Back in Love!
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Back in Love!
I admit it - I had started to see some flaws in my Rushmore SGS after owning it for a year. Nothing in particular. More of a - yeah it's great, but.... feeling. I hguess I was comparing my everyday feelings against that very first ride which was "Wow what a difference!" as compared to my 11 Ultra. I even bought 2 other bikes as around town bikes to toy with - 77 Ironhead bobber project, and a 97 springer softail Bad Boy (which I LOVE). I've been riding the Bad Boy for the last 2 weeks and enjoying the **** out of that old school feel and sound.
But, the other day, if not for any other reason to get the bike out on the road, I took the SGS to the Harley Museum bike night. Just like the 1st time I rented a SGS to audition it for possible purchase, I only got about 10 feet before I thought "Wow! This bike is amazing!". It handles so well, especially for a big bike. And it's smooth! Unbelievably smooth. And quiet. And fast. And....well.....everything great. Again!
So if you ever get spoiled (which I was), ride a different bike for a while. Any bike. And when you get back on your Rushmore, it's back to the honeymoon (as stolen from another thread).
But, the other day, if not for any other reason to get the bike out on the road, I took the SGS to the Harley Museum bike night. Just like the 1st time I rented a SGS to audition it for possible purchase, I only got about 10 feet before I thought "Wow! This bike is amazing!". It handles so well, especially for a big bike. And it's smooth! Unbelievably smooth. And quiet. And fast. And....well.....everything great. Again!
So if you ever get spoiled (which I was), ride a different bike for a while. Any bike. And when you get back on your Rushmore, it's back to the honeymoon (as stolen from another thread).
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Then get back on your own bike and go Wow this bike is awesome [your own bike]
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I admit it - I had started to see some flaws in my Rushmore SGS after owning it for a year. Nothing in particular. More of a - yeah it's great, but.... feeling. I hguess I was comparing my everyday feelings against that very first ride which was "Wow what a difference!" as compared to my 11 Ultra. I even bought 2 other bikes as around town bikes to toy with - 77 Ironhead bobber project, and a 97 springer softail Bad Boy (which I LOVE). I've been riding the Bad Boy for the last 2 weeks and enjoying the **** out of that old school feel and sound.
But, the other day, if not for any other reason to get the bike out on the road, I took the SGS to the Harley Museum bike night. Just like the 1st time I rented a SGS to audition it for possible purchase, I only got about 10 feet before I thought "Wow! This bike is amazing!". It handles so well, especially for a big bike. And it's smooth! Unbelievably smooth. And quiet. And fast. And....well.....everything great. Again!
So if you ever get spoiled (which I was), ride a different bike for a while. Any bike. And when you get back on your Rushmore, it's back to the honeymoon (as stolen from another thread).
But, the other day, if not for any other reason to get the bike out on the road, I took the SGS to the Harley Museum bike night. Just like the 1st time I rented a SGS to audition it for possible purchase, I only got about 10 feet before I thought "Wow! This bike is amazing!". It handles so well, especially for a big bike. And it's smooth! Unbelievably smooth. And quiet. And fast. And....well.....everything great. Again!
So if you ever get spoiled (which I was), ride a different bike for a while. Any bike. And when you get back on your Rushmore, it's back to the honeymoon (as stolen from another thread).
I've been a negativenanny sense the bike had a little warranty work in the past couple weeks.
I just cleaned her up, she's a beauty, i forgive her
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I love my old Harleys. They have that feel and sound that, no matter what you do to a Twinkie, can't be matched. You may think you developed the "potato potato" sound with a big cam and 4 inch exhaust on a Rushmore. But you realize it's not even close after you fire up an Evo or Ironhead with drags. It's a nostalgic feel that will never be copied - even by Harley itself. Now I need to add a Shovelhead to the party to step it up yet another notch.
But, all that being said, when you feel like having some refinement and a great bike that does pretty much everything well, and has a little of that old school dna, you just can't beat a Rushmore. Instead of "Rushmore", they should have called them "Revolution" because they truly are as compared to anything before them. Harley should be very proud of how far they have come.
Up to a point, my Springer Bad Boy actually rides smoother than my SGS. Especially when it had the so called Premium shocks (now Ohlins). The SGS is firm. Overall, it's a better riding bike. But on the streets, over regular size bumps, the Bad Boy actually is pretty darn smooth. But as soon as you hit a good size frost heave, it will definitely bottom out and rattle those bones.
Last edited by nevada72; Jun 27, 2015 at 01:58 PM.
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