Sporty Cruisers...noob question?

[The Lone Rider]

I totally thought cruisers were for long distance too.

They are, some people just don't want to take the time to stop, even if for petrol. And I have to say.. screw doing long trips on a sports bike. Not for me!

SV1000 and all that is in no way a cruiser.

And a lot of cruisers pull some mean power. You just have to consider they are usually geared different and tend to be much heavier.

[HenryDorsetCase]

G'day all cruiser riders.

As a noob who is absorbing lots of bike information and compiling a very very long list of bikes to test ride once i get my full lol...I have always liked the nimbler of bikes and seeing many of todays cruisers thought "that's not me". This though changed a bit after I started riding as i came accross what is called a "bobber" *is that right*. Basically it was a cruiser with tires that could tip in, no drag exhaust bars so it could corner without scraping and low "dragger handle bars". It was simple, cut to the max and to the point. Anyway this got me thinking as to if there are any factory made sports cruisers, where you get the laid back riding, with the aggressive corner carving ability. The bike i saw was wicked hot....and i'm not one to deny that some cruisers just get the blood pumping, and it was cornering *you gotta love discovery channel aye*. Anyway, a lot of people have said cruisers can't corner...This can't be true lol.

Thanks for reading

ride safe

Drider

a bobber is a pretty specific genre. Plus I reckon much more suitable as a riding bike (rather than a chopper). I would love one. They are damn cool, no question.

see some very cool ones here

or here

[Hitcher]

Here's another one



And they look amazing in the flesh.

[johnnyflash]

Just as there are various styles of sporty so there is of cruisers, Muscle Cruiser, Classic Cruiser, Classic Tourer Cruiser, Sport Cruiser, all have slight variations in handling & comfort, you can have just as much fun in the twisties on a Classic Cruiser Tourer than a sporty, true you might not be doing 160kph going through a 85kph rated corner but rather 120kph, but the feel / thrill is still just as real, you are leaning twice the weight at the time, and the thrust coming out can also be mindblowing, if you are new to cruisers and their weight (300-500kg dry), its unfortunatley not something you will really be able to see just test riding, its something that only comes when you learn to handle the bike/weight/limits, and your lines need to be perfect everytime. as for the lean angle, whilst the boards may scrape way earlier than a sporty, thats only the warning sign, on most these boards are hinged and will go a lot further before you really bottom like you would with a peg,
As for touring, let me assure you long trips with only 14-16 litres of fuel on a cruiser tourer is just brilliant, comfortable and relaxed. yep I might fill up twice akl to wgtn, but so what, Im usually in need of a refresher stop anyhow and would have stopped even if on a sporty. :-) in fact on the sporty I would have stopped more often as the back/wrists/neck would be screaming after 100kms ....GET OFF !! the bones aint as forgiving now as they were at 20 :-) I cant tell you how many times Ive ridden with sporties on a shortish trip (200kms) and seen em all with leg cramps, arm and shoulder problems.. quite hillarious watching them all kick legs out to try for some circulation and sitting sdeways on the bike to relax one arm at a time

[MotoKuzzi]

Moto Guzzi California, good clearances, good power, seating position maybe a liitle bit too upright for tall people on longer trips but good for around town.

[ital916]

Just as there are various styles of sporty so there is of cruisers, Muscle Cruiser, Classic Cruiser, Classic Tourer Cruiser, Sport Cruiser, all have slight variations in handling & comfort, you can have just as much fun in the twisties on a Classic Cruiser Tourer than a sporty, true you might not be doing 160kph going through a 85kph rated corner but rather 120kph, but the feel / thrill is still just as real, you are leaning twice the weight at the time, and the thrust coming out can also be mindblowing, if you are new to cruisers and their weight (300-500kg dry), its unfortunatley not something you will really be able to see just test riding, its something that only comes when you learn to handle the bike/weight/limits, and your lines need to be perfect everytime. as for the lean angle, whilst the boards may scrape way earlier than a sporty, thats only the warning sign, on ost these boards are hinged and will go a lot further before you really bottom like you would with a peg,
As for touring, let me assure you long trips with only 14 litres of fuel on a cruiser tourer is just brilliant, comfortable and relaxed. yep I might fill up twice akl to wgtn, but so what, Im usually in need of a refresher stop anyhow and would have stopped even if on a sporty. :-)

