July 9, 2009 at 12:11 am
#20449
Munch
Participant
more of a fitment thing. The V500 is plenty powerful for you as Elwood stated. However as a beginner friendly bike it can be quite compact. I am 5’10’ 180 lbs. It fit me comfortably but with longer legs you would likely need to look into forward controls to get you the leg room. The V Star 650 and Honda 750’s are a bit longer of a bike giving you a bit more leg room and not to much of a jump in performance to make it scary.
As with any bike though respect the ride your on and be honest with yourself and you skills or lack there of. Get lots of practice time in and learn your bike.