Back on a Harley
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Back on a Harley
Last Spring I sold my cherished 2004 XL1200X to buy a BMW R1150RT. I think the sexy lines of the BMW seduced me!
Great running bike, great brakes and Suspension; but, I hated it! So I sold it off late April.
The same day I purchased a used 2015 Honda NC700X. An extremely reliable "little" bike with absolutely no character! Sold it in September.
Early September I purchased a well equipped, little used, 2014 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom. Best bike of the summer! Power, comfort, reliability, ABS, traction control, etc.... it bored me, no character; but, I did try a little gravel road riding until I watched a buddy drop his $25K BMW GS1250.. OMG! He also broke his ankle. Decided that day I was too old for off road adventure riding!
Then, just a couple of weeks ago while on vacation, I stumbled across a Craigslist ad wanting to trade a low mileage 2011 FXDC for a larger displacement Adventure Bike. A few emails, a couple of phone calls, a road trip to inspect each other's bikes; and, I have a "new to me" 2011 FXDC in my shop . A bike-for-bike swap! No taxes due, just a standard registration and title change required.
What can I say, I guess I suffer from Motorcycle ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).
Anyway, I got all that out of my system over the summer months and I'm back on a Harley!!!
Great running bike, great brakes and Suspension; but, I hated it! So I sold it off late April.
The same day I purchased a used 2015 Honda NC700X. An extremely reliable "little" bike with absolutely no character! Sold it in September.
Early September I purchased a well equipped, little used, 2014 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom. Best bike of the summer! Power, comfort, reliability, ABS, traction control, etc.... it bored me, no character; but, I did try a little gravel road riding until I watched a buddy drop his $25K BMW GS1250.. OMG! He also broke his ankle. Decided that day I was too old for off road adventure riding!
Then, just a couple of weeks ago while on vacation, I stumbled across a Craigslist ad wanting to trade a low mileage 2011 FXDC for a larger displacement Adventure Bike. A few emails, a couple of phone calls, a road trip to inspect each other's bikes; and, I have a "new to me" 2011 FXDC in my shop . A bike-for-bike swap! No taxes due, just a standard registration and title change required.
What can I say, I guess I suffer from Motorcycle ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).
Anyway, I got all that out of my system over the summer months and I'm back on a Harley!!!
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Will be sorry to see you go in 6 months when you change your mind again.
J/K!
Hoping this one fits the bill. Lots of ways to make a Dyna suit your needs.
J/K!Hoping this one fits the bill. Lots of ways to make a Dyna suit your needs.
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I'm not likely to change my mind again! Honestly, this is most likely my last ride.
My first Harley was in 1996. Started riding bikes in 1969.
Now, 23 years later I'm on my 4th Harley. Two 1200 Sportsters, an Electra Glide and the current Super Glide Custom.
It's been a good ride!
Cheers
My first Harley was in 1996. Started riding bikes in 1969.
Now, 23 years later I'm on my 4th Harley. Two 1200 Sportsters, an Electra Glide and the current Super Glide Custom.
It's been a good ride!
Cheers
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Sounds a bit like my just finished summer. I returned to riding in 2017 after a long absence and started off with a 650 Suzuki S40. Actually loved that bike just because it has so much character but sold it because I wanted more bike so I then got a C50T Suzuki 800 which was a good bike but absolutely without any soul. If taken care of I think that bike will still be around for 200K miles with no trouble. But, I only owned it a month early on this last summer because I found a very clean 98 Goldwing. Drove that beast about 2 months and because of the weight and size and because I did not want to put any money into it which it needed for reliability, I traded it for an 02 Low Rider. Now, I have a real motorcycle and am loving it. My first Harley ever after riding for close to 40 years. I sure wasted a lot of time but I do know that I have arrived/