Posted: 3/5/2013 5:00:15 PM EDT
| Hey everyone. I am looking for a bike that would be easy for me to work on at home. I.E. the least amount of electronics as possible. Also looking for a more comfortable bike such as a cruiser or touring bike. |
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Man you have a ton of stuff here..Up until like 06 alot of stuff was carb'd
I have an 06 V-Star 1100...V-Twin, 1100 cc, single overhead cams...I bought a clymer shop manual and can pretty much take the whole thing down and put it back together, this bike and engine is incredibly simple. |
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Quoted: If you're on a tight budget, virtually any '80s Jap bike would fit the bill. Maybe look for a parallel twin instead of an I4 so you don't have to sync 4 carbs, if you really want things easy. I was going to say the same - I had 78 Suzuki GS750 that I loved (and had to sell a few years ago stupidly). Easy to work on, great forum resources out there. |
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Quoted: An 04 or later Sportster, their not prone to break, parts are available every where and an idiot can wrench on one.  Actually I'd say 1986 to 2003 instead since they are carbed with almost no electronics stock. They are easier to hard tail too since you don't have to deal with rubber motor mounts which go bad ETA: if you do go with a sportster you can buy an 883 for about $1000 less on average. A 1250 conversion kit from Hammer Performance or NRHS is another $700 and is a bolt on affair. It's on you to notify your insurance that you changed engine sizes so they can adjust your coverage for a bigger displacement bike. <ETA2> Disregard all of the above if you have no experience on a motorcyle. Take the MSF course first then decide what you want to get. Had I done that I would have bought a dual sport first and then a street bike later. Dual sports are hella fun |
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If you're on a tight budget, virtually any '80s Jap bike would fit the bill. Maybe look for a parallel twin instead of an I4 so you don't have to sync 4 carbs, if you really want things easy. I was going to say the same - I had 78 Suzuki GS750 that I loved (and had to sell a few years ago stupidly). Easy to work on, great forum resources out there. I had a '81 kz1000.. If you get an 80's inline four with CV carbs you dont have to sync them the old school way.. CV carbs open with engine vacuum or some other sort of voodoo.. (Sold the bike a while ago...) |
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If you're on a tight budget, virtually any '80s Jap bike would fit the bill. Maybe look for a parallel twin instead of an I4 so you don't have to sync 4 carbs, if you really want things easy. I was going to say the same - I had 78 Suzuki GS750 that I loved (and had to sell a few years ago stupidly). Easy to work on, great forum resources out there. I had a '81 kz1000.. If you get an 80's inline four with CV carbs you dont have to sync them the old school way.. CV carbs open with engine vacuum or some other sort of voodoo.. (Sold the bike a while ago...) You still have to sync them, just not as often since they're working on vacuum instead of a mechanical link. |