Brother Grim

If the bike sat long enough to quit running, the clutch disks can stick together. We deal with that alot on bikes that sit for a few years. (My brother and I have a bike shop) Most of the time you can get the plates to break loose just by riding it the first time. If not take the clutch cover off and, with a small screwdriver or pick, pry the plates apart. That should do the trick.

I have ridden a Zuma and while they will do 35-40 mph, it took a quarter mile to get there. Granted I weigh 250lbs, but I seriously felt like I was taking my life into my own hands every time I had to pull into traffic. If you want cheep transportation and good gas milage check out Hyosung motorcycles. They are korean made and fairly new to the American market. They have been making bikes for 30 years in Korea. All the reviews say that they are making a good product for realy cheap. The gt250 goes for $3400 msrp brand new, and I think it is a fairly decent looking bike. Not to mention the top speed is 120mph not 35. My brother and I own a motorcycle shop, and are talking with Hyosung about becoming a dealer. I think that, for the money, they are going to be hard to beat.

My brother got one for his crx to use untill his motor blew up. It was not nearly as bad as I had expected it to be. In fact, at 10psi it has lasted several years now (dang motor just won't blow) and it still feels tight. However there was a big mixup in shipping and, long story short, we had to threaten legal action to get them to ship another one out. The company was a huge pain to deal with, but the turbo quality was better than I had expected for under $200.

The gsxr is a great bike. My brother rides one as his only mode of transportation. I have logged a few hours on it as well. The only bad thing I can find to say is that it is a little cramped for me, but I am 6'3". Speed and acceleration are insane and demand great respect and self control. I think that I read somewhere that the average ride time before the first crash on a sport bike is less than 45 min. Now I know there are alot of morons bringing that average way down by getting a bike and killing them selfs the first time they throw a leg over it. My brother put 13,000 miles on his last year alone without even a close call. So if you can keep yourself in check then I say go for it.

I don't post very often, but i think I will throw in my 2 cents. I am an avid motocross rider and have been riding for nearly 22 years. When I asked my wife to marry me, I told here that me and my bikes were a package deal and that if she ever told me I had to stop riding, that would be the day I left her. Not because I love my bikes more than her, but because no one who loved me would try to make me stop doing the thing that brings me so much happiness. She said that she understood, but that in turn, the day that I started putting motocross before our relationship, she would leave me. We have been married for 6 years now and I have missed many rides to do something with my wife, and she has spent her fair share of weekends sitting at home while I went to the track. The key is to find balance like slownrusty said. Talk to her and make a plan. If she doesn't understand then so be it. But she sounds like a very reasonable girl, and I think you will come to regret it if you just stubbornly sit back and let her go.

My brother is 6'5" and he fits fine head room wise, but the leg room is slightly cramped. Not enought to stop him from driving for hours at a time, but enough to make him wish his legs were shorter.

I think he means a ct-26 turbo. It was the stock turbo on the MKIII supras.