HD hard tail?
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From: Southern Ohio
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Ive lowered my night train 2" fron and rear, the damn ting feels like a hard tail and yes my back does hurt when im plowing down the highway and hit a bump, you feel it alright.
Look cool...YES.....practical for real world driving...absolutely not. unless your driving on brand new ashalt everywhere you go..the ride will be harsh as hell
Look cool...YES.....practical for real world driving...absolutely not. unless your driving on brand new ashalt everywhere you go..the ride will be harsh as hell
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
LOL, 30 miles? Yeah, my dad and all those other ol' farts never rode more than 30 miles at a time on their spring forked rigid framed VL, UL, and FL models back in the '30s, '40s, and '50s . And I never rode my '72 XLCH rigid more than 30 miles, either. Good grief ~~~~~
Set 'em up correctly and they're not that bad. Are they as comfy as the rubber-mounted garbage barges of today? Nope.
I figure the lawsuits wouldn't be from bad backs, but from idiots going too fast around a washboard curve, and high-siding from over correcting when the rear kicks out a little.
Set 'em up correctly and they're not that bad. Are they as comfy as the rubber-mounted garbage barges of today? Nope.
I figure the lawsuits wouldn't be from bad backs, but from idiots going too fast around a washboard curve, and high-siding from over correcting when the rear kicks out a little.
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From: Southern IL
could be the stampede , hardtail only , no rubber mount , no screen.
I've got several friends that still ride them and they have no problem riding all day. I've rode them and didn't see what all the fuss was about ...seemed like an ok ride. its funny, before harley became such a fad , a LOT of bikes were hardtails and actually rode long distance to rallies....now its baggers being trailered in
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
Wonder how many of the folks castigating rigid frames have ever owned one?
Somehow it seems that those who damn rigids to hell are the same who heard from a friend who had a friend who took one around the block and decided that they could not cope with the feel of a rigid. There is a word for that, but it escapes me...
Set up properly they are fine. MoCo has gone a long way to increase rider comfort over the years with mods to frame rake and trail as well as rubber mount motors.
Most bar-hoppers I see are the newer rubber mounted bikes and not the old style pans, shovel and evos (course this discludes the Arlen Ness type with the car tire rear, extended front end models that sit one inch off the ground and are only good for one block before they break down and are towed to the underworld for destruction)
Somehow it seems that those who damn rigids to hell are the same who heard from a friend who had a friend who took one around the block and decided that they could not cope with the feel of a rigid. There is a word for that, but it escapes me...
Set up properly they are fine. MoCo has gone a long way to increase rider comfort over the years with mods to frame rake and trail as well as rubber mount motors.
Most bar-hoppers I see are the newer rubber mounted bikes and not the old style pans, shovel and evos (course this discludes the Arlen Ness type with the car tire rear, extended front end models that sit one inch off the ground and are only good for one block before they break down and are towed to the underworld for destruction)
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From: navarre ohio
i started my harley affair on a ridged sporty, it rode great, you just learn real fast to dodge the potholes.. wish i still had that bike. i have a 72 flh now,the rear shocks are so stiff it might as well be a ridged. a bare minimum tc in a ridged frame would probaly be a great seller in the less then 10k range, they could do it and make good money too, but never will
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From: Danville Va, Providence NC
Alright, I give up, what's a TC?
I have had 3 spinal surgeries , so a hardtail is not for me. But to the ones who have the stones to ride em all day, more power to ya. Nothing wrong with that. But me, I want to enjoy the ride, not be terrified of hitting a hidden bump or hole. Don't get me wrong, I dodge em right now, but if I happen to catch one wrong, it is no big deal.
I have had 3 spinal surgeries , so a hardtail is not for me. But to the ones who have the stones to ride em all day, more power to ya. Nothing wrong with that. But me, I want to enjoy the ride, not be terrified of hitting a hidden bump or hole. Don't get me wrong, I dodge em right now, but if I happen to catch one wrong, it is no big deal.
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TC= Twin Cam
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HARDTAILS AINT FER PUSSIES - RIGHT GUMBY?
HARDTAILS AINT FER PUSSIES - RIGHT GUMBY?
