January 23, 2013 7:22 AM PST
So I looked around and I've seen a few threads like this, but I had a specific question. I'm getting my first bike soon. Anyway, I'm a big guy (about 6 feet, 400 pounds), and I've been looking at a few bikes, the smallest of which is a 2000 Yamaha XV650, but the others are an 05 Vulcan 750, and a Shadow 750, which I know is a good starter bike, but I've found a 96 Suzuki Intruder 1400 that's at least $500 cheaper than any of the other bikes, so it's extremely tempting, and I know I probably wouldn't want to upgrade in a year or two. My question is do you think a 1400 would just be insanely too much for me? I'm taking the riding class in a couple weeks, so I'll get some experience on a smaller bike first, but I obviously don't want to get something that I'm gonna wreck in a month. Thanks!