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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 12:27 PM
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...and you can (relatively) quickly REgear it if you take a long cruise and you don't want to be spinning 4k rpm all day.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2017 | 03:17 PM
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Thanks gents, I'm definitely switching it to o-ring chain, looking like I'll go with Zipper Performance.
 
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just my 2 cents. replace the parts "you" destroyed being "yourself". than go out and buy a used crotch rocket, ill recommend a ZX10 and wheelie from 30 mph to 130 mph with ease. 700lb bikes are not meant to wheelie or slam the front end if you land it hard. i cringe when i see Harley on the back wheel unless its a Sportster. keep the Harley for everything but wheelies,canyon carving,lane splitting,collision avoidance, stopping fast,speed shifting,front wheel push, rear wheel steer and the list go's on. oh yea, my 01 WG is my favorite bike of all time but from a handling standpoint is the equivalent of riding a 750 lb fat chick on a waterbed!
 

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Old Sep 23, 2017 | 09:57 AM
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...but from a handling standpoint is the equivalent of riding a 750 lb fat chick on a waterbed!
Haha! I think I've gotten the chick down to around 200 lbs with my bike...
 
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Old Sep 23, 2017 | 10:02 AM
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I've never ridden a 750 pound fat chick, but I suspect even a touring bike is more nimble and WAY sexier...
 
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I've never ridden a 750 pound fat chick, but I suspect even a touring bike is more nimble and WAY sexier...
You wouldn't make that assumption if you saw her in lingerie...
 
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Old Sep 23, 2017 | 11:00 AM
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C'mon, be nice... She's really a nice person.

Anyway, yes... I think chain drive is the answer for the OP.

 
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Originally Posted by 1stfxdwg
just my 2 cents. replace the parts "you" destroyed being "yourself". than go out and buy a used crotch rocket, ill recommend a ZX10 and wheelie from 30 mph to 130 mph with ease. 700lb bikes are not meant to wheelie or slam the front end if you land it hard. i cringe when i see Harley on the back wheel unless its a Sportster. keep the Harley for everything but wheelies,canyon carving,lane splitting,collision avoidance, stopping fast,speed shifting,front wheel push, rear wheel steer and the list go's on. oh yea, my 01 WG is my favorite bike of all time but from a handling standpoint is the equivalent of riding a 750 lb fat chick on a waterbed!
..Ha! I refuse any hand-holding bike related tips, that is practically the same advice our Moma's would give.
btw, I raced pro for 16 years, started riding in the early 70's.
 

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..Ha! I refuse any hand-holding bike related tips, that is practically the same advice our Moma's would give.
btw, I raced pro for 16 years, started riding in the early 70's.
And yet you say “gooder” and “skool”

I thought you were 14, not 64.
 
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