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The motorcycle industry has seen huge growth in the last couple of years thanks  to television bike building shows, the price of fuel and the aging demographic.  But is this growth, primarily in the Cruiser market, a product of hype or functionality?  I, personally, fell in to "the trap" and bought my first motorcycle  in the summer of 2004. Because the shows on television and "the Harley  allure", I, too, chose a cruiser, a Suzuki Marauder 800. Did I make the  right choice? I'm not sure. Do I regret it? Not on your life!

I have recently become more attracted to a standard bike, either a sport tourer  or a classic naked cafe racer. I think a "crotch rocket" has no practical  function on the street, but neither does a full size Hummer or a Ferrari Testarossa,  so to each his own. Can the same be said for cruisers? Are they the most practical  for everyday riding? I tend to think not. Don't get me wrong, they are comfortable  and fairly easy to ride but what is the true attraction?