First bike I ever owned. Finally got to ride it today on the back roads with some twisties. The bike rode awesome.
Hard to compare it to other bikes. The only bikes that I have ridden were the Honda Rebel from my MSF course and my buddies V-Star Custom 750, which is a nice bike and was one of my other considerations.
All I was really looking for was a shaft drive, EFI, and the M50 fit the bill and then some.
Forgot to add if anyone was wondering.. I am 5'6", 155 pounds. I am able to plant both my feet well on the ground. Love this bike. Lots of my friends love the look. I don't think you can go wrong if you consider one.
I live in Mauritius island and need advice on how to solve the problem of me finding the handle bars too far, not allowing a comfortable ride after half an hour. Is there another handle bar that will fit so that it is closer to my body, and makes my arms not stretch out for the grips.
The M50 is considered more of a sports cruiser. Try JPcycles.com, they have quite a few handle bar selections.
Go to migcruisers.com, they are a user group for this type of mc. Someone there may have a good idea on handlebars.
Suwon89.