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| | hey i am looking for my first motor cycle and i was looking at the speedmaster. does anyone suggest this or any other bike for my first one? i was also looking at a harly 883 custom sporter. |
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| | Are you just learning to ride or do you have your license and this is your 1st bike? Because the 883 is alot smaller, lighter and slower and would make a good starter bike. But if you know how to ride, I would without a doubt go with the Triumph. Its bigger, stronger, faster and a hell of a lot more dependable. I think it looks better too. |
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| I know both bikes very well. The Speedmaster and Sportster are well matched, and I could see myself buying either, depending on my mood. The upside for the Sportster: an engine with a bit more character. The downside: it tends to shake itself apart. And besides, it is a bit common. And yeah, I'll be a snob about it.
The Speedmaster (a tweaking of the Bonnie America) was a surprise from Triumph. They were clearly aiming the right direction, and got it right in most respects. There are a few ugly bits like the gas tank seam (yuck) and the odd curvilinear lines for the red tank flash. But a Speedmaster with lower risers, BUB pipes, repainted solid black, shorter rear shocks--a few touches like those and it would be getting pretty close to my perfect bike.
OK.
But neither are beginners' bikes. Seriously. Your learning curve will be shockingly expensive if you purchase either bike.
Truly: the all-round most practical beginners' bike may be the Honda Rebel. Buy it used and in good shape. No, you won't keep it long, and you'll have no trouble reselling since there's always demand: new riders. |
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| after reading your other answers you recieved, I think the best answer is, don't buy either the 883 or speedmaster yet. I wouldnt go to the extreem end of a reble either. You will get bored in 3 days. I would suggest buying a 500 or a 700 for around 2 thousand bucks or less. Granted you wont be killing them on the Blvd, but you will gain better skills. Something you can resell and get most your money back on when you get experience. that way if you dump it, you havent ruined a brand new bike.
MOST IMPORTANT---TAKE A MSF CLASS
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| Here is your answer. The Speedmaster is the perfect ride for beginnrs as well as experienced riders. It is well balanced and performs great. My Speedmaster is not my first motorcycle, but it is the most enjoyable one I have ever owned and or rode. You will have people from all walks of life admiring and asking about your bike. And just a friendly reminder, The Fonze rode a Triumph. You will not go wrong with the Speedmaster, not will you outgrow it like you will a Sportster.
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| | I love my Speedmaster. My previous bike was a sportbike. I believe the Speedmaster is the most highly maneuverable and lightest cruiser that there is over 750cc. It is certainly one of the few with replaceable draggers on the foot pegs because Speedmaster is one of the few cruisers to touch the footpegs to the ground in a lean, instead of important body parts like most cruiser trash does. The Speedmaster is not as maneuverable as a sportbike, but I don't miss my sportbike a bit. It is about as maneuverable as a standard. It is certainly well-ebehaved enough for a beginner, as any well designed bike is. If I where to change anything, it would be to replace the drive chain with a belt, because I hate lubricating chains. But the Speedmaster makes this chore worth while. Mine had grabby breaks until they broke in, about 200 miles. Triumph makes a wide range of accessories to do almost anything you want to. The rear seat is not as bad as it looks for a passenger, but Triumph makes another seat and sissy bars in two different heights, both with or without a rear luggage rack. Get a Speedmaster! |
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| Don't be in a hurry to get a speedie or a sportster. learn to walk before you run. Go for a 400cc max for now when you have dropped that a couple of times ((it's not a case of if it's more like when)) So on't be hastie get some riding skills first I have been riding for 40 years I'm still!! learning as technology is changing all the time. So my advice take it or leave it is to get a rice burner. learn to ride with confidence then and only then progress onto a bigger bore. To many good guys are wiping themselves out on bigger machines for there first bike. Don't please be another of those poor guys please!!
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| | If you have taken (and passed) the rider safety course, and don't let the power get the best of you, the Triumph is the better bike. The 883 Sportster will be a bit of a dissapointment because it is heavier, a bit harder to manage, and doesn't have near the power. The 1200 sportster has a bit more power than a stock Bonneville, but at some 50 pounds heavier, it would prove to be a handfull, even for an experienced rider. |
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| I just got rid of my 02' Buell with the Sporster 1200 engine. If you want something that you can ride and depend on go with the Speedmaster. If you want something that you may be working on a little more then go with the Sporster...I'm going with the Speedmaster.
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