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From: phaedrus@eneevax.UUCP (Praveen Kumar)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Need help in choosing a touring bike
Message-ID: <379@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 5-Oct-85 22:50:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: eneevax.379
Posted: Sat Oct  5 22:50:55 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 10-Oct-85 05:44:22 EDT
Reply-To: phaedrus@eneevax.UUCP (Praveen Kumar)
Organization: EE Dept, Maryversity of Uniland
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I want to buy a nice comfortable (read: easy to handle) touring bike.
I am about 6' and weigh about 155-165 lbs.  I have never ridden bikes
before but, I intend to ride across the country next summer/fall and I
don't want to have to buy a new bike for that.  So, I would like to
compromise between handleability, durability, power, and tourability.

I recently purchased two magazines which I hoped would help me choose.
These are the October issues of "Cycle World" and "Cycle".  They have
the best bikes of 1985.  However, their reviews were for the most part
disappointing.  Except for the review of the BMW R80RT (I think).  Of
course, I can't afford that.  By the way, I am looking for a bike
which will cost about 2500.  I will pay as much as 3000 if I have to
(I would rather not).  I am also willing to buy a used (but not too
old) bike.  I have been told that this is about the best time to buy
a bike (as far as good bargains go).  I would like to buy the bike in
about 4-6 weeks.  I won't have the money 'til then.

I would like peoples opinions/ideas etc. on the topic.  If anyone can
suggest any reading material on choosing a motorcycles, I would
appreciate it much if you could send me the names.

So far, the bike I like is the Honda 700 Shadow.  It is the only bike
I have ridden for any length of time.  However, I have never ridden
it for more than about an hour at a time.  So, I really don't know how
it will do on a long tour.

Thanks in advance for the advice,

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			Praveen Kumar

Don't bother me! I'm on an emergency third rail power trip.

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