Different era handling of FLHTs
#11
The answer to your question is 'nothing'.
Doesn't matter what year bike you ride they all handle 'bout the same - and I've ridden them all.
My '95 EGC handles great. So does my '06 StreetGlide. As does my brothers '09 SG and a friend's 'ElectraGlide. With the exception of the power difference ('95 EGC) none of the newer models pull away from me in the twisties.
My older bikes get me there and bring me back just like the newer bikes do. I've been done with the new bike merry-go-round for some time now - don't miss it one bit.
Doesn't matter what year bike you ride they all handle 'bout the same - and I've ridden them all.
My '95 EGC handles great. So does my '06 StreetGlide. As does my brothers '09 SG and a friend's 'ElectraGlide. With the exception of the power difference ('95 EGC) none of the newer models pull away from me in the twisties.
My older bikes get me there and bring me back just like the newer bikes do. I've been done with the new bike merry-go-round for some time now - don't miss it one bit.
(Hot forged crank with a Timken Left Bearing which is why its still running strong at 150,000 miles.)
Better tires, reinforced swingarm blocks (Nylatron,) and no, it doesn't handle like a race bike but its dependable and I know its limits. My last bike probably.
#12
I am one that has taken an 09 on a 500 mile ride, and I ride my 03 all the time, for a long haul I like my 03 better, now that I have Ohlins there is no question. I think the more rigid frame transfers more bumps, and what not into the rider fatiguing you faster, that would probably go away with new suspension, but I noticed it more when I had stock shocks , and so did it.
#13
If you get a older touring bike make sure you get a touring stabilizer on it
That will make a heck of a lot of difference in how well an older bike handles.
this is the voice of experience speaking, my bike was the worst handling bike
that I ever rode in my life, till i had a Throttle Up touring stabilize put on it,
now it handles as well as any other bike that I have ever been on.
That will make a heck of a lot of difference in how well an older bike handles.
this is the voice of experience speaking, my bike was the worst handling bike
that I ever rode in my life, till i had a Throttle Up touring stabilize put on it,
now it handles as well as any other bike that I have ever been on.
#14
You bring up a great point. I went from a 2004 FLHTPI to a 2013 FLHR. The main difference I can truly tell every single time I ride it is the 6 speed transmission. So I tell people if you're buying a bike, find a deal but get a 6 speed. To me that's just huge if you're going to spend any time going 70 mph. Other than the obvious fact that a newer bike is just newer and nicer, the tranny is the one part I'd say really matters. Suspension, windshields, handlebars, you name it is all easy to upgrade without a huge cost.
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