Any Vmax owners here?

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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


'13 Road King