tonandaquarter
New Member
Hi, how are you all, as stated before, I'm looking for the ride of my dreams, problem (or maybe not a problem) is that I'm very fussy and picky with this type of things and I read almost everything before making what I think is the best educated decision, and even then, I always have my thoughts and ever will.
So this time is my first motorcycle which is taking my precious sleep away and it has for a very long time, at my now 24 years of age, I been dreaming about this for at least 20, so it's a really big deal for me.
After tons and tons of research I had decided for a Cb750 but... There was something that just didn't feel right, the size, too big, for someone standing at 5 feet 7 and 155 pounds, it would look like I'm riding my dads bike, and the Cb450 was just not enough to beat the ton and a quarter goal I have (200km) and so the search went on a few weeks more and finally I found my dream bike to start with... a Kawasaki KZ650, as fast as a Cb750 and as light and nimble as a Cb450 just what I was looking for.
Why the Kz650? You ask.
1) Light and nimble, fun to ride.
2) Will reach the 200km mark with a little bit of work.
3) Can find a running one for around 1K.
4) Fits my size.
5) Lots of cheap spare parts.
6) Bullet proof engine.
7) Easy to work with with and a large fan base with lots of info and DIY videos and manuals.
8) It's a 70s bike, just what I was looking for.
I wont get my bike for another 6 months (got to save some money) but still I would love to make a decision already as to start investigating on that certain bike and focus my research, Ill be changing almost everything from the bike (carbs, suspension, lights, tank, wheel brakes... etc.) and so i still got a world of investigation to do, apart from reading every possible manual on general motorcycle mechanics (also need recomendations on which books to read concerning this).
So as you can see my head is a mess and I got tons of questions, but at the moment the most important one is whether th Kz650 is all I think it is or if im biased, I havent riden one (they aint that many where i live) and so i have to rely on what i read over the internet.
So is it or not? and apart from the CBs the Gs650 (wich is also tickling my curiosity) and the Xs, is there any other hidden contender out there? matching the criteria im looking for? if so, wich? and if not, between those ones mentioned, wich would you choose and why?
Sorry for the long post and any and all infromation, opinions and knowledge is more than welcomed.
So this time is my first motorcycle which is taking my precious sleep away and it has for a very long time, at my now 24 years of age, I been dreaming about this for at least 20, so it's a really big deal for me.
After tons and tons of research I had decided for a Cb750 but... There was something that just didn't feel right, the size, too big, for someone standing at 5 feet 7 and 155 pounds, it would look like I'm riding my dads bike, and the Cb450 was just not enough to beat the ton and a quarter goal I have (200km) and so the search went on a few weeks more and finally I found my dream bike to start with... a Kawasaki KZ650, as fast as a Cb750 and as light and nimble as a Cb450 just what I was looking for.
Why the Kz650? You ask.
1) Light and nimble, fun to ride.
2) Will reach the 200km mark with a little bit of work.
3) Can find a running one for around 1K.
4) Fits my size.
5) Lots of cheap spare parts.
6) Bullet proof engine.
7) Easy to work with with and a large fan base with lots of info and DIY videos and manuals.
8) It's a 70s bike, just what I was looking for.
I wont get my bike for another 6 months (got to save some money) but still I would love to make a decision already as to start investigating on that certain bike and focus my research, Ill be changing almost everything from the bike (carbs, suspension, lights, tank, wheel brakes... etc.) and so i still got a world of investigation to do, apart from reading every possible manual on general motorcycle mechanics (also need recomendations on which books to read concerning this).
So as you can see my head is a mess and I got tons of questions, but at the moment the most important one is whether th Kz650 is all I think it is or if im biased, I havent riden one (they aint that many where i live) and so i have to rely on what i read over the internet.
So is it or not? and apart from the CBs the Gs650 (wich is also tickling my curiosity) and the Xs, is there any other hidden contender out there? matching the criteria im looking for? if so, wich? and if not, between those ones mentioned, wich would you choose and why?
Sorry for the long post and any and all infromation, opinions and knowledge is more than welcomed.