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one · 11-27-2006, 05:14 PM

Bill,

I read your post indepentantly from the specifics of the quoted text, meaning that i looked at the C50 keeping in mind the check list. I like the cruiser style because of the looks and feeling more like a car position rather then leaning forward with my feet under or slightly behindf me.

I rode a dual sport in my PA motorcycle training class. The bike handled much better then I expected. The seat height was a bit high for me but hte kicker was the gear shift and rear brake levers were way to small. Obviously, I got used to it but I do like the larger controls. No knocking the dual sports - when I see people riding them, I do not like the look of the hand gripsor the way the rider sits. If I wanted to ride off the road then ontp trails and not look back, then I would get one. Besides, being able to ride off a road, jump over obsticles or in the air the bike has to be able to take a bit more abuse then a cruiser.

The bottom line is - all posts on here are educational. After riding about 50 miles yesterday, I was thinking to just buy a bigger bike and seeing if it is much different, if not then I would keep the GZ since everything is so accessible for maintenance. (This assumes that the larger the bike the more parts and maintence costs.)

11-27-2006, 05:14 PM	#14
one Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22	Bill, I read your post indepentantly from the specifics of the quoted text, meaning that i looked at the C50 keeping in mind the check list. I like the cruiser style because of the looks and feeling more like a car position rather then leaning forward with my feet under or slightly behindf me. I rode a dual sport in my PA motorcycle training class. The bike handled much better then I expected. The seat height was a bit high for me but hte kicker was the gear shift and rear brake levers were way to small. Obviously, I got used to it but I do like the larger controls. No knocking the dual sports - when I see people riding them, I do not like the look of the hand gripsor the way the rider sits. If I wanted to ride off the road then ontp trails and not look back, then I would get one. Besides, being able to ride off a road, jump over obsticles or in the air the bike has to be able to take a bit more abuse then a cruiser. The bottom line is - all posts on here are educational. After riding about 50 miles yesterday, I was thinking to just buy a bigger bike and seeing if it is much different, if not then I would keep the GZ since everything is so accessible for maintenance. (This assumes that the larger the bike the more parts and maintence costs.)
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