A custom bike lavished in plastic? It destroys the whole purpose of the bike in the first place. The Volusia is a good-looking bike as far as custom bikes go, but I wish I didnвЂ™t know that it had plastic mudguards before I started riding it! I copped them just before I set off, and I kept thinking about those while I was cruising along вЂ“ and that just ruined it for me. I jumped on the Suzuki Volusia just days after riding the Moto Guzzi California, and the Suzuki is so much more refined than the Guzzi itвЂ™s like it comes from another planet. The Volusia works well enough, but itвЂ™s not a Harley and itвЂ™s never going to be with those plastic bloody mudguards! The Japanese bikes are smoother, more reliable and more refined than Harleys ever will be, but thatвЂ™s not really what this class of bike is all about. If IвЂ™m really honest IвЂ™d have to say that if I was going to buy a cruiser I would buy a Harley, the real deal, especially seeing as you could get an 883 Sportster for the same money. IвЂ™d sling it in the back of the shed and forget about it. Owning any custom bike is about loving it and looking after it, and I just couldnвЂ™t be bothered to clean this thing, built the way it is. With the Volusia all youвЂ™d have to do is wipe it with a damp cloth and itвЂ™d be clean.

But owning one of these is about polishing up the chrome and heavy engineering that you can clean and love. The brakes are fine, the ride is good, the engine has enough grunt. Which in itself is certainly a good thing. When all is said and done, it is the riding of the Volusia which is the best bit about the whole motorcycle.

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