honda VS suzuki weight "?" - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Whiskey_williams · 03-07-2007, 06:23 PM

I'm getting an M50 in a couple of weeks now but after sitting on a couple of Honda bikes in the "sale lot" on base and sitting on an M50 at the dealership, i have been wondring if it's just me or do the Hondas feel, I dunno how to say it, I guess clumsier. I sat on 2 Honda shadows, one 2005, one 2002, both a couple hundred smaller in CCs than the M50, and when I stood them up they felt like I had to lug it around more than the M50. Of course the M50 didnt have any gas or anything in it, but when I stood it up it just felt more smooth, easy, and comfortable. It might be just me liking the M50's better, or maybe it has a lower center of gravity or something, I dunno, just thought I'd ask since I'm a small guy and one of my main concerns is buying a bike that is too difficult to move around. I don't have a problem moving the Hondas around, they just seem more clumsy than I expected.

**I guess a better way to put it would be; do the Honda Shadows "feel" heavier than the M50s?**