March 10, 2010 at 2:27 pm
#24878
AtlAggie
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The Vulcan 500 is a nice lightweight cruiser that makes a good first bike if you favor the cruiser style. Anything smaller would be cramped with your size. And with a parallel twin engine and 6 speed gear box, the Vulcan will have no trouble with your size. My wife and I ride 2-up quite a bit on my 500, and together we are close to 450 lbs. The bike has no trouble carrying us at highway speeds or in the north Georgia hills.
The only reason I plan to move up to a 900 this year is because no one makes a custom back seat for the 500, and my wife finds the stock seat a bit too narrow.