Must be new..... Because I cant see how any experienced rider wouldnt be able to hop any bike and understand what can and cant be done on em.... But thats me personally....

Biggest problem jumping from bike to bike is fiddling with kickstand placements.....

 

got 2 ironheads--59 and 68 both mags w/no batteries -- one heritage and one classic--both last year evos and one motobravo hornet 150cc and all ride different even the evos. yeah I better be on my toes at all times and All are pracitally evey day riders except in the winter

 

I switch between 4 bikes regularly. You get use to switching like you get use to riding just one. Never a problem.

 

I've got an '09 Low Rider and my '86 Sportster. Night and day, and each time I get on either I remember how much I like the one I'm on for the difference.
The one thing I can assure you that you're at greater risk at is having twice the fun.

 

I go from modern to vintage. Modern bike has brakes, the other two not so much although one does have a rear juice brake. One bike has a foot clutch hand shift. Riding them is all the same, just have to understand their limitations.

 

In years gone by I switched from bike to bike with little are no problem or maybe I just thought I did. Had 4 different brands in the shop on several occasions.

In my early 50's I got down to one bike for a few years. Got the youngest outta college.

Now for some reason I found the difference between the 2 bikes I ended up with could be trouble some with layout of signals ,auto cancel or not , horn.

Handling and braking were an easy adaption for me but the other really annoyed me at times.

Sold a real nice Yamaha Venture and bought an 08 ultra and kept my EVO.
Had a Triumph and BMW before the Venture.

Just more comfortable riding the 2 I have now. I can pay better attention to whats going on rather than remembering controls.

WP

 

I have a '12 Deluxe and an '18 Scout. I am more amazed by the similarities than the differences.The seating position and bars feel the same. All the controls except for the turn signals are very comparable. The Scout is lighter,handles better and faster.
I find switching cars harder.I never get fully comfortable with all the gadgets on one. The heater,radio.and gazillion buttons on the steering wheels never feel familiar.

 

 

The Road Glide is like the mother of your children; comfortable, easy-going and will get you where you want to be at; just be patient. The BMW dual-sport is like the 25-year-old amateur pole-dancing champion; she'll get you where you want to go, but you'd better hold on...

 

Not new really. I am just not as complacent and ego minded as most riders I see on the streets. You know the ones.


R,
Sanjuro