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I finally realized what a "harsh" ride I was getting from my BOLT and what a great copy of a Sportster it is with the same lousy suspension. At 78 years old I deserve something more "plush" if ya know what I mean. My favorite motorcycle is a Roadking, but I can't even get it off the side stand.
This afternoon I''m going down to my Suzuki dealer and take a look at a nice small "fatbike" yup you guessed it...another C-50. I know it's a slug, but at my present age and condition I think we will get along just fine...

Hey Don, try out another Yammy 650.
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Suspension is the primary thing they go cheap on when it comes to small/mid sized cruisers (or cruisers in general to some extent) in order to keep costs down. It's the nature of the beast. My LC has a cheap-assed suspension too. The saving grace for the LC is that the mushy, soft seat takes some of the bite out of the harder bumps. [emoji2]

Ever test ride a Burgman?

Have rode both the 400 and 650 Burgman.The 400 does not ride as nice but both fun.Have not test rode the 250 yet.The 650 will feel just like your Voluisa did.Same bike but for the FI and they changed the tail light in 2009.

Sir Donald, what you ride or even if you ride at all means nothing to me as compared to how much I would really like to see you again. I know you visit kin folk near my home and when you are in the area you and yours would be welcomed guests.
RK

old time rider wrote:Have rode both the 400 and 650 Burgman.The 400 does not ride as nice but both fun.Have not test rode the 250 yet.The 650 will feel just like your Voluisa did.Same bike but for the FI and they changed the tail light in 2009.

might feel like a Volusia with a turbo...that 650 Burgman will shit and git , even with my fat ass.

To Roadking, nice to hear from you bud, yes we do have family up in Clinton, NY just south of Utica but since my wifes Grandsons have grown up and moved away we don't visit my wifes Daughter as much as we used to but if we do visit them I'll try to contact you, I'd love to have a bottle or two of "Utica Club" with ya...

To the rest of you, when I first came into the IA I was still riding fast but I had a Suzuki C-50 which was NOT a fast motorcycle, in fact I used to call it an "old mans bike" however I remember how reliable it was and now that I am an "old man" I think it will be the perfect bike for me since I like reliable and dependable when it comes to a motorcycle, but FAST,
not so much! [emoji476] I'm fishing for opinions...

Don I said 650 when I should have said 800 or c50.I recall the short leg pic of you beside your two/tone one.Mine is a o8 with the mag wheels.Good ride at legal two lane speeds but such a dog next to my tall v-strom 650.Guess I said 650 because had just talled about the Burgman.Rode the one my friend had a lot and it would beat my 1500 Nomad easy on big end!He wanted to drag them and luck was with me as got him in the 1/4 but he went buy me soon after the marked off 1/4.He blamed it on my years of drag strips and his none.The 1500 was great,smooth two up bike but slowest big bike I ever owned.

Hey Old time rider...You are Paul, right? If I remember right, you used to have a C-50 at one time didn't you?
Can you imagine wanting a slug like that? Right now I'm into meandering down backroads at a "leisurely pace" and enjoying just being alive and still riding [emoji106]

Welp, that lasted what....three years? Oh, well gotta go with what's working for you today!

Don, are you gonna buy new? The Triumph America and SpeedMaster are nice bikes. A good used Honda 750 Aero or Kaw 800 or 900 might be a good choice. Post a pic of whatever you buy.

Don I was thinking yours was a Volusia but guess it was a C50. Got mine when my 1700 RoadStar had broken its third drive belt and was looking for a chain change over or used belt on E-Bay.Saw my 08 for sale out of state but only 200 miles.It looked like new had 6,000 miles,a $400 suzuki shield,and over a year of extra warranty still on it.Bid started at half list so I bid and was only one!Have 31,000 now and gas,tires,and oil changes at home only money spent on it.It is nice for slow rides like I just took before dark.The factory mag wheels were main reason I bid on it.

Say it ain't so. Why not side grade to a V Star 950. Same engine as the Bolt, but a bigger tank and better seat and suspension. Plenty comfy when I test rode one.

enforcer wrote:Say it ain't so. Why not side grade to a V Star 950. Same engine as the Bolt, but a bigger tank and better seat and suspension. Plenty comfy when I test rode one.

What he said Don ] ..I've rode one and they ride really nice with enough pep for us "old guys"

I believe he's already owned one of those, and traded it in for a smaller bike. ;IDunno:

MattSunn wrote:I believe he's already owned one of those, and traded it in for a smaller bike. ;IDunno:

Really, only addition that makes it heavier than the Bolt is the tank and anything you bolt on it. No pun intended.

Bolt is 540 wet and the standard 950 without touring stuff is 613 wet. I had the tour model and I think it was 645 wet. Don ain't a big guy and he's probably looking for something about the size of the Bolt with better(softer) suspension.

MattSunn wrote:Bolt is 540 wet and the standard 950 without touring stuff is 613 wet. I had the tour model and I think it was 645 wet. Don ain't a big guy and he's probably looking for something about the size of the Bolt with better(softer) suspension.

Progressive suspension? Air shocks and a good seat can go a long way.

enforcer wrote:

MattSunn wrote:Bolt is 540 wet and the standard 950 without touring stuff is 613 wet. I had the tour model and I think it was 645 wet. Don ain't a big guy and he's probably looking for something about the size of the Bolt with better(softer) suspension.

Progressive suspension? Air shocks and a good seat can go a long way.

You don't know Frodo (Don) do you?