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Old 08-21-2012, 06:01 PM   #16
Water Warrior 2
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Re: Thinking about life after GZ..already..

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Originally Posted by PimpS
Northside; kawa vulcan 800 is a beautty, but to me it looks enormously bigger or at least heavier than gz. How is the peg scraping and handling overall. Some say it's easy, some say it's heavy and robust in town-riding (u-turns, crossroads...)?
I'm still into suzuki's intruder m800, i think it's m50 in usa, but i'll have to try it and , yeah, collect the money...
The Kawa 800 and the Intruder/M-50 are nearly 2 times the weight of a GZ. They are not a beginners bike in my opinion. Maybe for a big strong man type but not for a new rider of normal or less stature. The size and weight can be intimidating to a new nervous unskilled rider.
Don't know about the handling on the Kawa but the Intruder/M-50 is quite nice and is a hoot in the twisties.
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