.....Great Looking Machine, James, I like it....the radiator on that style of motorcycle says it's a V-4
.....I hear 'ya, James....I've sat with more than one motorcycle insurance agent and said, "well, the VMX-1200 is only a cruiser that is smooth and quiet" ....I currently pay 80 bucks a year for liability only through Progressive....they're the cheapest motorcycle insurance I've found.....I had a time insuring it though when I had it. It was on most companies prohibited list.
.....did you have any tickets while with Progressive?....any insurance company will walk you up on the full-coverage price for three years until a ticket clears, and you can't go anywhere else and get a preferred rate.....Progressive kept getting more and more expensive on me for the bikes every year, so I switched to Geico and cut my rates in half...
I called Progressive and said I'll take all 4 of my vehicles from them if they didn't give me a better rate, and they wouldn't even discuss it... My rates had almost doubled over 4 years for the bike.. It was stupid. Geico has actually gone down now after a couple years.
I don't think so at all Stephen... so much more different than even closely similar. The Madura was a huge bike back then,.. made an 883 look like a large minibike. I'd smoke the Hurricanes that were out back then.. the 650's I think it was? 750? I'd laugh when one wanted to run to the next light..... and have a litte fun
Here's an 85 Sportie.. I rhink the que's you are picking up on is where the Madura badge is where the oil tank on the HD, and the log air-cleaner... Lower though on the sportie..
One other big difference, You sit in the Madura. It feels like the bike is all around you, and your weight feels like it's slung real low until you jump on the throttle, then the back end would raise up real high and launch you. The sporty feels more like you are on the bike, and not as low centered feeling around the corners.