Ol' mate wants a bike but first he's gotta get a bike licence. He's spent a lot of years racing allsorts, from dirt bikes as a kid to sprintcars more recently. We've been working on him for a while to get him on a Harley. Problem is he's about 6'7" tall. He was thinking of buying a LAMS approved Street 500 but maybe that's not a good idea given his height.
Anyone got any suggestions?
if he is a heavy lad at 6'7" he could apply to the registrar for an excemption, I had a mate who was on P's for less than 6 months, he was riding a 109
my missus was riding her Can-am Spyder (998 rotax) on her L's, again, an excemption from the registrar, she also ended up on a trike only license (no P's)
Kawasaki Vulcan S.
650cc, retuned (more mid torque) ninja engine, they go well, handle well.
Is a cruiser and has the option of 3 footpeg positions to accommodate different sizes.
Best option IMO
Wished I had bought one of these instead of the street before the NRS
Thanks for the great feedback.
I originally thought Vstar 650 too but my missus has one & I feel cramped for room on it and I'm only a short arse. Maybe with forward controls it could be an option. Will take it around so he can get a feel for it and get a few ideas. I suggested Bobbing the Vstar might be an option and might increase the saleability after he's done with it.
The big road trail would be good but ol mate was trying to avoid the dirt bike thing, he has a long history of dirt bike racing and understands recovery times are much longer than they used to be, from recent experience.....
The Kwaka sounds like it's worth a look. Not one I'm familiar with.
Thanks guys.
I bet you could Sparra. :-)
I've already suggested he get a bit of rebel in him, go through the L & P courses and just ride a big kids Harley. Not the right thing I know but hey, since I jumped back on the bike about 18 years ago I've been pulled up once. And none of my bikes would have passed a noise test. You just gotta be smart around town I reckon, although I've been very lucky at times on the highway.
