Considering a used street bike purchase

[PolkaHero]

What about a '78-81 Yamaha XS1100? Very powerful bike (95 bhp at rear wheel, impressive even today!) that is supposed to be really good for touring. Usually sell for around $1200-1500. I'm partial to the Midnight Special editions:

 

[Mike A]

I have ridden a big Vulcan Nomad two up, and it is like riding a couch down the road. Very comfy, very chill, less than fun when the road gets twisty... but who cares because road couch.

Well, a sport bike it is not, but that's not what I wanted. It does more than it ought to have to though.

 

[hondo4life]

+1 internet for riding a big cruiser like it's a dirt bike.

 

[Mike A]

+1 internet for riding a big cruiser like it's a dirt bike.

Haha! You wouldn't believe the flack I got for posting that elsewhere...

 

[Gaolee]

Those photos are great! It takes a certain kind of nuts to do that. Sport bike on a single track? Sure! But I don't have pictures so it must not have happened.

Mileage- 20k on a 2006 Triumph 675 is hardly anything. 20k on a 2005 DRZ 400 is a lot. I don't have a cruiser but I would think that 20k isn't too bad on one, depending on how it has been maintained.