I had this exact model :) 1965 Honda 300 Superhawk Sport :) A big deal back then. Now I have grown into this… hardrider.net I am not advertising, just trying to tell you how I started with a 300 Honda in 1965 and still here riding and doing motorcycle stuff :) Not a sales pitch, a perspective…
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While you’re here, may I take advantage of your expertise?: I’m on the edge of buying my first motorcycle. Problem is, I’m 6’3” so the rider triangle on most bikes is too small for me. But getting a bigger bike means a bigger engine, which I hesitate to do.
My two top candidates: 1. Honda CB500X — good engine size, manageable weight (430 lbs wet), good starter bike but a bit cramped. … 2. Suzuki 800RE. Bigger engine (but it has rider modes to temper the throttle), a bit heavier (493 lbs wet), but a better triangle. Planned use: Road touring.
Do either of those bikes sound like a good fit for me? Is the Suzuki too much for a beginner like me?
Thanks in advance for whatever light you can shed on this.
(It’s amazing that Pirsig rode a 300 Superhawk cross-country, but now people think a 300 is a small bike. What happened??!)
P.S. I just looked at your site. Yow! Those are quite the bikes!
The Suzuki 800RE for sure. Much better bike and one that you will not necessarily grow out of. The 500's in all brands, for whatever reason seem to be either fought with problems or a stepping stone to another bike. And the Suzuki def is not too much bike. The VStrom is an excellent bike, a great investment and a bike you can go anywhere. Friends have them and love them. I don't know if my profile shows it but my first name is Alan also. Must have been exciting with National Geographic. Keep in touch... and good luck.
You write, "Jewish history is pulled, as by a magnet, towards a glorious destiny; it is not pushed by antecedent causes."
That's a great point, and clears up some of my confusion on the matter. And as I read that it dawned on me that your statement aligns pretty well with near death experience claims.
So, for example, from that understanding of Jewish history the fact that Muslims have kicked those they see as Europeans out of the Middle East time and time again for centuries would be irrelevant, yes? I didn't get that earlier. I was talking logic, when I should have been talking religion.
I wish I had written that "pulled, as by a magnet" line. But it's Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.
And yes, the fact that Muslims have conquered and reconquered Jerusalem doesn't matter. What does matter -- what I find endlessly fascinating -- is that when the Jews returned to Jerusalem in 1967, they didn't kick the Muslims off the Temple Mount, raze the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque, and begin construction of the Third Temple. Instead, they let the Muslim authorities remain on the Mount. The Jews returned to their ancestral homeland after 2,000 years of exile and effectively said: "Okay, we're back in The Land for the third time. Let's figure out where we went wrong the last two times and not make the same mistakes again."
Will they/we succeed? I dunno. That part of the Story hasn't been written yet.
I had this exact model :) 1965 Honda 300 Superhawk Sport :) A big deal back then. Now I have grown into this… hardrider.net I am not advertising, just trying to tell you how I started with a 300 Honda in 1965 and still here riding and doing motorcycle stuff :) Not a sales pitch, a perspective…
HardRider News Media shows up here? Gotta love the Substack algorithm! 😊
While you’re here, may I take advantage of your expertise?: I’m on the edge of buying my first motorcycle. Problem is, I’m 6’3” so the rider triangle on most bikes is too small for me. But getting a bigger bike means a bigger engine, which I hesitate to do.
My two top candidates: 1. Honda CB500X — good engine size, manageable weight (430 lbs wet), good starter bike but a bit cramped. … 2. Suzuki 800RE. Bigger engine (but it has rider modes to temper the throttle), a bit heavier (493 lbs wet), but a better triangle. Planned use: Road touring.
Do either of those bikes sound like a good fit for me? Is the Suzuki too much for a beginner like me?
Thanks in advance for whatever light you can shed on this.
(It’s amazing that Pirsig rode a 300 Superhawk cross-country, but now people think a 300 is a small bike. What happened??!)
P.S. I just looked at your site. Yow! Those are quite the bikes!
The Suzuki 800RE for sure. Much better bike and one that you will not necessarily grow out of. The 500's in all brands, for whatever reason seem to be either fought with problems or a stepping stone to another bike. And the Suzuki def is not too much bike. The VStrom is an excellent bike, a great investment and a bike you can go anywhere. Friends have them and love them. I don't know if my profile shows it but my first name is Alan also. Must have been exciting with National Geographic. Keep in touch... and good luck.
Love it.
Thank you.
You write, "Jewish history is pulled, as by a magnet, towards a glorious destiny; it is not pushed by antecedent causes."
That's a great point, and clears up some of my confusion on the matter. And as I read that it dawned on me that your statement aligns pretty well with near death experience claims.
So, for example, from that understanding of Jewish history the fact that Muslims have kicked those they see as Europeans out of the Middle East time and time again for centuries would be irrelevant, yes? I didn't get that earlier. I was talking logic, when I should have been talking religion.
I wish I had written that "pulled, as by a magnet" line. But it's Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.
And yes, the fact that Muslims have conquered and reconquered Jerusalem doesn't matter. What does matter -- what I find endlessly fascinating -- is that when the Jews returned to Jerusalem in 1967, they didn't kick the Muslims off the Temple Mount, raze the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque, and begin construction of the Third Temple. Instead, they let the Muslim authorities remain on the Mount. The Jews returned to their ancestral homeland after 2,000 years of exile and effectively said: "Okay, we're back in The Land for the third time. Let's figure out where we went wrong the last two times and not make the same mistakes again."
Will they/we succeed? I dunno. That part of the Story hasn't been written yet.