efiguero
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Ok, so the majority of my motorcycle experience has been on sportbikes, and that is really all I know when if comes to comfort on a bike (If you can call it comfort, lol). This has been mainly due to the fact that I have never really seen a cruiser that I thought was my style. Anyhow, when I first saw the M109, I thought to myself now that looks pretty slick and if I were ever to become interested in a cruiser that would be one I would defiantly look into.
Anyhow, several months ago, I had the chance to ride my first cruiser, which was a 2010 Triumph Thunderbird, and I must say I finally understood by these people buy these ugly cruisers, lol. Well a good friend of mine bought an M109 a while back and always said that if I wanted to ride it that I could. So I finally took him up on it this weekend.
I have to say that I was expecting it to ride like the thunderbird since they seem to be similar in size and style minus the fat tire. Well I seemed to be wrong, my buddies M109 was a little brutal. I think his is an 07, he has cobra pipes (without baffles) and all I can say is WHOA!!! That thing is insanely loud, I had my helmet on, ear buds with music playing and all I could hear is the freakin exhaust. Next it seemed a bit rough, like I was vibrating the whole time I was riding it. The power on this thing was pretty impressive though, and the throttle response was surprising. He has a custom seat on it, which I must say was not the most comfortable. I actually started to think that my gel seat on my busa was more comfortable and I really don't care for it, haha. Anyhow, I rode it for about 150 miles, and could not really decide if I liked it or not. I was really annoyed with the exhaust, at times I thought that I might end up deaf by the end of the ride. I also wondered that maybe if the exhaust had not been so loud and a different seat I might have enjoyed the bike more, who knows. My buddy also has the C109RT which he let me take for a spin, this is his preferred bike. Now that think rode smooth as heck but felt like I was riding a boat, but loved the floor boards, never thought those things made such a difference.
Needless to say, I still like the look of the M109, but wondered do they all ride like that or was it just his, or is this expected for most cruisers (The Thunderbird seemed to be a smoother ride)? What’s the story on the Suzuki M90?
The funny thing was, when it was time to go home and I got back on my 08 Busa, I had a grin from ear to ear and remembered why I love my bike so. Yes, the seating position is obviously more uncomfortable, but I felt like I was riding on air, so smooth and quiet (Sportbike quiet, lol). I did feel like I was on a little toy, almost like going from the busa to a gixxer compared to the M109 to the busa. Anyhow, figured I would share my recent cruiser experience, since the cruisers are still a new thing to me. ???
Anyhow, several months ago, I had the chance to ride my first cruiser, which was a 2010 Triumph Thunderbird, and I must say I finally understood by these people buy these ugly cruisers, lol. Well a good friend of mine bought an M109 a while back and always said that if I wanted to ride it that I could. So I finally took him up on it this weekend.
I have to say that I was expecting it to ride like the thunderbird since they seem to be similar in size and style minus the fat tire. Well I seemed to be wrong, my buddies M109 was a little brutal. I think his is an 07, he has cobra pipes (without baffles) and all I can say is WHOA!!! That thing is insanely loud, I had my helmet on, ear buds with music playing and all I could hear is the freakin exhaust. Next it seemed a bit rough, like I was vibrating the whole time I was riding it. The power on this thing was pretty impressive though, and the throttle response was surprising. He has a custom seat on it, which I must say was not the most comfortable. I actually started to think that my gel seat on my busa was more comfortable and I really don't care for it, haha. Anyhow, I rode it for about 150 miles, and could not really decide if I liked it or not. I was really annoyed with the exhaust, at times I thought that I might end up deaf by the end of the ride. I also wondered that maybe if the exhaust had not been so loud and a different seat I might have enjoyed the bike more, who knows. My buddy also has the C109RT which he let me take for a spin, this is his preferred bike. Now that think rode smooth as heck but felt like I was riding a boat, but loved the floor boards, never thought those things made such a difference.
Needless to say, I still like the look of the M109, but wondered do they all ride like that or was it just his, or is this expected for most cruisers (The Thunderbird seemed to be a smoother ride)? What’s the story on the Suzuki M90?
The funny thing was, when it was time to go home and I got back on my 08 Busa, I had a grin from ear to ear and remembered why I love my bike so. Yes, the seating position is obviously more uncomfortable, but I felt like I was riding on air, so smooth and quiet (Sportbike quiet, lol). I did feel like I was on a little toy, almost like going from the busa to a gixxer compared to the M109 to the busa. Anyhow, figured I would share my recent cruiser experience, since the cruisers are still a new thing to me. ???
cuisers are nice and they have their place. I keep thinking about getting one to just cruise but I'm just not comfortable with my legs sticking in front of me.
