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Subject: Re: motorcycles for novices - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 11:17:30 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 26 11:17:30 1984
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	I started last year, and I'm only sorry I didn't start a lot earlier.
I bought a Suzuki FA50 for my birthday, on my credit card, and it's the most
exhilerating experience I've ever known. A month later I used it for a 3500+
kilometer trip to the east coast, doing the Gaspe, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
and the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island for < $18.00 in gas and oil. on some
hills it slowed down, but it never stalled out. The only bad experience was 
being chased by a weasel for a quarter mile, with the same top speed as my 
bike.

	That's why I'm getting a 450 this spring. I wantto be able to get away 
from irascible quadrupeds. I'll miss the little one, though! Although rated at
165 lbs., it carried me (230) and my backpack (85) without complaint. Also, in
>7500 Kilometers it's never given me any mechanical troubles other than a burnt
taillight bulb. I can do fast turns by putting my feet down, lifting the bike,
turning it, and landing running. It's the best $500 I've ever spent. And I've 
NEVER dropped it. True, my 6'4" frame is a little undignified on it, but it's 
VERY comfortable. My advice for first-timers is to forget about looks and 
performance and to go for comfort. You don't want to be distracted when 
learning to ride, and if you can afford a biggie anyway you can afford to dump 
$200 on the resale. Also, the less it weighs, the more fun. I have now tried 
bikes up to 1100 c.c., and I hate the two-wheeled cars. I like to be able to 
throw the machine around.

	Oh yes, my new bike will be a Suzuki too; I'm very impressed by their
reliability.

			Good luck, and have fun!
			
				C.Thomas Weinbaum von Waldenthal
				Montreal, P.Q., Canada