To Harley Or Not To Harley, That Is The Question?

[TSJMajesty]

5 to 6 months of it every year can be a bit much.

Ye-ah, That's too much. I like it, occasionally. It's a crap-shoot whether (haha) we get a good one or not each winter. It could be snowing its ass off in DC, but 4x's out of 5, by the time it gets across the bay, it's rain where I live.

 

[JasonE]

Wow! I have some good friends who have been encouraging me to proceed with caution. I am
also of the opinion that if I feel like I have to do a lot to it to get to my liking then I should just
sell it and get a different bike.

I kind of already want a 2nd bike anyways.

I did the 2 Harleys for a number of years. I finally got tired of paying insurance and maintenance on two of them along with storing them in my garage. I don't have a ton of space in there. That made me trade the two I had at the time for one that does pretty much everything I liked about both bikes I had at the time.

 

[la szum]

That sounds smart, reasonable, and very much what an adult would do, Jason.

 

[la szum]

The Road King is kind of a tweener. Not a sport bike and not a big ass touring full dresser.
One of the reasons I bought it.

But now I am seeing how it would be cool to have a full dresser for long rides and epic trips,
and a sportier bike for thrills.

 

[JasonE]

The Road King is kind of a tweener. Not a sport bike and not a big ass touring full dresser.
One of the reasons I bought it.

But now I am seeing how it would be cool to have a full dresser for long rides and epic trips,
and a sportier bike for thrills.

You can get a faring that can go on the windshield mounts to be able to put it on and take it off when you want to. One of the guys I ride with several times a year does that on his Fatbob. He has it setup where he can plug power into it for the stereo he put in it. After the longer trips, he takes it off.

 

[la szum]

It was in the 60s 2 days this week, so I had to fire her up and take the
bike up and down the street and blast the neighbors.

Fired up on the 2nd attempt!

Too cold and too early for any longer rides, and we have all this sand/salt/gravel
residue from the Snowplows this winter. Until we get an hard rain or 3 I won't be
going out for any long rides.

 

[maguchi]

Benton?

 

[maguchi]

It's riding season again here in Lalaland!

 

[JasonE]

I just got back from a 4 day trip on my Harley. I love doing these trips. I got to ride with a pretty good sized group of friends. Spent part of a day down on Main St. in Daytona. The next trip will in late April. I do three or four of these a year on top of my other riding.

 

[la szum]

Hell Yeah!

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

I'm not a biker, but if I was I'd go:

 

[la szum]

Took a Motorcycle Safety Course this past weekend. Drilled our asses off riding on a range
for 20 hours 2 days. It was fun, challenging, and inspiring. High speed swerving and braking.
Accelerating out of danger and not just avoiding it. The purpose was to stress test us as riders
and put us in stressful situations, teach us the skills to respond appropriately, and then test
and time us to see how we did.

Met some cool people. The instructors were total badasses. Two of them were women. And
all of the other riders were cool as shit.

Very sobering shit. Like gun ownership and concealed carry. Great to know how to use it,
but hope you never have to.

 

[spawnofthesith]

I was worried this thread was about harley bentons

 

[la szum]

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Very sobering shit. Like gun ownership and concealed carry. Great to know how to use it,
but hope you never have to.

...and a lawyer on speed dial.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Love the classy, retro look Indian has (well, these are actually retro, but yeah)

10 Vintage Indian Motorcycles Worth A Fortune

Since Indian Motorcycles is America's first motorcycle brand, its vintage models have skyrocketed in value over the years, so here's a cool list.

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[Iron1]

 

[Holden Afart]

 

[la szum]

Can't allow this Indian nonsense to be the last word here.




Snagged some new bags for the bagger. Also, going to mount the new
Highway Pegs I just purchased. Riding season is upon us!!!!

 

[TSJMajesty]

It was POURING down rain on my way home, and I saw a dude on a bike. Probably rode to work thinking it was gonna be a nice day.