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tikka_zamayid posted:I picked this up just over a month ago. It's ok, you can put it down now. Nice! EDIT: The worst snipe. 
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tikka_zamayid posted:I picked this up just over a month ago. Paint job brotha 
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Owns. Welcome to the dArKsIde brother
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Nidhg00670000 posted:It's ok, you can put it down now. I could but what would be the fun in that? At least I haven;t dropped it yet... 
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FBS posted:Paint job brotha The only other option here in the US is black on black on black... I went with the easier for others to see me since I am new to riding and trying not to die
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tikka_zamayid posted:The only other option here in the US is black on black on black... I went with the easier for others to see me since I am new to riding and trying not to die oh dont worry, no one will see you anyway. but the cement job is a lot prettier than just black so good job on that
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I went to South Dakota and took this thing down a bunch of roads that made me wish I'd taken my Ducati Scrambler instead, but it made it just fine.     Standing up a completely laden 900lb motorcycle with bins and camping poo poo lashed to it on a grass hill sloped downward with a (partially) broken leg is a challenge.
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But on the bright side, you didn't fuckin' die! 
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Strife posted:I went to South Dakota  Martytoof posted:But on the bright side, you didn't fuckin' die! Give it a couple weeks.  Your bike pictures are too pretty for us to lose you, Strife.  VVVVV Awww yisss that's the good stuff. 
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Aug 20, 2020 16:50
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I guess I should have posted this picture too: Big crowds at bike rallies aren't really my thing, I just like riding down complex roads when there's a bunch of people that know to expect bikes.
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Part of me definitely wants to do a cross-country trip on a big, gently caress off Harley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmvNKe_qAxM
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Toe Rag posted:Part of me definitely wants to do a cross-country trip on a big, gently caress off Harley. That was the video that made me really want a touring bike. You could definitely do it. I spent about 7-8 hours a day riding when I was in SD, and it's definitely the least exhausting motorcycle I've ever ridden. Unless you're doing a bunch of low speed maneuvers in a dirt parking lot.
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Redvenom posted:Never managed anything quite that big but I did used to take my full tower PC to gaming LAN's back in the day. Racks are the best. Is that an AOpen case?
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Strife posted:That was the video that made me really want a touring bike. You could definitely do it. I spent about 7-8 hours a day riding when I was in SD, and it's definitely the least exhausting motorcycle I've ever ridden. Unless you're doing a bunch of low speed maneuvers in a dirt parking lot. "I'm trying to think of good things to say at the moment, but my testicles have been basting in sweat for the past six hours" - summer road trips in a nutshell, if you'll pardon the phrase
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Waited out the rain and won!
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gileadexile posted:Waited out the rain and won! same except it rained all day and all night lol  thankfully I planned ahead and brought a separate tarp to string over my bike since the other one was used for my hammock. only dumped the bike once while zipping around on some muddy trails I had no business being on in shinko 705s
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gileadexile posted:Waited out the rain and won!
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Nitrox posted:Is that completely bold rear tire? Very bold! Is that up near Mt.Washington?
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Yes, almost completely bald, just got my plates yesterday and I have an appointment next week to get new tires on. That's about a mile or so from my house, it's a little park in Bluefield, Virginia. Lots of side roads, Back of the Dragon is about 25 miles away, really looking forward to having good tires to be able to ride!
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   I finally got to hit some exciting, twisty roads today on the Scrambler. Couldn't quite keep up with my two buddies but I learned a lot and it was a blast finally hitting some corners hard and getting to really lean the bike over at speed.
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Toe Rag posted:Part of me definitely wants to do a cross-country trip on a big, gently caress off Harley. I did LA>Grand Canyon>Vegas (the long way, ~1100 miles, plus about 500 miles tootling around Vegas and Nevada) on a Street Glide and it's absolutely the right bike, psychically, for that trip. Actually, as it's this thread, this was my bike for that week: 
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I did LA>Grand Canyon>Vegas (the long way, ~1100 miles, plus about 500 miles tootling around Vegas and Nevada) on a Street Glide and it's absolutely the right bike, psychically, for that trip. Did this lead to breaking through the numbers-on-paper barrier and finally getting Harleys for you as a similar experience did for me?
