Well looks like I'm the newest member to the forums.
I've been wanting a bike for many, many years. As my wife says, this is my midlife crisis
But in reality, I've been wanting a bike since the late 90's. I used to ride in the 80's as a kid, in the Army, but when I got out, I no longer had that friend with a bike to use, so never continued the Thrill. Plus $$$ was tight
Well I spent the last few weeks Actively looking for a Harley Davidson or a Used Bike cruiser. I was very close to getting a Honda VTX1300 that was used, but someone jumped in and grabbed it, and I'm glad they did. So yesterday I was at a couple Harley Dealers, and sat on more then a few bikes. It became evident to me if I wanted to spend 18K, I could get the best bike for my weight and height. Well that's a bit too expensive, so on a Whim, because a local Power Sport shop showed online they had a Victory, I decided to stop in. When I got there, i knew they sold Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Polaris, Arctic Cat and so on.. Well I was still looking at the Honda line, sitting on a Stateline the dealer told me about the 950's and so on, and I asked what is the VT1300s competition, and he pointed over to the Stryker Raven. Yeah I LIKED it. I went over, sat on it and it fit nicely. So still thinking about the Honda, I said it was an option and went home.
Well after researching info on the Stateline, I seen it was low quality plastic chrome parts, hard ride, and not very nimble. So I searched on the Stryker and everyone said great things about it. Funny since I had never even know of the bike before my visit. I think the limited amount of bikes on the street actually made me want it more. When you look at a group of bikes riding, they ALL most often have same features with different colored tins, and usually Harley's. So I look forward to standing out in the crowd.
Anyhow yes that was a lot of chatter for a n00b, can you tell I'm excited
Thanks
Chip
Oh forgot to mention this Am i worked out a deal with dealer, on a good price and should be getting my bike by Monday
I've been wanting a bike for many, many years. As my wife says, this is my midlife crisis
But in reality, I've been wanting a bike since the late 90's. I used to ride in the 80's as a kid, in the Army, but when I got out, I no longer had that friend with a bike to use, so never continued the Thrill. Plus $$$ was tight Well I spent the last few weeks Actively looking for a Harley Davidson or a Used Bike cruiser. I was very close to getting a Honda VTX1300 that was used, but someone jumped in and grabbed it, and I'm glad they did. So yesterday I was at a couple Harley Dealers, and sat on more then a few bikes. It became evident to me if I wanted to spend 18K, I could get the best bike for my weight and height. Well that's a bit too expensive, so on a Whim, because a local Power Sport shop showed online they had a Victory, I decided to stop in. When I got there, i knew they sold Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Polaris, Arctic Cat and so on.. Well I was still looking at the Honda line, sitting on a Stateline the dealer told me about the 950's and so on, and I asked what is the VT1300s competition, and he pointed over to the Stryker Raven. Yeah I LIKED it.
I went over, sat on it and it fit nicely. So still thinking about the Honda, I said it was an option and went home.Well after researching info on the Stateline, I seen it was low quality plastic chrome parts, hard ride, and not very nimble. So I searched on the Stryker and everyone said great things about it. Funny since I had never even know of the bike before my visit. I think the limited amount of bikes on the street actually made me want it more. When you look at a group of bikes riding, they ALL most often have same features with different colored tins, and usually Harley's. So I look forward to standing out in the crowd.
Anyhow yes that was a lot of chatter for a n00b, can you tell I'm excited
Thanks
Chip
Oh forgot to mention this Am i worked out a deal with dealer, on a good price and should be getting my bike by Monday
