2014 Low Rider
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From: Illinois
I have never been outside the US but if I do travel outside the US it will be to the UK, Ireland, and Scotland. First stop for sure.
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From: Illinois
Last time I filled up with 93 it was $5 a gallon in IL. And that was just last week. It had been pushing near $6 a gallon at its peak.
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From: PA
I've only done about 1.500 on the Low Rider this year, compared to 3,800 on the Street Glide Special I picked up in Feb. I figured the Dyna would be second fiddle since the touring bike is still the new squeeze, but I'll tell you what, I actually appreciate the Dyna even more now. The SGS has a pretty bassy exhaust, but the LR positively growls by comparison. And the LR is so easy to toss around in the curves. My plan is to keep both bikes for the long haul. The 3 of us are going to grow old together. 
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 293
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From: Loganville, PA
I've only done about 1.500 on the Low Rider this year, compared to 3,800 on the Street Glide Special I picked up in Feb. I figured the Dyna would be second fiddle since the touring bike is still the new squeeze, but I'll tell you what, I actually appreciate the Dyna even more now. The SGS has a pretty bassy exhaust, but the LR positively growls by comparison. And the LR is so easy to toss around in the curves. My plan is to keep both bikes for the long haul. The 3 of us are going to grow old together.
I've only done about 1.500 on the Low Rider this year, compared to 3,800 on the Street Glide Special I picked up in Feb. I figured the Dyna would be second fiddle since the touring bike is still the new squeeze, but I'll tell you what, I actually appreciate the Dyna even more now. The SGS has a pretty bassy exhaust, but the LR positively growls by comparison. And the LR is so easy to toss around in the curves. My plan is to keep both bikes for the long haul. The 3 of us are going to grow old together.
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Joined: Aug 2022
Posts: 31
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From: San Andreas
I have owned/own the following street bikes, and probably had 6-7 dirt bikes since age 8.
'72 Honda CB 750 K2 (now 836cc)
'75 Honda CB 750 K5
'77 Honda CB550 Super Sport
'89 Suzuki Katana 600 (sold)
'90 GSXR 1100 (sold)
'99 Hayabusa (sold)
'00 Harley Davidson FXDL (Jim's 116 kit)
'01 Harley Davidson FXD Sport (Sold)
'09 Yamaha V Max (sold)
I just picked up the '00 FXDL and like it but had to raise it as I was bottoming out. It is a custom bike, the prior owner was about 5'7" and rode solo, he had 11.5" Progressive Shocks on the rear, and put 32.5" shock tubes on the front with a 21"-wheel tire combo. When I first got it, the bike was very spongy and bottomed out with me riding it (6'1" 215lbs in gear) and I ride 2-up most of the time. I replaced the rear shocks with some Ohlin's 13" and that resolved 90% of the issue, but still bottomed out on a large speed bump, so I added a longer section of Schedule 40 PVC pipe to increase the preload on the front springs. Now it doesn't dive 3". Bike handles well but I think my '01 Dyna Sport handled a lot better due to the rake angle. The V-Max I had was modded to 240hp, but it handled like ****. So far, I am really digging my FXDL, if my '01 FXD sport had the 116 engine in it, I would have kept that bike for sure.
'72 Honda CB 750 K2 (now 836cc)
'75 Honda CB 750 K5
'77 Honda CB550 Super Sport
'89 Suzuki Katana 600 (sold)
'90 GSXR 1100 (sold)
'99 Hayabusa (sold)
'00 Harley Davidson FXDL (Jim's 116 kit)
'01 Harley Davidson FXD Sport (Sold)
'09 Yamaha V Max (sold)
I just picked up the '00 FXDL and like it but had to raise it as I was bottoming out. It is a custom bike, the prior owner was about 5'7" and rode solo, he had 11.5" Progressive Shocks on the rear, and put 32.5" shock tubes on the front with a 21"-wheel tire combo. When I first got it, the bike was very spongy and bottomed out with me riding it (6'1" 215lbs in gear) and I ride 2-up most of the time. I replaced the rear shocks with some Ohlin's 13" and that resolved 90% of the issue, but still bottomed out on a large speed bump, so I added a longer section of Schedule 40 PVC pipe to increase the preload on the front springs. Now it doesn't dive 3". Bike handles well but I think my '01 Dyna Sport handled a lot better due to the rake angle. The V-Max I had was modded to 240hp, but it handled like ****. So far, I am really digging my FXDL, if my '01 FXD sport had the 116 engine in it, I would have kept that bike for sure.
