Is a 1500cc bike to big for a beginner? The bike is 2007 Harley Davidson Deuce?

Question

My dad passed away and had this bike. I don’t know how to ride but am going to be taking a class here soon. I was curious if some experienced riders could tell me if I’m getting in way over my head about riding this as my first bike. I just want to be able to ride it because that’s what my dad loved and it was his.

Answer 1

You asked the same question twice. Why?



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Is a 1500cc Harley Davidson Deuce to much for a first bike?

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Answer 2

It's far too big for a starter bike, you will need a small bike to start and take the MC test on.

It will take some time to learn how to handle such a large MC and it's weight when riding it.

Get an old Honda 350 for the learning curve and MC maneuverability part of the road testing.

Then you will become proficient and confident stepping up to a large and heavy bike frame.



*Don't be this Anon idiot who said a FXST is a Mid Size. "Big" is 900 # Gold Wing or 117 inch

Electra Glide model. Be smart and don't be a dunce like Anon the organ donor that want's to die.



Anon is a myopic idiot that isn't thinking about your being able to safely ride a 1500 cc motor bike.

Anon thinks a mid size bike with a 1500 cc engine is a toy, don't be like Anon, a totally idiotic fool!

Don't be asinine like Anon, be like Rick who said "Garage it and get a 'smaller LEARNER bike"...

Answer 3

If you know enough to guess that a bike might be too big for a beginner, then why even contemplate beginning on one of the biggest? (I am sure somebody will point out that there are bigger/heavier bikes)*.



Take the classes, that will at least give you some idea of what is involved and just how big and heavy it is.



In your place I would begin with a much smaller secondhand bike and put the H-D into storage (get it done professionally – drained and greased for longterm) until you are properly prepared to ride it with less likelihood of dropping and damaging your legacy.









*and I was right, there is always some idiotic small-minded cretin who pretends they know best.



It is not mid-size in any sensible view and it is clearly ONE of the biggest.







"which is All that matters"

And here is the other idiot (it is the same idiot who pretends to be a separate person).

Answer 4

It depends on your particular aptitude. I know a few people who took the MSF class on small bikes, then immediately moved on to a full size bagger no problem. Other people who always seem to be missing a shift, scrubbing curbs and dropping their bikes at fuel stations, never really get it.



More than likely it would be good to get a mid-size ride, 750cc or so. I personally rode a 250cc for 24,000 miles, then bought a 1500cc Kawasaki.

Answer 5

Yes, I think so. Find a used CB 750. Only 440 lbs. ride it a year.



The FXSTD is a Fantastic ride, like what "Renegade" had. Sonny Barger preferred the FX-series,. Girls like them. A great club bike. Plenty of power; but not too much to surprise you.Very forgiving, 6 speeds, rubber-mounted engine, long lasting belt drive, very classy, but 660 lbs. Still, less than an FLH.

Use the old Honda to learn, and Fall on. After a year, then, try yore daddy's Harley. You will come to Love her as I do my FX.



Oh, and Harley riders go by Inches; Not cc's. The bike is an 88 inch. All the fasteners are SAE, too.



You two bluefaces can argue all you want. Meanwhile, Bill and I will be Riding ours. That's what it's all about.

Answer 6

BOTTOM LINE:



" My dad passed away and had this bike... want to be able to ride it because that’s what my dad loved.... "



You do NOT want to crash your dad's motorcycle.

"No! Try not. Do or do not, there is no try."

Trust me! Without a couple of years on a lesser motorcycle you *will* crash/fall down.



I would suggest a used Suzuki LS650 Savage or S40 -- 380 pounds, less weight than a Ninja 300.

Answer 7

62 horsepower, 600 pounds, low seat height, well balanced......take a beginners rider course, learn to ride for a few months. That's a pretty forgiving bike,

Answer 8

Yes. You are getting in way over your head. Unless you are very adept at picking up new physical activities you are liable to run yourself through a brick wall. (The scaredest moment of my life was when I was stopped at a red light, downhill, on a borrowed Harley that had a tank shifter and foot clutch.)

Answer 9

It's not so much whether the bike is too big. It's if you are strong enough and heavy enough to hold it up and to balance it. F 1500 is a mighty big bike. If you are a young man and I only weigh a hundred and seventy pounds and have never ridden a big bike before. It's going to present a challenge. But if you're careful and realize that you have a lot of power there at your right hand you can learn to ride that bike. There is more people that get hurt on those crotch rockets then the people that get hurt on big bikes. Because a person knows when they look at it that they need to respect what they're riding on. If you've never ridden a motorcycle before start off with a very lightweight motorcycle and write it a month or so. Then set on that 1500 and take it for short distances at a time you'll get used to it fairly fast.

Answer 10

Garage it and get a 'smaller' LEARNER bike .................

Answer 11

I think that you should ride a smaller bike for at least a year before you get on that one.

Answer 12

A 1500cc bike will kill a beginner. Learn on something much smaller.