Quote Originally Posted by barnone View Post
Nice stuff at Blue Collar. If I was going that route I would start with a 600 or greater bike like Other suggested. You could dump a lot of money in a Rebel and still have a 250cc bike. The advantage of the DF or Heist is it is about done for a relative low price. My DF was $2199.99 delivered. These bikes are so simple that I don't see a lot of reliability issues assuming the owner doesn't butcher the bike.
+1 on that =)

If you are going to start to sink $ into a bike you might as well get something bigger if you need the extra power, even a 1000cc bike gets 60+ MPH
If you want a killer looking bike without putting much $ into at all the DF is good choice although I would get the rims/spokes powder coated the second you receive the bike and also swap out the air filter for a foam one with no chrome on it, also paint over the VIN# as well because all of these things rust VERY fast. I will go take some pics of the DF rusting into the ground for you guys when I walk the dog in a bit.