Best small cruiser?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

agreed, ive got an 82 cm450 rebel with straight bars on it and its awesome for around town cruisin. scored it for $200!

[Dave]

Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

hyosung=crap. its not even a suzuki motor they're copying, it just LOOKS like a knockoff of one. I've heard too many horror stories about them. Honda Rebel or Kawi Vulcan 500 gets my vote.

yo slick, hyosung BUILDS suzukis. not copies

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

hyosung=crap. its not even a suzuki motor they're copying, it just LOOKS like a knockoff of one. I've heard too many horror stories about them. Honda Rebel or Kawi Vulcan 500 gets my vote.

Bob I agree the Vulcans are nice. But you have to stop basing opinions on second and thrid hand information you have to get out and ride stuff.. I have taken the Hoysung out for rides and helped a local kid work on his .. They are nice stable machines reflecting what seems to be the general Korean philosophy of Let someone pay the RD for the technology and market a stable platform at a reduced price. They are not a Ducati they are not yet a Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki or Suzuki, They are an inexpensive realible machine that seems to utilize 3 to 5 year old technology. As far as how they look I like the look of the 250 Cruisers. I rode one a few years ago when I weighed 365 lbs. It had no difficulty toting my lardy ass around at highway speeds. ( I have since lost 130lbs) I was considering buying it for my daughter. As it happens I stumbled across a creampuff VN750 so thats what she got.
Visually though every thing is very personal I think the 999 is the best looking bike Ducati ever made, I think my Gl1800 looks like a Harley got raped by a UFO (love the bike despite its look) and I am currently lusting after a Ural.

[NeonspeedRT]

If you want a small cc cruiser, look into the Suzuki GZ250. It's a great bike. It's the bike 80% of all MSF schools use for training. The reason is they are reliable, bulletproof, and easy to work on.

They have a decent amount of pep to them and get great gas mileage. There is every option out there for accessories. I've even seen people touring on them.

I've spent plenty of seat time at the MSF range on the GZ250's. I'm 275 and they haul me around just fine. I've seen them take some crazy drops and turn around and start right back up.

[fnfalman]

Ain't a lot of choices: Honda Rebel, the little Suzuki 250, the Hyosung, and even the Chinese something-or-another. The Chinese one is I think 125-cc or something like that.

I don't know, I'd rather buy me a scooter before I ride a small cruiser (or a large cruiser).

[Gas Man]

You got a few options...

any of the older cruisers can be found all over craigslist and ebay.
a newer scooter as FL was saying, then at least you got somewhere to put stuff
ruckus would be PIMP!!

[dReWpY]

i know of a rebel that could be had possibly

[Rider]

Suzuki S40.

[Smittie61984]

For a 250cc motorcycle I suggest this...


Oh you meant cruiser.

A good city bike I had was my first bike. A 1994 Yamaha SecaII. It was a 600cc Air Cooled motor (Though I didn't feel I had problems from overheating in bumper to bumper). It got 45-50mpg city (With me being new and floring it half the time) and 70mg+ highway. It had great midpower for cruising around 4-6k and needing to get out of the way quick. Also a super awesome comfortable seat and a comfortable stance. I paid $1500 for one in great shape but have seen them go for $1000.

Also would you consider a scooter? I know a guy with a Aprilia and a Harley who rides a Kymco scooter everday. I think 150cc with 68mpg city and he paid $1500 for it brand new.

[Audiomechanic]

Originally Posted by MikeSP1

Personally, a used Shadow 750, nothing smaller. If you thought that the Ninja 250 was gutless, just wait til u jump on a 250 cruiser. And I don't mean to say that you need gobs of power like a 1300, but u do need some power in order to be relatively safe on a bike. Our best asset and most crucial defense against being food for a cage is our ability to accelerate and the tiny cruisers don't have what it takes.

And if you're worried about price, last spring I bought a 4 yr old Shadow 750 for 3k, about the price of a new 250.

What about a Magna 750? Same size engine, two more cylinders, TONS more power and better handling for about the same price. The Mag is ROCK solid, man and a blast to ride, even for "puttin" around town.

I got my mag for 3700 but I've seen them for cheaper in great shape.