Awesome. thanks johnny. I'll have to do some research and check out the different types of cruisers eh. Didn't realise there was such a huge sub-category in the genre. Muscle cruisers sound cool, sporty cruisers too. The moto guzzi's look fantastic. Saw a custom one in a thread while back, really blew me away. Matt black sex on wheels eh.

[johnnyflash]

Awesome. thanks johnny. I'll have to do some research and check out the different types of cruisers eh. Didn't realise there was such a huge sub-category in the genre. Muscle cruisers sound cool, sporty cruisers too. The moto guzzi's look fantastic. Saw a custom one in a thread while back, really blew me away. Matt black sex on wheels eh.

Most manufacturers from Harley, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki all make a variation of cruisers you just need to compare some of the following
Honda Goldwings to VTX1800, quite a difference in style and handling
Harley Ultra Classic Electra to Nightster " "
Suzuki Boulevard C90T (classic Tourer) to M109R (muscle) to S83 (sport) to M50 (muscle) " "
to list but a few.. :-)

[Pwalo]

The only Sporty Cruisers that I can think of are the Yamaha MT01 and the various Buell models.

No sure if that's what you're looking for?

[jrandom]

GSX1400!

GSX1400!

(Sorry. Y'all knew I was going to come in here and say that, didn't you.)







Give me a yell when you have your full, Drider87. Betty's a slut, and I'm all about spreading the GSX1400 gospel.

[Toaster]

True crusiers a definately not my dream bike then.

You can't go far without running out of gas and can't enjoy the twistys which are probably out of the bikes range anyway.

Really? I wouldn't consider 300+kms on a tank of gas "can't go far".

[martybabe]

Muscle cruisers, how hard can it be.a cruiser that hoons stops and corners.

my mother could design one.

Stop selling us short Hdyamukiondasaki

[ital916]

GSX1400!

Give me a yell when you have your full, Drider87. Betty's a slut, and I'm all about spreading the GSX1400 gospel.

Lol I have a looong time before my full, just planning well ahead. Plus i love talkin bikes.

[Toaster]

Lol I have a looong time before my full, just planning well ahead. Plus i love talkin bikes.

The GSX1400 is no cruiser. Nor are the SV or the CB. They are what many would call street bikes or cheaper sports bikes. Super sports are the street version of race bikes like the GSXRs, R1s etc.

Johnnyflash put up a good list of some common cruisers in an earlier post too.

[jrandom]

The GSX1400 is no cruiser. Nor are the SV or the CB. They are what many would call street bikes or cheaper sports bikes.

'Muscle bikes'.

GSX1400, CB1300, ZRX1200R.

The SV's a sportbike, though. Without a fairing, it's a 'naked', like the Z1000 or the Hornet.

I do so love classifying things.

[Toaster]

'Muscle bikes'.

GSX1400, CB1300, ZRX1200R.

The SV's a sportbike, though. Without a fairing, it's a 'naked', like the Z1000 or the Hornet.

I do so love classifying things.

Just looking on the suzuki website:
http://www.suzuki.co.nz/motorcycles/motorcycles.html
They refer to the (very general) category as sport/road bikes which is about as wide a classification as calling an aircraft carrier a "boat".

The SV1000 is certainly similar also to the Firestorm 1000F. Semi naked v-twin and quite cheap for what you get - not too overpowering either.

Seems Suzuki have adopted that "muscle" phrase onto the M cruisers M109R and M50. Having looked at the GSX1400 for a mate, I thought it was quite a good bike for the money.