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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3795644" data-attributes="member: 15054">I have had many motorcycles and ridden many that friends had and my deal was all about saving on fuel and getting in on some quality MC riding on the cheap.I still have love for my 1979 Kawaski LTD 400 at 67 MPG  hot rodding and 76 MPG old man riding.Many bikes today will trump the power and get that MPG.Some big bikes do not get good MPG like 24 MPG.I graduated to Honda Magna motorcycles but those would get 36 MPG for me.V65 and some of the V45 ones.Very comfy bike to sit on .Do not discount some bikes that look like a crotch rocket as some of them let you sit up straight and the feel is quite nice.Crash bars in the front and highway pegs along with an adjustable back rest and a full size windshield were on my bikes.Made the riding that much more comfy.MOST IMPORTANT :  Ride like no one can see you. You are invisible to everyone on the road.Learn how low you can go in a corner.Practice evasive maneuvers like on the road to off in the grass/dirt.Very important to know exactly what the bike can do.I had many close calls and if not for the "extreme testing" I did on my bikes I may be dead now.One story involves locking up the back tire at different speeds and slide the bike sideways and then recover from that and go straight down the road.Got to where I could reliably slide the V65 sideways at highway speeds with locked up back tire.Saved my butt and my childs on the back when a wheel barrow leaped out of a pickup and came right at me.Power slide and bunny kicked it.No crash. No damage.Things happen so be prepared for all of it.</blockquote>

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