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2009 Muscle Cruiser Shootout

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Kenneth_Moore · 01-28-2009, 02:54 PM

Allow me to be the first to say: "why didn't you include a

"_______"
(insert motorcycle name here)

in the test?"

The_AirHawk · 01-28-2009, 03:00 PM

What? No BossHoss?

(yes, Pete - I can hear the smack of your facepalm from here)

BrowningBAR · 01-28-2009, 03:53 PM

I always liked the Warrior.

Dr_Sprocket · 01-28-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrowningBAR

I always liked the Warrior.

"Warriors... come out to pla-ay!"

mscuddy · 01-28-2009, 06:44 PM

There're both hideous looking harley clones. That suzuki's left side case looks like a big toaster or some other kitchen implement.

Ick! Form didn't follow function here obviously. They both need white wall tires for the full "garsh darn" effect.

seruzawa · 01-28-2009, 07:18 PM

I kind of like the Zooker. That $4K price difference is a selling point compared to the Yammer. However for the same money as the Warrior you can get Suzuki's M109R. Then the comparison changes drastically.

Of course for the same money I can get a Tiger with luggage with some $ left over.

Kevin_Duke · 01-29-2009, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seruzawa

for the same money as the Warrior you can get Suzuki's M109R. Then the comparison changes drastically..

Yeah, but not the parts about the Warrior having less weight, better handling and more effective brakes. Lap times, too, if you were to be so silly.

seruzawa · 01-29-2009, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin_Duke

Yeah, but not the parts about the Warrior having less weight, better handling and more effective brakes. Lap times, too, if you were to be so silly.

True. Unfortunately I can count the number of cruiser riders who care about handling and weight on one hand.

nweaver · 01-29-2009, 06:27 AM

There is simply no muscle in these "muscle" cruisers.

If the goal is "Big Stonkin Engine", these things are pathetic.

My Connie 14 gets 2x the power down to the rear wheel (dynoed out at 150hp), and more torque (>90 ft-lbs over most of the revv range).

How can people, with a straight face, call a 75 hp motorcycle (a whopping 10hp more than an SV650, and 25hp less than a 600 supersport) a "muscle" cruiser?

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Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Allow me to be the first to say: "why didn't you include a "_______" (insert motorcycle name here) in the test?" __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

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The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,890	What? No BossHoss? (yes, Pete - I can hear the smack of your facepalm from here) __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

01-28-2009, 06:44 PM	#6
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	There're both hideous looking harley clones. That suzuki's left side case looks like a big toaster or some other kitchen implement. Ick! Form didn't follow function here obviously. They both need white wall tires for the full "garsh darn" effect. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

01-28-2009, 07:18 PM	#7
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	I kind of like the Zooker. That $4K price difference is a selling point compared to the Yammer. However for the same money as the Warrior you can get Suzuki's M109R. Then the comparison changes drastically. Of course for the same money I can get a Tiger with luggage with some $ left over. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

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01-28-2009, 03:53 PM	#4
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,364	I always liked the Warrior.

01-29-2009, 06:27 AM	#10
nweaver Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 458	No Muscle in Muscle Cruisers.... There is simply no muscle in these "muscle" cruisers. If the goal is "Big Stonkin Engine", these things are pathetic. My Connie 14 gets 2x the power down to the rear wheel (dynoed out at 150hp), and more torque (>90 ft-lbs over most of the revv range). How can people, with a straight face, call a 75 hp motorcycle (a whopping 10hp more than an SV650, and 25hp less than a 600 supersport) a "muscle" cruiser?