# Cruiser v. Sport Bike
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 9, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744 "2009-02-09T07:25:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@conmag](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conmag)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/1 "2009-02-09T07:25:04Z")
So I have an 08 gsxr600 and i recently just picked up Harley’s newest sportster model, the iron 883 which has only even been available for a month now… [http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/26/2009-harley-davidson-iron-883/](http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/26/2009-harley-davidson-iron-883/)
I have tried out each of my bikes back to back to try and get a feel for what i like better about each one…they are so different its almost hard to compare
I was just trying to get some input from you guys; anyone on here have both a cruiser and a sport bike or spent alot of time on both? what are your thoughts on having both…when do you like to ride one vs the other what do you like more about one vs the other etc.
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### Author:  [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/2 "2009-02-09T07:34:30Z")
If I take a trip I want a cruiser, but all around fun factor I want a sportbike. It is a huge difference though, even a standard bike as a median is hard to compare. Power/fun - comfort/ridability
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/3 "2009-02-09T07:36:28Z")
I am incredibly comfy on a cruiser… but I never feel too bad on a sport bike either… and damn sport bikes are a ton more fun… IMHO
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### Author:  [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/4 "2009-02-09T07:40:17Z")
Why not get something that can do both?
> **[Yamaha FZ1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_FZ1)**
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> The Yamaha FZ1 is a street motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha in Japan. Generation 1 models are known as FZ1 in the United States and FZS1000 Fazer in Europe. They have tubular steel frames and modified Yamaha YZF-R1 engines which are carbureted. The models were virtually unchanged over this period, except for colour options, the introduction of the FZS1000S which had a black engine, and in some European countries the 2005 models were fitted with rudimentary catalytic converters.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/5 "2009-02-09T07:42:18Z")
> [@mike125k](#):
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> Why not get something that can do both?
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> [Yamaha FZ1 - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_FZ1)
not a bad idea. Something in-between.
EDIT: never mind, you already own both
DBL EDIT: If you have both then what is the point of this thread?
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### Author:  [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/6 "2009-02-09T07:43:02Z")
Ya it really depends on what you want to do when you ride. If you wanna just hang out and go on trips with a passenger and CRUISE then a cruiser is what you want. If you wanna corner and feel power and lean into turns then you are going to want a sport bike.
Avatar I think on here has a SV650 when I saw him which was the best of both works. More upright seating so comfy but still able to get into the corners.
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### Author:  [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/7 "2009-02-09T07:48:53Z")
LOL yeah but riding for an hour at 50mp+ means one sore neck and back, no wind screen sucks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/8 "2009-02-09T07:51:58Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> LOL yeah but riding for an hour at 50mp+ means one sore neck and back, no wind screen sucks
qft… you’ll get that on the cruiser he has too…
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### Author:  [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/9 "2009-02-09T07:52:40Z")
> [@maxwell](#):
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> I am incredibly comfy on a cruiser… but I never feel too bad on a sport bike either… and damn sport bikes are a ton more fun… IMHO
we should probably go for a ride today…lol
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/10 "2009-02-09T08:01:20Z")
> [@strokingnova](#):
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> we should probably go for a ride today…lol
If not today then tuesday or wed once the rain stops.
I was out yesterday for a couple hours around Freddy and it was fucking great. I just wish I had heated grips…lol
OT… hows the 08 gixxer treating you?
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### Author:  [@conmag](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conmag)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/11 "2009-02-09T08:15:10Z")
> [@maxwell](#):
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> DBL EDIT: If you have both then what is the point of this thread?
I just wanted to see how you guys felt about them, everyone has dif opinions and reasons for owning the bike or bikes they do; just curious to see why anyone else here owns both or would own both besides me.
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### Author:  [@conmag](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conmag)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/12 "2009-02-09T08:17:35Z")
> [@maxwell](#):
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> OT… hows the 08 gixxer treating you?
