Is a bagger that much better for 2 up riding
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Is a bagger that much better for 2 up riding
got a 2008 fat bob. love it but wife likes to go riding 2 up all the time. I like her goin with me. I go ridin with friends 1 up on a bike night now and then. Do u think i need a bagger or is it cool to ride 2 up on a dyna. Do u really get that much of a better experience on a bagger with a passenger. Dam they r expensive. Some say the softail isnt that good of a ride. I dont know. Never rode one. Any imput would be great.
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My wife rides on the back of my dyna about 30% of the time and is very comfy. The bike handles it great and she has plenty of room.
Baggers are heavier and may not be as fun as your dyna. Depends of what kinda riding you like to do.
Go test ride one at the harley dealer and see what you think. I love the road king classic but if I can't have two bikes, I'm not giving up my dyna...It is just plain fun.
And yes...even with 2up, it still jams in the twistys
Baggers are heavier and may not be as fun as your dyna. Depends of what kinda riding you like to do.
Go test ride one at the harley dealer and see what you think. I love the road king classic but if I can't have two bikes, I'm not giving up my dyna...It is just plain fun.
And yes...even with 2up, it still jams in the twistys
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yeah. thats how i feel too. i like my fat bob. Wish i could keep it and hve a bagger although i thought about keepin the fat bob and gettin a 883 iron to tool back and fourth to work. Looks kinda cool
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You could have knocked me over with a feather when I was fitting myself on a Sporty 6 years ago. The wife walked over and surprisingly asked "Where do I sit?". Well, I bought the bike figuring that she would go for a spin, be scared silly and never want to ride again. IT WASN"T GOING TO HAPPEN!
The long and short of it is that we were back at the dealer within a year and I ended up buying a Road King. She loves the ride! It's so much more comfortable with the bigger bike with platforms, not pegs. I put a Tourpak on with the wrap around backrest, passenger grab rails and as of recent the new Tourpak arm rest kit. Her throne is complete!
She would still like me to go back and trade in the Road King for the bigger bike. You know. The one with all the plastic trim, radio, CB, heated seat, hot & cold running water, etc. I have tried explaning to her a hundred times already that we already own a "big one" but she just doesn't and never will get it.
As for your question, it's cool to ride 2-up on a vespa if that's what you want to ride, but IMHO if you're gonna do long distance with the SO and want to be in total comfort, go big - as big as you can. Go to the dealer and rent them, one at a time and decide for yourself.
The long and short of it is that we were back at the dealer within a year and I ended up buying a Road King. She loves the ride! It's so much more comfortable with the bigger bike with platforms, not pegs. I put a Tourpak on with the wrap around backrest, passenger grab rails and as of recent the new Tourpak arm rest kit. Her throne is complete!
She would still like me to go back and trade in the Road King for the bigger bike. You know. The one with all the plastic trim, radio, CB, heated seat, hot & cold running water, etc. I have tried explaning to her a hundred times already that we already own a "big one" but she just doesn't and never will get it.
As for your question, it's cool to ride 2-up on a vespa if that's what you want to ride, but IMHO if you're gonna do long distance with the SO and want to be in total comfort, go big - as big as you can. Go to the dealer and rent them, one at a time and decide for yourself.
It's a tough question.
Consider the bagger like a motor home and the Fat Bob like a family car.
If your idea of riding is going places far far away and you spend most of your riding time doing that, a motor home is a nice way to go.
If you ride to restaurants, local destinations, and country drives within a couple hundred miles of your community, a good car is much more efficient for the process.
Consider the bagger like a motor home and the Fat Bob like a family car.
If your idea of riding is going places far far away and you spend most of your riding time doing that, a motor home is a nice way to go.
If you ride to restaurants, local destinations, and country drives within a couple hundred miles of your community, a good car is much more efficient for the process.
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yeah. mostly 200 mike day trips or restaurants. although wife sat on back of an ultra and she said it was heaven haha
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She would still like me to go back and trade in the Road King for the bigger bike. You know. The one with all the plastic trim, radio, CB, heated seat, hot & cold running water, etc. I have tried explaning to her a hundred times already that we already own a "big one" but she just doesn't and never will get it.
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I run "solo" most of the time. However, Wifey likes to go out on overnighters from time to time. It's always a "Slow Ride"
Soo....I rigged my Superglide up W/ QD docking hardware on the rear and set-up medium hight sissy bar W/ a pad on it like an office chair, and a luggage rack.
I can take off the solo seat and "fender rack", put on the sissy bar/rack and the 2-up seat in about 2 min.
As fare as ridability; That thing doesn't even know she's back there! Think of it as a Mini-bagger.
On a long ride, I make her put one hand on my shoulder. When I feel it sliding off, I reach back and slap her on the butt! (She's nodding off)
works for me.
I too, covet a Road King Classic. But, as others have already said; The Dyna Stay! It's just too much fun to part with.
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
Soo....I rigged my Superglide up W/ QD docking hardware on the rear and set-up medium hight sissy bar W/ a pad on it like an office chair, and a luggage rack.
I can take off the solo seat and "fender rack", put on the sissy bar/rack and the 2-up seat in about 2 min.
As fare as ridability; That thing doesn't even know she's back there! Think of it as a Mini-bagger.
On a long ride, I make her put one hand on my shoulder. When I feel it sliding off, I reach back and slap her on the butt! (She's nodding off)
works for me.
I too, covet a Road King Classic. But, as others have already said; The Dyna Stay! It's just too much fun to part with.
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
Last edited by Harley Tim; Nov 5, 2012 at 06:09 PM. Reason: Because I can
I run "solo" most of the time. However, Wifey likes to go out on overnighters from time to time. It's always a "Slow Ride"
Soo....I rigged my Superglide up W/ QD docking hardware on the rear and set-up medium hight sissy bar W/ a pad on it like an office chair, and a luggage rack.
I can take off the solo seat and "fender rack", put on the sissy bar/rack and the 2-up seat in about 2 min.
As fare as ridability; That thing doesn't even know she's back there! Think of it as a Mini-bagger.
On a long ride, I make her put one hand on my shoulder. When I feel it sliding off, I reach back and slap her on the butt! (She's nodding off)
works for me.
I too, covet a Road King Classic. But, as others have already said; The Dyna Stay! It's just too much fun to part with.
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
Soo....I rigged my Superglide up W/ QD docking hardware on the rear and set-up medium hight sissy bar W/ a pad on it like an office chair, and a luggage rack.
I can take off the solo seat and "fender rack", put on the sissy bar/rack and the 2-up seat in about 2 min.
As fare as ridability; That thing doesn't even know she's back there! Think of it as a Mini-bagger.
On a long ride, I make her put one hand on my shoulder. When I feel it sliding off, I reach back and slap her on the butt! (She's nodding off)
works for me.
I too, covet a Road King Classic. But, as others have already said; The Dyna Stay! It's just too much fun to part with.
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
Damn RK are freaking cool though. One day when I retire.