I’m looking at getting myself a ‘new’ bike (funds and wife permitting). I reckon my knees will never forgive me if I go back to sports bikes though, so am looking for something along a cruiser.
I’m torn between either a V Max or some sort of cruiser. Can’t really afford anything like a decent HD (or be done with the maintenance) unfortunately. There are however some nice, low mileage V Maxes to be found out there for between 4-6k, problem is I still can’t stretch to that either at the moment!!
I’m tempted to get a cheapish cruiser for the summer to cut about on, maybe keep putting something aside until next year when a decent V Max might be more accessible. The Suzuki VZ800 Marauder seems to get reasonable reviews and can be picked up for about 2k for a low-miler.
Any views/opinions/experience would be appreciated, particularly on whether or not the VZ has suitable reach for a six-footer.
I had a Vmax bout 10 yrs ago, wicked bikes…But, they dont handle, the brakes are sh*t, got a small petrol tank and it emptys rather quick when the v-boost comes on.
In a straight line, they’ll pull your arms off :hehe:
But saying that I’d have another one, and with a few mods, could be a sweet bike
cheers guys, v max are the business… also had a look at a VF750c for sale locally, but a bit of a bidding war has started which I’m not going to get sucked into. i’m going to keep looking.
breaking news - have now bought the VF750c (after a few persuasive telephone conversations!), just waiting for the cheque to clear. looking forward to having a bike with a bit of poke for a change…!!!
