Like the Title suggests... Would you Tour with your sportster? I would and I have.... I am looking for tips, or information about how you setup your bike for the "long haul"

 

I had a Nightster that I put 30,000 miles on. I had my bike set up a lot like yours only I had my apes on there and had no windshield. Still miss it a lot.

 

If that's your bike in the pic, it looks like you got it licked.
I throw on a sissy bar with a large luggage rack, load it up, grab a little bottle of water, throw in a basic tool kit (including a spare brake-light bulb) and hit the road. I tried a handlebar GPS mount, but I found I looked at it waaay too often. Writing directions on your windshield with a dry erase marker, or taping a piece of paper to the inside of the shield, is better. I keep a GPS somewhere in my luggage. It's most useful for its data-base of gas stations, campgrounds, dealerships, etc. DeLorme's Atlas & Gazetteer State maps are my preferred method for choosing a route.
http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELi...?section=10096



West Virginia. Best dang honey fried chicken, EVER.


A contraption I put together for the OL's previous Sportster. She refused to get saddlebags. A solo tour pac rack (from Harley), a Tsukayu trunk with lights and a piece of custom cut/bent, Aluminum diamond plate. There are bungee nuts on the sides of the Aluminum "package shelf". The whole rig was detachable.

 

Personally? No, but I have another bike for that purpose.


These guys do though. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...ur-bagger.html

 

Yep.

Great pics 'Scuba'.

 

I Think that's why Harley makes the Sportster 1200T now.

 

 

I've done shorter 300 mile trips. Thought it was ok. The handlebar (& some foot peg) vibration is too discomforting for me. I really packed my bars full of lead too LoL. I'm not a big guy so I find the bike comfortable aside from the vibration and/or no 6th gear.

 

Red, how tall are you. That windshield put the wind over your head or in your face. I need to test ride one, I'm 6'1"

 

Yes, and I have many times. Check out the vid below, and the thread linked below.


https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...pic-heavy.html