How much is too much!??
Road Captain
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These other bikes could then be sold to someone else who likes those brands if he ended up not liking it.
guess some of us don't consider doing it ourself a ''hassle''. I thoroughly enjoy and get great satisfaction out of doing my own customizing. but I'm not really a ''Bling'' typ of guy either, so I can see how it would save time and $$ for someone who is.
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And before you say it, Nope I haven't done it either but I know how much work it is and for me paying for a bike that already has it is the way to go.
I see both points for XCROME and sportncruise......but for me, doing my own mods is half the fun, so I don't have to buy it with the part already on the bike to be happy. Every change I've made to my FXDB so far has been done by me. And I consider everything I've done to be "customizing", from doing my own electrical with the turn signal relocation to the painted/wrapped exhaust to installing Jackyl's 2" lift. Of course, the wife thinks I'm a little off my rocker to buy a $14,000 bike and immediately start tearing stuff off and making changes.
My rationale as to whether I'll make a change to my bike weighs heavily on whether it negatively influences performance (i.e. tire that's excessively wide)....then I'm not even going to consider it. I'd go no wider than a 200 on a Dyna...as I recall that's the absolute biggest we can go without making fender/strut alterations and forking out a lot of $$$$$$$$$ anyway. To me, a 240+ is cool on a VRSC....but it kinda misses the point with a Dyna.
Me? I'll probably just swap in a 180 when the Dunlop wears out.
My rationale as to whether I'll make a change to my bike weighs heavily on whether it negatively influences performance (i.e. tire that's excessively wide)....then I'm not even going to consider it. I'd go no wider than a 200 on a Dyna...as I recall that's the absolute biggest we can go without making fender/strut alterations and forking out a lot of $$$$$$$$$ anyway. To me, a 240+ is cool on a VRSC....but it kinda misses the point with a Dyna.
Me? I'll probably just swap in a 180 when the Dunlop wears out.
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Road Master
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Finally got to get on a bike with a 240. It was a Thunder Mountain Blackhawk 240. Very nice bike! Although it had lotsa chrome, it was very sweet looking.
But I digress...The big tire made more of a difference in handling than I thought it would. You really have to 'muscle' the bike around the corners initially. Once you a little more comfortable, you can get your lean on and get around the corners better. Was an eye-opener. And although it did disuade me from wanting to do the mod, its definately enough to make you think on it some. Wish I'd had a full day to ride that bike.
But I digress...The big tire made more of a difference in handling than I thought it would. You really have to 'muscle' the bike around the corners initially. Once you a little more comfortable, you can get your lean on and get around the corners better. Was an eye-opener. And although it did disuade me from wanting to do the mod, its definately enough to make you think on it some. Wish I'd had a full day to ride that bike.
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Road Master
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Huh!?? So youre saying that if I really want to live my passion for bikes I should ride a rat-bike? Lets see a picture of YOUR ride...
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if you do it for comfort or look's to make you happy.you cant worry about anybody else everything i have done to my bike. has been for comfort the ride the running of the bike and the look that i want.i have been wanting to sit down and see what i have put in my bike over the last four year's.but what ever it is does'nt matter i'm more than happy with what i have done.