FTR Sport as a first bike
Hey guys! Title. I'm sure you all are tired of these questions but of course they come up when looking to drop 10-20 grand on a vehicle/toy. I'm selling my home in the coming month so this is a serious consideration... I'm buying a bike before summer, just trying to narrow it down. I'll simplify it and bullet off a few things, and if you don't mind giving me a serious consideration of owning this bike:
- some experience riding motorcycles/dirtbikes, but very very limited on the street with an FZ07. It's not entirely new to me.
- passed the MSF and its riding portion with no issues... but it was also 3 years ago.
- I would intend to ride this bike in rain mode and traction control for a long time before anything else.
- bike will be primarily city & some nice roads outside the city. I will be living on the perimeter of a very large city. Shitty roads at home and around my neighborhood, but 10 minutes outside it will be beautiful.
- I'm a pretty strong guy, been deadlifting 545+ and squatting 500+ for several years now. I have thick legs and feel like I won't have issues dealing with the weight of the bike, but I do understand gravity and leverage doesn't much care for that lol. Just saying that I am not a frail dude buying a 550lb bike.
- I won't be considering a 500 or lower. If anything, in comparison to this, I am considering the Rebel 1100 (and DCT version oddly enough) and some Scout models. Cruiser isn't really my thing... I like some of them and my girlfriend has one/is pressuring me to get one, but I think I will always end up on a bike like the FTR Sport anyways.
Thanks for you time on this god forsaken question