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Originally Posted by sprintex
hey jimellow, dont touch one of those shit box cruisers, if you like getting down the back roads you will only be dissapointed. rough roads, or even worse, dirt roads will have you cursing the unweildly, bad handling things. Leave the cruisers for the old fuckers and buy a dual sport, you'll never look back
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Wow, I suddenly became an "old fucker" in my youth! Nice. Glad you expressed your opinion, though. Even if it hurt my fragile feelings.
On the east coast of the US (where the OP hails from) there are literally endless miles of well-maintained highway. Outside DC alone: I-66, 7, 15, 17, and parts of 95 and great for cruisin' on a sunny day. I take my "shit box" up to Gettysburg, PA and back all the time.
From my experience, dual sports have a higher center of gravity, a shorter rake, and less mass... cruisers are the opposite with those three factors... and that makes cruisers good for, well, cruising. They sit low, naturally wanna go straight, have some weight to 'em, and are highly customizable. I can change the seating posture on my bike from scrunched up to upright to slouched to stretched out by simply loosening a few bolts and moving pegs or putting the backrest on my touring saddle. Hard to beat a genre of motorcycle that is that flexible and can be customized to your body and riding style.
You get the bike that suits your surface, riding style, and body. Each style has its strengths and limitations. No sense trash-talkin'.
I wouldn't take my Sabre offroad, but I wouldn't try to go from DC to Virginia Beach on a tiny dual sport. That'd be uncomfy.
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I dare you to find a bike more comfortable for highway hours than a cruiser with a fat touring seat, swept handlebars, and highway pegs.
That and a dual sport will never be as sexy as a cruiser. Dual sports are functional... but cruisers have curves, chrome, and rumble.