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Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 391
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From: Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Today, my Low Rider was delivered back from its 35,000 mile service. As well as the service, it had new fork seals, a new swing arm bearing, a new belt and sprockets, and the tires were replaced; so this was expensive! It was in the shop for nearly a month because the rear sprocket wasn't readily available. More surprisingly, I've had to make do with an almost new rear tire because the rear Michelin Scorcher tire is on back order, with no delivery expected before the spring! The one thing that defeated my excellent independent is the horn; it works once or twice after switching on the ignition and then doesn't work again until the ignition is turned off and on again. He's tested the switch and the wiring and the horn, which are all fine; so he tried a new BCM, but not even that got the problem sorted. Don't you just love the Canbus system?!
Just in case you're interested in our 1600 mile week in Ireland last month, here's a video from the first day:
Just in case you're interested in our 1600 mile week in Ireland last month, here's a video from the first day:
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Joined: May 2014
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From: Illinois
I have owned/own the following street bikes, and probably had 6-7 dirt bikes since age 8.
'72 Honda CB 750 K2 (now 836cc)
'75 Honda CB 750 K5
'77 Honda CB550 Super Sport
'89 Suzuki Katana 600 (sold)
'90 GSXR 1100 (sold)
'99 Hayabusa (sold)
'00 Harley Davidson FXDL (Jim's 116 kit)
'01 Harley Davidson FXD Sport (Sold)
'09 Yamaha V Max (sold)
I just picked up the '00 FXDL and like it but had to raise it as I was bottoming out. It is a custom bike, the prior owner was about 5'7" and rode solo, he had 11.5" Progressive Shocks on the rear, and put 32.5" shock tubes on the front with a 21"-wheel tire combo. When I first got it, the bike was very spongy and bottomed out with me riding it (6'1" 215lbs in gear) and I ride 2-up most of the time. I replaced the rear shocks with some Ohlin's 13" and that resolved 90% of the issue, but still bottomed out on a large speed bump, so I added a longer section of Schedule 40 PVC pipe to increase the preload on the front springs. Now it doesn't dive 3". Bike handles well but I think my '01 Dyna Sport handled a lot better due to the rake angle. The V-Max I had was modded to 240hp, but it handled like ****. So far, I am really digging my FXDL, if my '01 FXD sport had the 116 engine in it, I would have kept that bike for sure.
'72 Honda CB 750 K2 (now 836cc)
'75 Honda CB 750 K5
'77 Honda CB550 Super Sport
'89 Suzuki Katana 600 (sold)
'90 GSXR 1100 (sold)
'99 Hayabusa (sold)
'00 Harley Davidson FXDL (Jim's 116 kit)
'01 Harley Davidson FXD Sport (Sold)
'09 Yamaha V Max (sold)
I just picked up the '00 FXDL and like it but had to raise it as I was bottoming out. It is a custom bike, the prior owner was about 5'7" and rode solo, he had 11.5" Progressive Shocks on the rear, and put 32.5" shock tubes on the front with a 21"-wheel tire combo. When I first got it, the bike was very spongy and bottomed out with me riding it (6'1" 215lbs in gear) and I ride 2-up most of the time. I replaced the rear shocks with some Ohlin's 13" and that resolved 90% of the issue, but still bottomed out on a large speed bump, so I added a longer section of Schedule 40 PVC pipe to increase the preload on the front springs. Now it doesn't dive 3". Bike handles well but I think my '01 Dyna Sport handled a lot better due to the rake angle. The V-Max I had was modded to 240hp, but it handled like ****. So far, I am really digging my FXDL, if my '01 FXD sport had the 116 engine in it, I would have kept that bike for sure.