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07-01-2012, 10:09 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Chicagoland
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Torn between two bikes, any recommendations?
Hello,
I have a chance to purchase a '07 m109r with around 4k miles, or a '06 roadliner with around 2400 miles. They are both priced within $300 of each other (roadliner being cheaper). Both are bone stock.
I like the looks of both bikes. Any recommendation/advice to choose one over the other? Between the two, which do you think will hold its value better?
Thanks!!
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07-01-2012, 10:18 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Kent County, Ontario Canada
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Id settle for the softail but if you can swing the roadking that would be good too.
BTW welcome to the forum
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07-02-2012, 06:27 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Southern MD
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I'd take the Yami over the Suzi. M-109Rs sound like ass.
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07-04-2012, 02:36 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: WI
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I would buy the Harley much more fun.
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07-04-2012, 05:56 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Redneck Country
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Roadliners are pretty good riding bikes. I like lots of Suzukis, their inline 4's that is, but I've heard that the 109's ride like trucks, great in a straight line, but not so much on curvy blacktop. I'd suggest you ride them both.
Last edited by Lefty; 07-04-2012 at 05:58 PM.
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07-05-2012, 02:19 AM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Portland, Or
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I rode an '08 Victory Hammer recently, it had plenty get up and go, but shifting was clanky like my 02 XL1200C.
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11-02-2012, 07:57 PM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Available
Not much available for the 109 in the aftermarket.
You know,things like windshields,crash bars,bags,highway bars,etc.
Small tank {4.5 gal. } on the roadliner.
Low center of gravity,good gas mileage,pretty fast & smooth.
JJ
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11-02-2012, 08:12 PM
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Hater of the dyno!!!!!!
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The 109's have tranny issues, and Suzuki will not help you at all.
Get a Harley, why waist money on a wannbe bike.
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11-03-2012, 08:23 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Denver,Co
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmm wouldnt buy either one
Last edited by 59panhead; 11-03-2012 at 08:27 AM.
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11-03-2012, 09:19 AM
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Banned
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Northern California
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Get a Harley you will never be sorry that you wasted your money on a metric POS. 
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11-03-2012, 07:14 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Richmond, VA
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imo the roadliner will be a better all around bike
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11-03-2012, 09:02 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: May 2009
Location: vienna ga
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ride a harley you will love it.
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11-03-2012, 10:18 PM
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Seasoned Rider
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: SC, USA
Posts: 72
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m109
Had a good looking 08 that someone had spent a ton on customization and it looked great. I never liked the one/two shift, there is evidently a design flaw that is somewhat expensive to fix. Does not always have to be fixed but will annoy of that I can promise. A local suzuki shop owner told me to sell the bike before I had a problem as suzuki will not help and he knew I took bikes to the strip. Go to one of the m109 web sites and it will be up for discussion. With me the bike ran 7.50 or so in eighth which is faster than any harley I have owned except a vrod. If not for shaft drive, could not change gearing, and the one/two shift problem I would still have the bike. Know nothing about a yamaha v. BTW one of the suzuki national reps that I met at daytona bike week last spring told me the problem had been fixed for twelve or thirteen. Ride before you buy, it may not bother you but I think it will.
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11-04-2012, 06:28 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: CENTRAL INDIANA
Posts: 2,693
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The Yamaha is the better of the two bikes. The Suzuki was a half ass attempt at a cruiser. Suzuki makes great crotch rockets not good cruisers.
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11-04-2012, 08:06 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Denver,Co
Posts: 549
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P o s x 2 = 2 big piles of horse dung!
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