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Old 02-23-2014, 11:50 AM
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Today I went for a ride on my Fat Boy with a couple of other friends to Amboli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboli,_Sindhudurg), a small hill station in Maharashtra, India. Hill stations in India are known for their bad roads and Amboli is no exception. However I was quite surprised with the way the 350 kg bike held itself on some real bad patches. Here is a short video using my GoPro. Thought I'd share it with you guys.

 
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Old 02-23-2014, 11:52 AM
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pretty cool
 
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Old 02-23-2014, 11:53 AM
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Nice video, thanks for sharing it.

As long as the road is dry I'm willing to give it a go. Unless of course there's tigers in the neighborhood.
 
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Old 02-23-2014, 11:54 AM
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thanks for sharing, looks like the old fat boy handled quite well. I know I was quite surprised that mine handle well
 
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Dude that's awesome! Love all the softails. Welcome to the forum from Michigan
 
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It looks like you would have a hard time getting back on the road if you happened to slide off the edge.
 
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Originally Posted by _Gir_
It looks like you would have a hard time getting back on the road if you happened to slide off the edge.
Yeah, but then that's what driving in India involves. Here is another video of a moron driving on the wrong side of the road. BTW, we drive on the left side of the road in India.

 
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Road?? that looks more like a trail no wider than it is.

some of our roads look like that with all the potholes they have after the winter..
 
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