From sports bike to cruiser

[MrKeeno]

Looking for some opinions on this guys. I have always had cruisers but decided recently to give the sports bikes a go so bought a 2004 zx6r.

The speed and performance of the zx is obviously far greater than any cruiser but I just dont enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I sat on a friends vn900 the other day and it was like sitting on your favourite armchair, it just felt instantly better.

I have been offered a straight swap for a Suzuki Marauder vz800, the bike is in immaculate condition and has been very well looked after by the current owner. The 2 bikes are worth roughly the same amount of money so its a fair deal.

What do you all think?

 

[MrKeeno]

What didn't you enjoy, the speed? the rawness? the comfort? riding position?

Sorry its took so long for me to update this.

For me the thing about the zx6r is the rawness and lack of comfort, I find it hard to relax. On my cruiser I could sit back and enjoy the scenery a lot more.

I have read up on a lot of comments about peoples wrists hurting on sportsbikes, most have said that the rider needs to adjust how they sit on the bike so I have been giving that a go, it has helped a bit tbh.

 

[MrKeeno]

Yeah I also have that problem with speed, riding at legal speeds on a sportsbike feels ridiculously slow for some reason