Medium size cruisers

[sinned]

Just not very happy on my cruiser... don't enjoy scraping pegs, want to corner a little faster and tighter, and very keen on some track days. Thought I was a cruiser girl, but just love the twisities too much

When are you going to share with us what bikes are on your shopping list?

[duckonin]

[QUOTE=hellokitty;1129889434]I got my full license on a GN250 and sold it to get the S50. I rode it up the road.....

the back wheel locked as I wasn't going fast enough to change into 2nd gear (apparently I should have known that would happen as it is shaft driven)

Nothing at all to do with shaft drive, you must of been going real slow with a cold motor..Same as a car it will do the same or Kangi hop if it is not an auto....

[tinytoolmans274]

cough cough !!!!! rocket 3 is the perfect mid size cruiser , perfect 2 up cruiser with plenty of power .

[hellokitty]

[QUOTE=duckonin;1129889482]

I got my full license on a GN250 and sold it to get the S50. I rode it up the road.....

Nothing at all to do with shaft drive, you must of been going real slow with a cold motor..Same as a car it will do the same or Kangi hop if it is not an auto....

Yes, you would think that the person with 40 years experience riding motorbikes would have had more advice to give me than just saying "get on and ride".
The bike was warm as he had been riding it........ I probably was going really slow as it was on a narrow street with cars on both sides, and the road had a wicked camber. I wanted to go somewhere easier for the first ride.....

lesson learnt here - insist on doing things the way you want to and don't succumb to peer pressure.


but apart from my crap experience - the S50 is a good looking bike that apparently was really nice to ride!

[O2R]

I couldn't put my feet down as my boots had jammed in the pegs...

I had that with shoe laces back in the day, they got stuck in the gear lever, was real close to falling over, but boots jammed in pegs, thats just dam unlucky !

[sinned]

I got my full license on a GN250 and sold it to get the S50. I rode it up the road..... the back wheel locked as I wasn't going fast enough to change into 2nd gear (apparently I should have known that would happen as it is shaft driven), I couldn't put my feet down as my boots had jammed in the pegs, and I fell downhill onto my husbands bike and wrecked his bike (CBR1000)
I found it too top heavy for me and I never had the nerve to ride it again.

Boots need to be chosen with care; the underside of the heel should have a sloping bit towards the toe to prevent boot lock to peg. A lot of street or fashion footwear is unsuitable to wear while riding for this and many other reasons. Not saying you were wearing inappropriate footwear - were you?

[hellokitty]

Boots need to be chosen with care; the underside of the heel should have a sloping bit towards the toe to prevent boot lock to peg. A lot of street or fashion footwear is unsuitable to wear while riding for this and many other reasons. Not saying you were wearing inappropriate footwear - were you?

My boots are Gaerne boots that I have worn on many bikes before and after that incident. The rubber on the footpegs on the S50 was very thick and spongy with deep tread lines, whereas the pegs on all the other bikes had thin hard rubber. I wouldn't wear inappropriate shoes lol.
I am a true geek ATGATT. I have a lovely black scrape on the elbow of my armoured jacket to remind me of that day.

[skinman]

well the S50 was too small sooo
Pick up a C50 tomorrow avo
nice to ride, thought it might be too big till actually rode 1 but its just right

[O2R]

Pick up a C50 tomorrow avo

I am sure you will be very pleased with the C50, we just loved ours !

[skinman]

yes its nice to ride
How can I reduce the buffeting from the screen?
have tried sliding it down due to the top edge being right at eye level which did help a little.

[Rhubarb]

How can I reduce the buffeting from the screen?
have tried sliding it down due to the top edge being right at eye level which did help a little.

Firstly, congratulations on your new bike. I'm sure you'll love it.

I have exactly the same buffeting problem on my C50T. There is only about 25mm of vertical adjustment and no angle adjustment.

I have been told there are deflectors you can buy that attach to the front forks. These apparently change the air flow thereby stopping the helmet buffeting. At around NZ$250 it is alot to pay if it doesn't work. http://store.valueaccessories.net/wh...ssories-2.aspx

I have also heard of someone replacing the factory screen with a Givi A660. Once again, it's $200 to find out if it works.

Another person had the factory screen professionally cut down to solve the problem. I want to keep mine original.

I am thinking about making a different screen mount so I can change the angle and have a bigger vertical adjustment. Fortunately I can do this for next to nothing.

Here's a thread that has some idea's. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ulevard-screen

[O2R]

yes its nice to ride
How can I reduce the buffeting from the screen?

I found the only way to get rid of the buffeting, was to get rid of the screen !

We has one fitted when I bought the bike, I rode down the motorway and back to the bike shop and had it removed, after that, the ride was awesome.

There was also a feeling of total freedom not having it on. My advise, take it off for Summer, put it on for Winter, youll gain warmth and wind protection, at the cost of buffeting.

[Rhubarb]

I found the only way to get rid of the buffeting, was to get rid of the screen !

Here is an alternative screen mount I made for my C50T.

The longer vertical slots allow greater height ajustment (more up & more down).

The addition of the horizontal slots enable the screen to be tilted to change the angle - this couldn't be done with the factory mounts.

Instead of getting them chromed I made them out of stainless steel that can be polished to a mirror finish.

[Edbear]

Firstly, congratulations on your new bike. I'm sure you'll love it.

I have exactly the same buffeting problem on my C50T. There is only about 25mm of vertical adjustment and no angle adjustment.

I have been told there are deflectors you can buy that attach to the front forks. These apparently change the air flow thereby stopping the helmet buffeting. At around NZ$250 it is alot to pay if it doesn't work. http://store.valueaccessories.net/wh...ssories-2.aspx

I have also heard of someone replacing the factory screen with a Givi A660. Once again, it's $200 to find out if it works.

Another person had the factory screen professionally cut down to solve the problem. I want to keep mine original.

I am thinking about making a different screen mount so I can change the angle and have a bigger vertical adjustment. Fortunately I can do this for next to nothing.

Here's a thread that has some idea's. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ulevard-screen

Got the VA Lowers, bit of experimenting with screen adjustment plus the lowers, no more issues!

[Rhubarb]

Here is an alternative screen mount I made for my C50T.

The longer vertical slots allow greater height ajustment (more up & more down).

The addition of the horizontal slots enable the screen to be tilted to change the angle - this couldn't be done with the factory mounts.

Instead of getting them chromed I made them out of stainless steel that can be polished to a mirror finish.

Just went for a ride with the new screen mounts. Fantastic.

Changing the angle of the screen has stopped the helmet shake. It has also improved the slower riding vision, e.g. slow winding roads where you don't look so far ahead (the top of the screen is no longer in my eye line), without increasing the wind on me when riding on the open road.

New brackets - success