had 6 gears instead of the typical five on a cruiser. That meant with a little shifting it could keep up with or outrun many bigger bikes. It would also go over 100 mph though I don't think I ever got it above about 96 mph because common sense and fear took over!

Insurance is typically less on the small cc bikes also.

If you take the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course will they give you an insurance discount in CA? In TN it is 10 or 15% off.

I think my full coverage insurance went from about thirty bucks a month on the 500 to about fifty bucks on my Honda VTX1300R.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by CC1

BORED,

If you are not a Harley snob you can get a good bike for not much money. In 2004 I bought a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 with just 4,000 miles on it in immaculate condition for $3400.

It was a great bike to get back into riding on at my age. Since the Vulcan 500 engine is the same basic engine as the early Ninja's it had 6 gears instead of the typical five on a cruiser. That meant with a little shifting it could keep up with or outrun many bigger bikes. It would also go over 100 mph though I don't think I ever got it above about 96 mph because common sense and fear took over!

Insurance is typically less on the small cc bikes also.

If you take the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course will they give you an insurance discount in CA? In TN it is 10 or 15% off.

I think my full coverage insurance went from about thirty bucks a month on the 500 to about fifty bucks on my Honda VTX1300R.

There's just something about that Harley purrrrr though!

[Rico]

Originally Posted by CC1

BORED,

If you are not a Harley snob you can get a good bike for not much money. In 2004 I bought a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 with just 4,000 miles on it in immaculate condition for $3400.

It was a great bike to get back into riding on at my age. Since the Vulcan 500 engine is the same basic engine as the early Ninja's it had 6 gears instead of the typical five on a cruiser. That meant with a little shifting it could keep up with or outrun many bigger bikes. It would also go over 100 mph though I don't think I ever got it above about 96 mph because common sense and fear took over!

Insurance is typically less on the small cc bikes also.

If you take the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course will they give you an insurance discount in CA? In TN it is 10 or 15% off.

I think my full coverage insurance went from about thirty bucks a month on the 500 to about fifty bucks on my Honda VTX1300R.

So, common sense told ya it's ok to ride at 96 but not 100mph?

[tamor]

Originally Posted by CC1

BORED,

If you are not a Harley snob you can get a good bike for not much money. In 2004 I bought a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 with just 4,000 miles on it in immaculate condition for $3400.

It was a great bike to get back into riding on at my age. Since the Vulcan 500 engine is the same basic engine as the early Ninja's it had 6 gears instead of the typical five on a cruiser. That meant with a little shifting it could keep up with or outrun many bigger bikes. It would also go over 100 mph though I don't think I ever got it above about 96 mph because common sense and fear took over!

Insurance is typically less on the small cc bikes also.

If you take the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course will they give you an insurance discount in CA? In TN it is 10 or 15% off.

I think my full coverage insurance went from about thirty bucks a month on the 500 to about fifty bucks on my Honda VTX1300R.

CC,

We bought our bike (Honda 750 Shadow) in 2005. It is a 2003 model and only had 2100 miles on it. It was, and still is in excellent condition. We gave only $3900 for it. Our insurance runs us less than $20 a month.