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<blockquote data-quote="rwortman" data-source="post: 1240772" data-attributes="member: 87350"><p>I have ridden quite a few cruisers, HD, and otherwise. Judged purely as a motorcycle, as in: how does it accelerate, stop, turn, and how comfortable is it, cruisers are lousy motorcycles, just as lowriders are lousy cars. They might be cool things for enthusiasts of such things but, functionally they are markedly inferior devices. Overweight, underpowered, severely limited cornering clearance and ergo's designed for 45mph cruising do not make for a good motorcycle. They are more fun to ride than no motorcycle but that's about it. Mainstream motorcycle magazines used to point this out. Then cruisers became hugely popular so they just went with the flow. People mostly buy them either because they love the look, the have to have the low seat height,or to fit in with the crowd they want to ride with. These are valid reasons but they don't make the motorcycle better. My wife rides on because she is barely 5 feet tall so we usually have on in the shed. Her little 650 Savage is actually the most fun to ride one she has had because is light and has decent cornering clearance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwortman, post: 1240772, member: 87350"] I have ridden quite a few cruisers, HD, and otherwise. Judged purely as a motorcycle, as in: how does it accelerate, stop, turn, and how comfortable is it, cruisers are lousy motorcycles, just as lowriders are lousy cars. They might be cool things for enthusiasts of such things but, functionally they are markedly inferior devices. Overweight, underpowered, severely limited cornering clearance and ergo's designed for 45mph cruising do not make for a good motorcycle. They are more fun to ride than no motorcycle but that's about it. Mainstream motorcycle magazines used to point this out. Then cruisers became hugely popular so they just went with the flow. People mostly buy them either because they love the look, the have to have the low seat height,or to fit in with the crowd they want to ride with. These are valid reasons but they don't make the motorcycle better. My wife rides on because she is barely 5 feet tall so we usually have on in the shed. Her little 650 Savage is actually the most fun to ride one she has had because is light and has decent cornering clearance. [/QUOTE]
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