I have always appreciated a good magazine article, well fabricated to touch the imagination. It is 1 pm and I am getting ready for my big day, reading a magazine, and I am stumbling upon an article in Motorcycle Cruisers about the trip and the adventure of my life. I guess words are useless here; here is the link and see it for yourself.
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/rideanddest/0810_crup_touring_texas_flight_of_vampire/index.html
As it turned out, this blog is updated far more frequently than I had planned to. Well what can I say, I’m in a middle of examination week and the time for relaxation is spent right here [so who's the freak here]. Anyway I have decided for this post to present to you a bike that is a dream come true to anyone who is tight on budget, or is starting to ride and needs a nice and reliable piece of hardware that will be efficient enough and still be affordable.
A year ago, when I myself was entering the realm of motorcycling, all I wanted was a nice Harley looking Fat Boy cruiser that will still fit my fragile and not so athletic physique, a bike that will have the handling and stability a beginner rider needs and with that including the allowed horse power for a beginner rider, and still be cheap because everybody knows that once you climb on a bike the thirst for ever-growing power and speed start to rise. After a nice research on the internet and all the dealerships I could find, I stumbled upon everything I ever wanted, all in one nice package. The name was Hyosung GV250.
Hyosung is a Korean manufacturing company, and has round 10 to 15 years of expertise behind it, as far as I know. The whole gamma of two wheelers that you can find on their American web site www.hyosungmotorsusa.com is more than outstanding. This particular little rascal has a V-twin 250 cc engine that delivers a 26.82 HP at 9200 RPM that is designed and made in Japan. The top speed of the engine is amazing 130 km\h which is more than you’ll need for that 400 km weekend trip you are planning for so long.
As for the driving characteristics of this beauty, the engine is steady as a kitten with no vibrations and that excellent V-twin sound we all love. The handling is excellent and the seat height is less than 70 cm of the ground gives the stability every beginner needs during those long traffic light stops. Hell it makes it excellent for an experienced rider as well, if the rider has some height problems 
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The look is the place where this bobber shines. As I sad before, this cruiser is a nice copy of that Fat Boy Harley we have all grown to love. Lots of chrome, a nice and big exhaust system, fat tires, and nice sleek line from the front all the way to the back. I will not even try to describe it in detail, here’s a picture of him and I will leave you be 
You are probably thinking in yourselves: “There’s got to be dirt in this thing! Come on show us the dirty laundry!” The only dirty thing the GV250 has is a pair of socks, the left one being the a bit overstressed weight during those tight low speed corners and the right one being the lose rear brake. The right sock is easily washable, tighten the brake. The left sock is something to take into consideration. In my opinion it is a good thing since all riders have to tune their skills on the weight distribution of the motorcycle during cornering, and since this little lion roars only during the slow ones, I would say that this is the perfect one for all beginning riders. Look at it this way, if you fall of it during a turn because of the weight of the motorcycle, at least you’ll fall at 20-30 km\h which is not life threatening at all. Past the 30 km\h limit this little Fat Boy cuts the corners like hot knife cuts butter.
Well I guess I will have to stop writing now, ‘cos I can go on till mourning, but I am short on time. For future reference I will leave you with two more links. One is the review made by Cruiser Motorcycles and the other is a review by a happy owner of this bike.
And you are probably wondering if I bought this remarkable peace of wheels? That story will be left for another time.
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/250cc_cruiser_comparison/index.html
http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=5099
For the past day I was thinking whether or not to start these pages with a cruiser (the Hyosung GV650 in particular) or a sporty (no particular model in mind), when suddenly on this Friday morning I had a light accident with my bike. I came out unharmed, and so did the other rider, and for that I guess I have to thank my fast reflexes and the right reaction at the right time. That crash got me thinking, and after all the legal paperwork and sighing the accident report, I decided that my first blog post should be about riding proficiency.
We can all fool ourselves that riding a motorbike is the same as riding a bicycle or crossing the street, danger lurks round every corner, and that is true (the danger part). Still, as a motorcyclist, we are all exposed to the risk of injuring ourselves, and believe me when I say that that risk is greater than the risk we take by entering a car. The difference is obvious, in a car you are protected from the outside environment, while on a bike you are a “sitting duck” when it comes to protection. Yeah, we all know that it is the thrill of the danger and smiling it in her face that kept us in the saddle all this time, but nevertheless being aware of the environment and off all the things that can go wrong will only benefit you. At the end of the day it is your knowledge, awareness and focus that will keep the gray side down and the clouds above your head. Believe me when I say that the other way around is no fun at all.
Learning how to ride proficiently is no small task, and since there is no margin for error while on the open road on your dear horse of steel since one wrong action might well be your last, you might ask yourself “Where can I learn all this stuff?” Well that is the reason of this post. One year ago, when I entered the world of two wheels, I stumbled upon a book called Proficient Motorcycling by David L. Hough by Bowtie Press ISBN 1-889540-53-6. I will not go in depth with a review of the book, since I am not nearly an experienced enough rider to do that, but I will state and stress out that this book is a must have if you are or you are planning to be sitting on a two wheel transportation device.
I cannot help you with where to find or buy this book but I strongly recommend you to find it because this book saved my life yesterday. Thank you David.
Welcome everybody to this blog. As an opening post I have chosen to infor
m you of all the activities that this blog will have. First and foremost I will make a promise that these pages will be updated on a regular two week base, bringing you all the news about motorcycles, events, few pics of a hot babe on a bike from time to time [I'll do this as often as possible 
] and everything else that is connected to the motorcycling culture.
So gentlmen, start up your engines and I hope you’ll enjoy the ride.
