OT: Starter bike Options

[ruddyboys]

I was just thinking about getting back on a bike after many years (had a 70 Kawasaki 100 dirt bike) and would like to get a used inexpensive (note inexpensive I do own a 914) street bike. Mostly tooling around town and occationally on the highway. Any suggestions on make and price.

[jasons]

QUOTE (lapuwali @ Apr 18 2005, 11:08 AM)

Love the Hawk, absolutely my all-time favorite. I used to run an info site on that model. Check the FAQ and you'll see my name in several places. I spent lots of cash putting serious suspension on one of these years ago, and produced something that would outhandle the best 600s of the day.

Thats funny, I use to have one back in like 95. We may have crossed paths on the internet before. I probably at least read your stuff in the FAQ.

Mine was a 90. I did the pipe and jet kit, corbin seat, CB-1 bars, front springs and oil. removed a bunch of the ugly stuff like reflectors, blinkers, chain gaurd. I tried the CBR-900 shock mod(didn't like it because it was kind of cobby). I never had the money for the fox because I was in school. Eventually, I wound up on a 93 Duc 750ss. Sold the Hawk to a friend. I still think about tracking him down and trying to get it back if he has it.

Now I don't own any bikes with motors. Cell phones and SUV's (well and age) kind of pushed me past my threshold for risk on MC's.