Chopper like Arnie in Terminator

[earthworm]

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a motorbike. I quite like what I think are called choppers or low riders (I've no idea what I'm on about with bikes). It's a bit like the T2 bike that Arnie has, with the laid back seat and the long sort of handle bars.

Anyway, a couple of things beyond that. I'm not really bothered about it being that fast, if it can do 70-80 for motorways, that'd be fine.

Also, I'd quite like to have an English bike, and maybe an old one ... do we even make bikes in this country any more?

So, what am I looking at spending, and what sort should I look for? I can't really spend more than £2,000.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Are you just into a bit of mutual masturbation, or are you a full-on, do-me-up-the-arse ghey?

Is this a polite way of saying that you may have found the wrong forum?
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[earthworm]

Thanks for that insight.

[MC]

[earthworm]

Hmm ... maybe I should have just asked about money. How much do you need to spend on a bike to get something that isn't a piece of shit?

[MC]

You could get a Virago on budget if your after a cruiser, but that's before budgeting in getting a license, insurance, gear etc.

2k would be a healthy budget to get started on a big bike, but what depends.

£500 would get you a Kawasaki ER-5, which in my opinion would always be a POS.

For a bit more you could get a Diversion 600 (the old one), which is meant to be a good all round bike.

Or £1000-1500 could get you a nice Hornet. Anything more expensive might be a bit much factoring in all the costs involved.
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[dydey90]

I googled it and got this:

https://dudamobile.starcarstn.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.starcarstn.com%2FT2_Harley.html#2684

I can't pretend to know much about Harley's, so I don't know if the Fatboy is a special variant of the Softail model, but autotrader suggests you're looking at a hefty price tag:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201407185915873/
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[wr6133]

You can't afford Arnie's bike. You could afford an XVS650 Dragstar which looks a bit like it if you squint and drop acid.

[pinkyfloyd]

Do you hold a full motorcycle licence or a provisional?
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

*knows where the smart money is*
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[P.addy]

I need your clothes, your boots and your anal virginity.

Cruisers are underpowered, bad handling, overweight pieces of chrome. They are for boosting your "bad man" image and for rolling to the local breakfast bar to look well 'ard.

What you want is Johns motorcycle.

[Rogerborg]

[andyscooter]

[P.addy]

[HotdogMcDraw]

If your looking for something British (or English as you put it) then have a look at triumphs, they do cruisers which can be modded into choppers if your really into that thing.

On a tight budget? Ebay is your friend but just to reiterate what Rogerborg says don't expect shiny ones.

And maybe joining a forum specifically for cruisers/choppers, some people find it offensive here lol.
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[stinkwheel]

[earthworm]

I didn't realise some people didn't like these sorts of bike. I think I've heard Harley's were frowned upon because of reliability though?

I haven't got a licence, and I'm 32.

I don't mind I suppose if it doesn't look all new and shiny, stuff that's rough around the edges has it's own charm.

[stinkwheel]

[Rogerborg]

[phlegmatical]

I've just got my full licence and it added up to quite a bit.

£580 for cbt, mod 1 and 2 and all training (and that was cheapest I could find by me by quite a bit)
£30 ish for theory
These could be hired but I didn't want to wear something 100s have worn before me!...
£50 for new helmet as mine had bs sticker which I was told was out of date now
£150 for jacket and boots

[Bubbs]

Since turning 30 I seem to have been attracted to the Harley Sportster....


https://www.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/img_harley_sportster_custom.jpg

This message was difficult for me to write.. I hope I am still accepted.
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[Clutchy]

Expect some ghey cruiser jokes, but definitely get whatever bike will make you happiest, it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

However, test ride a few bikes, see what style you like, I'm really tempted to get into supermoto style of bikes, but at the same time want a blade! I honestly would like to own at least 1 bike from most categories, even including a cruiser at one point (probably above 55 years old however).

If you can handle the mild banter about it, it's certainly worth staying on this forum, we have quite a few clued up cruiser riders so you certainly wont be the first
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[wr6133]

[Rogerborg]

Show us on the diagram where the Harley touched you.

https://huajiucn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Motorcycle-parts-diagram-Honda.jpg
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[MC]