<m...@davidcthomas.remove.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Hi All
>I'm after recommendations for my next bike but with a few complications
>I presently have a Bandit 600N (96) and have been using this since passing >my DAS in Sept 03, trouble is I am finding it a bit of a handful, by this I >mean heavy to move around and hard work at low speed and not quite upright >enough (by about an inch) also a little tall, by about the same amount.
>For those that don't know me I am a bit disabled or as some on here put it >"a bit of a spaz". (got an iffy back, had loads of operations but still well >iffy)
>So my questions are:
>What bike is lighter, slightly more upright, slightly lower and easier to >ride? (maybe a parallel or V twin)
How about a GPZ500S? Light, fast (for what it is), low seat, fairly upright position.
>Would a 250 (CB250) be worth considering or would that be hard work because >it is too small.
>Also would prefer to avoid a full on cruiser, not my thing, some Virago's >looks ok... ish though!
I had a Virago, not at all good for my back (YMMV) as I was putting all the weight on my coccyx. Also a heavy beastie for such a small bike, especially when paddling it about.
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> > I presently have a Bandit 600N (96) and have been using this since > > passing my DAS in Sept 03, trouble is I am finding it a bit of a > > handful, by this I mean heavy to move around and hard work at low > > speed and not quite upright enough (by about an inch) also a little > > tall, by about the same amount.
> Bandits are heavy.
I've just realised how much so today. Mine[1] went in for a service today and I was surprised at how much easier the ZX9R loan bike was to paddle around.
I found the Bandit handles fine when riding but feels top heavy when beng maneuvered around. I expect to drop it on my head one day when checking the oil sight glass (no centre stand see?).
>> >5'9" with a 29" inside leg, but that's not the problem, the main >difficulty >> >is that I have very low power & feeling in my right leg so if I don't >get >> >my left leg down first for some reason, the right side can catch me out.
>> A veritable giant of a man.
>> ... So always stick yer left leg out. ...
>> --
>I do generally but the roads round here are so crap that every now and then >you find the road surface drops away by about a foot and if I was to still >go for "left leg down" the bike would be at to much of an angle for me to >hold... does this make any sense at all?
>D
Maybe not lower and lighter but it won't fall over :-)
I think you're all being a bit hard on young David here.
The colour's not going to look right on any of those photos. Just look at the grass, it's way off. I've readjusted the levels a little to get a more "natural" colour on the grass. Mak up your own minds.
>I think you're all being a bit hard on young David here.
>The colour's not going to look right on any of those photos. Just look >at the grass, it's way off. I've readjusted the levels a little to get >a more "natural" colour on the grass. Mak up your own minds.
> I think you're all being a bit hard on young David here.
> The colour's not going to look right on any of those photos. Just look > at the grass, it's way off. I've readjusted the levels a little to get > a more "natural" colour on the grass. Mak up your own minds.
>You could also consider a B12, not a lot of extra weight iirc, and the >extra power could make it easier for you to handle. Of course it could >make matters worse. Personally, I find the B12 is great in traffic.
>Perhaps you could do a swap with Darren Robinson :)
Two-and-a-bit grand and a working B6 and it's yours.
-- Darren Robinson GSF1200K3 GHPOTHUF#14, IbW#34, MIB#12, no points.
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