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Here4DaGangBang posted:Is that an AOpen case? Sorry, honestly couldn't tell you. That pic was taken ~15 years ago, and I had the case quite a while before that. It was pretty cheap as full towers go, so probably not a good known brand name.
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Slavvy posted:Did this lead to breaking through the numbers-on-paper barrier and finally getting Harleys for you as a similar experience did for me? Oh no, I always understood the appeal conceptually (it'd be pretty hypocritical for anyone with my history of Italian bike ownership not to) but was very pleasantly surprised by the actual riding experience - there was really only one road where I was really thinking "God I wish I had something that handled a bit better". The rest of it, once I shed my instincts and just learned to go with the flow, it was absolutely perfect.
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Slavvy posted:Did this lead to breaking through the numbers-on-paper barrier and finally getting Harleys for you as a similar experience did for me?
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gileadexile posted:Waited out the rain and won! I wish I got that lucky. I basically followed a rain storm all the way home, with beautiful blue skies in my mirror most of the way. 
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Nitrox posted:Why is that experience specific to HARLEY-DAVIDSON BRAND motorcycle? Any touring bike, specifically designed for asphalt road trips, will do that and then some. Try riding a Goldwing, K1600 or Challenger sometimes. There is nothing Harley-Davidson does, that makes it stand out in that segment Does a Goldwing have an obnoxiously loud stereo?? I think Goldwings and Road Glides are pretty different from each other even if they’re the same category. If I were buying then I’d go the Goldwing no doubt but there’s something inarticulable that On Two Wheels video captures really well IMO.
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Toe Rag posted:Does a Goldwing have an obnoxiously loud stereo?? It probably can. The weird thing about a Road Glide is it mostly doesn’t start very obnoxious. The stereo is kind of loud (I guess - I almost never use mine) and the stock exhaust is pretty boring. It’s what people do to them in the aftermarket that gives them a bad name. That’s a big part of why I don’t take much Harley criticism to heart. People aren’t usually criticizing the bikes, they’re criticizing the riders, and most of them deserve it.
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Nitrox posted:Why is that experience specific to HARLEY-DAVIDSON BRAND motorcycle? Any touring bike, specifically designed for asphalt road trips, will do that and then some. Try riding a Goldwing, K1600 or Challenger sometimes. There is nothing Harley-Davidson does, that makes it stand out in that segment This is not-getting-it.txt.
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Jcam posted:
Nice! Don't worry about keeping up with your pals, just ride your own ride and don't play street Rossi
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Jazzzzz posted:Nice! Don't worry about keeping up with your pals, just ride your own ride and don't play street Rossi I'd go a step further and say don't try and keep up with your buddies. That is a surefire way to get killed as a beginner.
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That doesn't fall on deaf ears, I appreciate it. I think I just phrased it poorly; I led the group at my own pace the majority of the ride but once I waved them past it was just funny seeing how quickly they could lose me because of experience and confidence in the bike/the tires.
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Started this K bike scrambler conversion thing last winter, then got sidelined. Finally got it up and running and calling it done for now since I can ride it.  edit. oh god, headlight, how did I not notice, I can't leave that pic up vv just progressively sanded, then polished the aluminum tank Withnail fucked around with this message at 15:08 on Aug 27, 2020 |
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K bike scrambler conversions are never not amazing. Doubley so because they are moose sized. I like the stripped tank. Did you do anything to finish that, or is it bare metal?
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congrats man that looks excellent
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Looks really nice. I think it could really benefit from a fairing like this https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle...AiABEgKnZfD_BwE
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Withnail posted:Started this K bike scrambler conversion thing last winter, then got sidelined. Finally got it up and running and calling it done for now since I can ride it. Please aim your headlight.
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Hah, can't unsee it now. Bike looks super rad and fun though. Good job.
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Wow, I am dumb and definitely would not even think that might be the same bike without being told. That looks awesome man!
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Small hospital, empty lot. Lots of room for Jukin’ 
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