Totaled my Lo today, Next bike will be...
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05-10-2018, 10:57 PM
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05-10-2018, 11:27 PM
Appreciate that. A modicum of luck and not panicking saw me through ok. Messed up my right hand pretty good being the worst of it. Would have lost a leg if not for the crash guard.
Same old ****, an idiot turned left in front of me. I managed to turn into the car instead of a direct T-bone. Leg got sandwiched, my mirror ate my hand. Some nasty bruises, a lot of blood from the hand.
Barring tendon damage, should be back on the horse before summer is out if insurance doesn't drag it out. The church collection plate will be getting a good wad of cash Sunday.
Not for awhile. In window shopping mode until the hand heals up. So collecting opinions. Besides a test ride doesn't tell you everything. I try to avoid expensive mistakes by listening to others' experiences.
For example, my Fatboy is now up to $600 for a couple tires. Quoted both by a dealer and an Indy 30 minutes prior to my wreck. F that.
Same old ****, an idiot turned left in front of me. I managed to turn into the car instead of a direct T-bone. Leg got sandwiched, my mirror ate my hand. Some nasty bruises, a lot of blood from the hand.
Barring tendon damage, should be back on the horse before summer is out if insurance doesn't drag it out. The church collection plate will be getting a good wad of cash Sunday.
Not for awhile. In window shopping mode until the hand heals up. So collecting opinions. Besides a test ride doesn't tell you everything. I try to avoid expensive mistakes by listening to others' experiences.
For example, my Fatboy is now up to $600 for a couple tires. Quoted both by a dealer and an Indy 30 minutes prior to my wreck. F that.
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05-11-2018, 12:46 AM
#6
05-11-2018, 01:04 AM
Guess I'm not being really clear here. Understand I'm coming from pre-18 softails. The stock seat on the fatboy is garbage, just about everyone who has one replaces it in the first few weeks. You can probably expect to replace the VSS within the first 3 years.
Talking about the hidden costs here. Are there items on these bikes that most people replace because the OEM is garbage? Do you see abnormally high post counts concerning failure of any particular parts on them? Brake issues, sumping, whatever... common gremlins to the model.
Talking about the hidden costs here. Are there items on these bikes that most people replace because the OEM is garbage? Do you see abnormally high post counts concerning failure of any particular parts on them? Brake issues, sumping, whatever... common gremlins to the model.
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05-11-2018, 03:29 AM
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Guess I'm not being really clear here. Understand I'm coming from pre-18 softails. The stock seat on the fatboy is garbage, just about everyone who has one replaces it in the first few weeks. You can probably expect to replace the VSS within the first 3 years.
Talking about the hidden costs here. Are there items on these bikes that most people replace because the OEM is garbage? Do you see abnormally high post counts concerning failure of any particular parts on them? Brake issues, sumping, whatever... common gremlins to the model.
Talking about the hidden costs here. Are there items on these bikes that most people replace because the OEM is garbage? Do you see abnormally high post counts concerning failure of any particular parts on them? Brake issues, sumping, whatever... common gremlins to the model.
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#8
05-11-2018, 03:45 AM
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Glad you're ok.
If those are the only choices. The Road King.
The stock SG bars suck as does the seat. The RG bars suck too. The RK bars are better. Of your 2 choices I prefer the look of the RK. I had a SG for 7 years. And loved it. Times change. Taste changes.
If those are the only choices. The Road King.
The stock SG bars suck as does the seat. The RG bars suck too. The RK bars are better. Of your 2 choices I prefer the look of the RK. I had a SG for 7 years. And loved it. Times change. Taste changes.
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05-11-2018, 03:53 AM
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The new Softails will not experience fluid transfer due to cable operated clutch whereas some (read as a very small percentage) touring bikes may experience fluid transfer. The fluid transfer is specific to the hydraulic clutch which is only in the touring bikes.
Rent a new Road King and rent a new Heritage. Most people love the way the new Heritage rides and handles, with the one exception being if you are exceptionally large or tall.
I tried a 2017 Street Glide. I liked it a lot but had way too many buttons and switches in the handlebars and controls were not as intuitive as they are on my old bike. Even starting it was a WTF moment for me, but then again I am used to pulling a choke etc.
I would avoid a used M8 simply because your chance of getting a bike that has sumping issues may be somewhat less on a new bike due to revised oil pump, but that still does not eliminate the possibility of getting one that has a sumping problem.
Or.....Evo's are going for between $3,500 and $5,500 these days whereas you can expect to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000 for a new M8 powered bike. Is that new M8 four times better? You could buy four Evo's for one M8. Or you can buy an Evo and build up to be total bad *** to your liking and still have less money tied up in it.
The 2019's will be announced in a few months, so that could be something else to think about.
Rent a new Road King and rent a new Heritage. Most people love the way the new Heritage rides and handles, with the one exception being if you are exceptionally large or tall.
I tried a 2017 Street Glide. I liked it a lot but had way too many buttons and switches in the handlebars and controls were not as intuitive as they are on my old bike. Even starting it was a WTF moment for me, but then again I am used to pulling a choke etc.
I would avoid a used M8 simply because your chance of getting a bike that has sumping issues may be somewhat less on a new bike due to revised oil pump, but that still does not eliminate the possibility of getting one that has a sumping problem.
Or.....Evo's are going for between $3,500 and $5,500 these days whereas you can expect to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000 for a new M8 powered bike. Is that new M8 four times better? You could buy four Evo's for one M8. Or you can buy an Evo and build up to be total bad *** to your liking and still have less money tied up in it.
The 2019's will be announced in a few months, so that could be something else to think about.
