Buying first harley
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Buying first harley
Hey guys I've had some riding expierience in the past. Mainy on on road off road bikes. Going to buy a harley I've already decided. I've had several people tell me not to buy a harley at all and to buy a small shadow or nighthawk. Or I've also had people tell me to buy a sportster. I'm not buying a sportster and I'm not buying a shadow so I was wondering what you guys would do if you were in my shoes.
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Buy the bike you want and get comfortable on it. You'll get people in droves telling you to get a "beater bike" first, but you'll just end up wanting to get rid of it after a week of riding and wish you would've just gotten the bike you wanted.
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Yeah I'm not into kawasakis and I really want a steet glide or road glide but everyone tells me that's too much bike. What I don't understand is where is the middle ground between a nighthawk and a road glide??
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you just have to ask yourself what your chances of dropping your first bike are with the amount of experience you have. If you feel that it's fairly high (and I would consider fairly high to be as much as 25-30%) would you be pissed if you dropped a 22,000$ bike. If you're fine with that then get the street glide you want. If you would be pissed about it, then get a 2k beater and put a few thousand miles on it to get comfortable.
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I hate to put you out here, but go visit some dealers and sit on some bikes. Get in a few test rides and buy the bike that suits you. It's really just that easy.
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you just have to ask yourself what your chances of dropping your first bike are with the amount of experience you have. If you feel that it's fairly high (and I would consider fairly high to be as much as 25-30%) would you be pissed if you dropped a 22,000$ bike. If you're fine with that then get the street glide you want. If you would be pissed about it, then get a 2k beater and put a few thousand miles on it to get comfortable.
