For the second gear issue, what am I looking for? Sticky shifts? Hard to get into gear? The current I might go see today is a 2007 with exhaust.Quote:
Originally Posted by TFOGGER
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For the second gear issue, what am I looking for? Sticky shifts? Hard to get into gear? The current I might go see today is a 2007 with exhaust.Quote:
Originally Posted by TFOGGER
Alot would depend on budget, but considering your 1G V-Max is say $3k I would also be looking at-Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthPaw
Yamaha Roadstar warrior
Harley Dyna
Harley Sportster
more sporty-
FZ1
Buell
Ducati monster
Aprilia tuono
Suzuki strom and tl1000
I've ridden a few of my buddies Concourse 14's and they are a very comfortable ride that are still fun to ride. They can't keep up with my GSXR1000 on the corners, or even in acceleration, but that's not the point.
You can watch for them on the cheap, and they move rather quickly when you decide to sell it.
In ‘86 I bought a first year ‘85 a guy was selling because he claimed it was too easy to ride fast and he lost his license lol. Don’t know if any of that was true but I loved the power it made, a bit of a bear in the twisties but better than the ‘14 Fat Bob I traded off last March.
A very fun ride no doubt, didn’t own it long enough to run in to any problems.
Usually it manifests itself as popping out of gear (usually back into neutral) under power, often when the V-Boost opens up at 8K(big power hit).Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthPaw
My neighbor has one with over 100K. He's had trouble getting the V-boost to work proper. He is old and cheap. I road one a long time ago, I am a fan of the V-boost. Like an old timey turbo.
I made the switch to riding cruisers almost exclusively back around 1991. I can’t really suggest a particular bike for you as everyone’s needs/wants/style are different but can share my own personal thoughts with you based solely on my experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthPaw
Owned a handful of metric cruisers. All were decent enough bikes but never were exactly what I was looking for as far as comfort or ride quality. If we’re being honest, the Japanese cruisers are all pretty much trying to mimic the look of a Harley to capture a piece of that market. They are designed more for looks with very little effort put into anything functional and usually have cheap suspension, poor ergonomics, crappy seats, etc.
I was kind of between bikes when I bought a first bike for my wife. She wanted a Harley and since she was a new rider the Sportster made since. I had never been on a Harley before I picked that thing up from the dealer. It was night and day different from any metric cruiser I had owned. Felt solid and well built, no plastic parts, rode reasonably nice for a smaller bike. My wife rode it for ten years. Over every mountain pass and through every canyon in Colorado, to Sturgis and back and all through the black hills. It was a great motorcycle. It impressed me enough that I bought one for myself.
Figured out that while the Sportster was a nice bike it wasn’t my cup of tea. It was fine for short rides but after a couple hundred miles I was ready to get off of it. Physically, the bike was just too small for me to stretch out and get comfortable on and no amount of aftermarket goodies or upgrades were really going to make the bike bigger.
The Sportsters did make me realize that I belonged on a Harley. I like the simplicity of the design. No radiator, no cheesey plastic parts, just two wheels and an engine to get you where you wanted to go. I ultimately ended up on a Road King and will likely have that bike until I’m too old to ride. It fits me, looks good, is comfortable enough to ride all day, and I can go at least 260 to 280 miles between gas stops. Also, tipping the scales at about a thousand pounds with me and a full tank of fuel means it doesn’t get pushed around in the wind.
Anyhow, sorry for the long winded post.
Makes me want a Harley so bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
To follow up ray1970's post the last cruiser I had, as mentioned above, was a '14 HD Fat Bob. I needed to improve the rear shocks and fork springs, did what's called a "stage 1" performance upgrade (tuner, pipe, intake) and really loved that bike. My body however would ache after longer (2 hours or more) rides. I'd strap a small pack to the passenger section of the seat and would often take weekend trips on it. The fat tires gave it a great ride though made it less nimble than most other rides.
The only other cruisier I had before that was a '07 Honda VT1100 (discontinued). Very comfortable bike, easy to do long rides on and fun around town. Power was a little lacking and there really wasn't much to do in that regard. In over 49 years of riding I've owned all kinds and like pretty much all of them lol. I also had a '06 HD Xl1200R, Sportster Roadster, also heavily modded and that was tons of fun but also like ray I needed a larger bike for long rides but for around town or day rides it was tons of fun. Lost the pics of it during the photobucket cluster but will try to find one and will add it.
The Harley Dyna line though discontinued offers a nice selection of different models, prices are pretty reasonable, with nice ergos and decent (for a Harley ahahaha) handling. I traded off the Fat Bob for my '13 Road King (it's the second one I've had, the first was a '99 I bought new and sold after 87k miles). This Road King is an amazing bike, much more nimble than the Fat Bob, good power, the advantage of the hard bags is very nice (plus they quick detach for a different look) and I ride it as much as I can. Most comfortable bike I've ever owned, really love riding it.
It's almost like which pistol do you like best? I keep coming back to 1911s and Smith revolvers though I do really like my M&P Pro. You're entering the best time of year to buy (the '99 Road King and a '83 XR1000 are the only bikes I bought new) as the more casual riders are looking at other hobbies and the used market will be very flush. Good luck in your choice and have fun!
'14 Fat Bob
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'13 Road King
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Hard to beat the Road King for straight up comfort. There are currently two in my garage. When my wife upgraded from her Sportster she had her pick of bikes and test rode everything. She thought she really wanted a Heritage soft tail until she rode the Road King.
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Gotta admit though, there isn’t much of anything “fun” about riding a big, heavy, slow bike. Even though I love the RK and have no plans to part ways with it, I missed some of the things that made riding a motorcycle fun in the first place so ended up picking up something different just to have fun on.
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