I f’ing love it…put a little over 4k on it this summer…hands down way more fun than the harley but its nice sometimes to just sit back relax and be comfortable and cruise on the harley, plus me and a few guys are doing a cross country trip this summer…def wont do it on the gixxer…going from here to seattle then all the way down the coast of cali on route 1 and then back through the lower states might kill me on the gixxer lol
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### Author:  [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/13 "2009-02-09T08:24:27Z")
> [@conmag](#):
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> plus me and a few guys are doing a cross country trip this summer…def wont do it on the gixxer…going from here to seattle then all the way down the coast of cali on route 1 and then back through the lower states might kill me on the gixxer lol
Probably still kill you on a sportster. You’re really going to wish you have a windscreen for that many miles…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/14 "2009-02-09T08:28:41Z")
> [@conmag](#):
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> I f’ing love it…put a little over 4k on it this summer…hands down way more fun than the harley but its nice sometimes to just sit back relax and be comfortable and cruise on the harley, plus me and a few guys are doing a cross country trip this summer…def wont do it on the gixxer…going from here to seattle then all the way down the coast of cali on route 1 and then back through the lower states might kill me on the gixxer lol
:tup:
I am thinking about a cheap older CB to do some custom work on in the near future. Maybe a cafe build… something to just cruise around on… although a cafe isn’t always the most comfy.
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### Author:  [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/15 "2009-02-09T08:29:59Z")
> [@mike125k](#):
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> Probably still kill you on a sportster. You’re really going to wish you have a windscreen for that many miles…
plus it will prob leave you with a pretty bruised ego when you run into hessians if your riding an 883 sportster
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### Author:  [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/16 "2009-02-09T08:34:03Z")
> [@maxwell](#):
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> :tup:
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> I am thinking about a cheap older CB to do some custom work on in the near future. Maybe a cafe build… something to just cruise around on… although a cafe isn’t always the most comfy.
cbs arent as cheap as they once were due to everyone realizing they are one of the best platforms for old cafe builds.
besides cafes arent meant to be comfy anyway lol
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/17 "2009-02-09T08:42:02Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#):
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> cbs arent as cheap as they once were due to everyone realizing they are one of the best platforms for old cafe builds.
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> besides cafes arent meant to be comfy anyway lol
They can still be had incredibly cheap. And I know… you just quoted me saying that they weren’t comfy… lol
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### Author:  [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/18 "2009-02-09T08:51:28Z")
> [@maxwell](#):
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> They can still be had incredibly cheap.
i disagree for a good cond early model (which are the only ones really worth building) you are gunna pay at least 2k if not upwards of 4k.
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### Author:  [@conmag](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conmag)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/19 "2009-02-09T08:53:09Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#):
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> plus it will prob leave you with a pretty bruised ego when you run into hessians if your riding an 883 sportster
i plan to do a few minor things to it for the trip…but i was not about to buy a 20k harley right off the bat…I am just finishing up school and two bikes is already almost too much…the 883 was a cheap way to get a bike that would suit me better for a trip than the gixxer and i would not get shot when we roll through sturgis during the rally if i was on a gixxer…plus the nice thing about buying a sportster is with the new deal they got going i can take this cross country and put the projected 11,xxx miles on it that we mapped out and trade up for a fat boy or something and get full msrp as a trade in…so i really dont lose anything on the deal but tax and twelve months of 150.83 payments…not bad i think…
as far as the ego…i tend not to really care what other people think, i dont buy shit cuz i think it will impress other people, if i like it and enjoy it they can think what they want…even if i did, i dont have an income that could support my ego haha
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### Author:  [@conmag](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conmag)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruiser-v-sport-bike/62744/20 "2009-02-09T08:54:32Z")
> [@maxwell](#):
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> :tup:
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> I am thinking about a cheap older CB to do some custom work on in the near future. Maybe a cafe build… something to just cruise around on… although a cafe isn’t always the most comfy.
I love those old cafe racer style bikes… who cares if its not comfy it would be a blast to bomb around in the city on!
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