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"So is this a bike I would buy? I think I would strongly consider it, ...."



C'mon, you really would consider buying one of these things? Why on earth would you do that considering all the other bikes out there? Reading the article, it looks like its minuses outweigh the pluses by a good margin. Not to mention it is funny looking.

 

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"If I were in the market for something on the level of a 750Shadow/800Marauder... you bet."



Yeah, right. Kind of a big if. When you get one, post pics somewhere. Anyway, I was asking Gabe since he said he would consider it. The reason being that if you are going to use a reviewer's opinion on something as part of a buying decision, it is good to know where they are coming from. After reading Gabe's other stuff over the last couple of years, I would have said there is about as much of a chance of him spending his own money on one of these goofy Avitar things as a Bergman 400. But he said he would, so I guess I was wrong. Unless he is not serious. Which is what I was trying to find out.

 

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Re: I thought I was clear...

I thought your write-up was clear. It maybe that I just put more weight on the negative points of the bike than you would. Cruisers are usually challenged in the suspension department and this one sounds worse than usual. This one is goofy looking, and bad brakes can get you hurt. Not sure what you mean by 'weird build quality,' but it doesn't sound good. It sounds like they have a ways to go yet, and six grand could probably be better spent elsewhere, first time buyer or not. I am not knocking your review; it was a good job. Just curious about the 'would consider buying' comment because it didn't seem to follow.