 | | From: | Motorpsycho Jim | | Subject: | Best V-4 Cruiser? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:55:33 -0500 |
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 | best v-four cruiser?
1. Yamaha V-Max
2. Honda Magna
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| | From: | Keith Schiffner | | Subject: | Re: Best V-4 Cruiser? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:22:05 -0700 |
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"Motorpsycho Jim"
> best v-four cruiser?
> 1. Yamaha V-Max
> 2. Honda Magna
HA! Whilst both are great motorcycles they are mere shadows
of the real deal THE BEST V4 EVER!
MotoGuzzi V4x2! Also called a V8 by the uninitiated...all
with a displacement of 500cc iirc. Then again it was over 50
years ago.
--
Nefarious Necrologist 42nd Degree
Some people ride, some just like to show off their butt
jewelry once in a while.
Dum vivimus, vivamus
<:(3 )3~ <:(3 )3~ <:(3 )~ <:(3 )~
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| | From: | Lori | | Subject: | Re: Best V-4 Cruiser? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:08:37 -0500 |
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| On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:55:33 -0500, Motorpsychojim@webtv.net
(Motorpsycho Jim) wrote:
>best v-four cruiser?
>1. Yamaha V-Max
>2. Honda Magna
Are you sure you want to get this argument started? After all, "best"
is a highly subjective and relative term.
I've had both the V-65 Magna and now the new model Magna. The V-Max
is not an option for me because it is too tall *and* too wide - short
little legs simply can't make it to the ground. 26" inseam here. Not
many options available.
You saw what I had to do to the V-65 to reach the ground - lowered
the front and rear 3.5" each, sacrificed a lot of ground clearance and
handling to get it. Hocking Hills with the Southern Cruisers that
year was interesting, to say the least, as that was the first ride I'd
had the bike out after completing the lowering project. I'll never
drop another bike that dramatically.
For me, the "best" V-4 is the new model Magna, which is, sadly, no
longer in production. :( It has a few ponies less than the V-65 did,
but it weighs quite a bit less, so I don't miss them. It is also
lower enough to the ground that I feel comfortable with it at low
speeds.
For you, it could be something different.
For somebody else, a different one yet.
Grins,
Mrs. Road Dog
1994 750 Magna
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| | From: | VTX1800C | | Subject: | Re: Best V-4 Cruiser? | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 03:57:28 GMT |
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| V65 - they need to come back out with a new one.
"Motorpsycho Jim" wrote in message
news:4717-41F45595-104@storefull-3317.bay.webtv.net...
> best v-four cruiser?
> 1. Yamaha V-Max
> 2. Honda Magna
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| | From: | XS11E | | Subject: | Re: Best V-4 Cruiser? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:24:30 -0700 |
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| Motorpsychojim@webtv.net (Motorpsycho Jim) wrote in news:4717-41F45595-
104@storefull-3317.bay.webtv.net:
> best v-four cruiser?
> 1. Yamaha V-Max
> 2. Honda Magna
Asking which is the best cruiser is like asking which is the best flat
tire.
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| | From: | The Family | | Subject: | Re: Best V-4 Cruiser? | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:26:34 GMT |
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"Motorpsycho Jim" wrote in message
news:4717-41F45595-104@storefull-3317.bay.webtv.net...
> best v-four cruiser?
> 1. Yamaha V-Max
> 2. Honda Magna
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Sorry, if I misunderstood, and you're including used only, but Honda
doesn't make that Magna any longer.
Thanks,
Gary Walker
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