My new orange bike

[Dirt_Dad]

Bet nobody expected this.




Me neither. It was kind of a loaner.

I put 70 miles on it and learned a few things.

1. Very stable. God only knows how heavy it is.
2. I understand why they are so slow in the twisty now.
3. The stock exhaust note is more pleasing than I expected. Kinda nice actually.
4. Having the right turn signal button on the right side of the bars sucks.
5. I've become spoiled with the KTM slipper clutch and electronic slipper. This bike clearly let me know it didn't have that technology.
6. I don't think a seat could get any more comfy.
7. Feet forward does not work for me.
8. Floor boards are weird, but I could probably learn to like them.
9. It's not in my future.

I got more and more confident each time I got off and back on the bike. But never got rid of that uneasy feeling when approaching a stop.

Surprised I didn't get pulled over for suspicion of stealing the bike. When has anyone seen a Harley rider wearing Klim?

 

[gv550]

That is not stock exhaust.
I wear Klim gear all the time, on my Yamaha, Goldwing and Harley cruiser. I clearly do not fit in with the HD crowd either and I kinda like it that way. I do enjoy my Harley but it's not near as big or heavy as that one.

 

[Wallkeeper]

Those speakers look like they could easily clear traffic behind you for several miles

i am not a fan of forward controls either

 

[Mak10]

I was thinking you was missing your orange tractor...

 

[Sierra1]

 

[bimota]

lol,

shit i actually thought you had bought it

rob

 

[Dirt_Dad]

That is not stock exhaust.

Tells you what I know about Harleys. I was guessing since it wasn't obnoxiously loud. Louder than I prefer, but not terrible

I was thinking you was missing your orange tractor...

I've been okay not missing my blue tractor too much. I couldn't afford the orange one. So far the thing i miss most is my 20" chainsaw. That thing was satisfying.

 

[OldRider]

What year is it?

 

[Dirt_Dad]

No clue. I know it had 41K on it, but that doesn't narrow it down any.

 

[VRODE]

Keep this up and Klim will come out with Gore-Tex vests….with fringe.

 

[Squibb]

I have a late 88 ci in the stable, metallic blue with a mere 24k - classic Americana.

 

[Highwayman]

I know theyre awful stock (couldnt start mods fast enough) especially from a crotchrocket guy all my life... Got older and wanted to add something different to the garage (you either get it or dont). Not alot of love for HDs here (thats ok, not always love for S10s also out there), but I have a couple HDs in the garage with the other bikes. I have way more than the bikes worth in mods front to back on both my bagger and Dyna LRS... But I can say I enjoy it and it shreds the mountains way better then a bagger should.

 

[HeliMark]

I had an '05, and rode around most of the western U.S. with it. Had the air suspension, and dang comfy on the road. I actually enjoyed the lower seat, giving you the feeling of sitting in the bike. Never had a mechanical issue with it either. Never could get use to the heel shifter though.

Weight wise, think they are around 850 lbs. A number of times, I wish they came with the reverse like the Gold Wings.

 

[Sierra1]

. . . Surprised I didn't get pulled over for suspicion of stealing the bike. When has anyone seen a Harley rider wearing Klim?

But, when did anybody wearing KLIM steal a Harley?

 

[DamMechanic]

If only your jacket was green you would have been the stem on that pumpkin.


Friend of mine had the exact same color Harley as that bike. On group rides he likes to ride last and it’s easy to spot being the lead bike when making sure the group was intact.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

I had an '05, and rode around most of the western U.S. with it. Had the air suspension, and dang comfy on the road. I actually enjoyed the lower seat, giving you the feeling of sitting in the bike. Never had a mechanical issue with it either. Never could get use to the heel shifter though.

Weight wise, think they are around 850 lbs. A number of times, I wish they came with the reverse like the Gold Wings.

I tried the heel shifter before I realized I could shift normally. In my short ride it only added to the confusion.

 

[patrickg450]

John,

We might not be friends any more

 

[Dirt_Dad]

This is all it took? Hell, if I knew that I would have bought a Harley years ago.

 

[VRODE]

“The salesman told me it was the new Panned America!”

“He lied”

 

[patrickg450]

This is all it took? Hell, if I knew that I would have bought a Harley years ago.

1ST a BMW and now this, your dead to me.