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trailer the bike,or drive it home?
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Tasmania, Australia
RE: trailer the bike,or drive it home?
Ride it. I've ridden them all home as my dealer is 200km away. The one before my current ride I booked it for the first service the following day. Put 800km on it riding around this island, some in the rain, in one day. Had it serviced and rode it another 200km back home, and enjoyed it. Memories like that don't come on a trailer.
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Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Nashville TN
RE: trailer the bike,or drive it home?
Ride the dang thing !!!!!!!
........get lost on the way home so you can pile some more miles on.
........get lost on the way home so you can pile some more miles on.
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Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: USA
RE: trailer the bike,or drive it home?
Ride the back roads...check your oil, stop have a coffee let the bike cool, ride some more, stop for lunch, ride some more...make a day of getting to know your new ride. Just no revs over 3000 first 50 miles and none over 3500 for the next 450....alternate rpms & speeds and you are golden. Screw the trailer unless it's below 35 degrees or snowing or raining. JMHO
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Alaska
RE: trailer the bike,or drive it home?
Ride it via the long way home. Only severe weather should stop you.
I picked up my 06 Ultra on Thursday evening the following Monday morning I took it back to the dealer.
The service department was extremely concerned that I would be bringing it in after so short a time.
"What's wrong?" they all wanted to know.
"Nothing, it needs a 1000 mile service." [:-] I replied
"Get the F*** outa here!"
I picked up my 06 Ultra on Thursday evening the following Monday morning I took it back to the dealer.
The service department was extremely concerned that I would be bringing it in after so short a time.
"What's wrong?" they all wanted to know.
"Nothing, it needs a 1000 mile service." [:-] I replied
"Get the F*** outa here!"