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Mar 21, 2011 | 06:39 AM

#11

Cheese Head

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From: Northern Virginia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fogoms

Really? I test rode a Heritage and a RK before I bought my Heritage, and I found the Heritage to do all the scraping. The RK sat too high for me (I'm 5'6") and it would have had to be lowered if I bought it. If as you say the RK has "no cornering" maybe you should be on a 'busa!

Now the Heritage scrapes all the time for me, but so what? I love it and would make the same choice all over again. The RK had a great ride, but I'm too short for a stock bike and the seating position on the Heritage fit me better.

If you are constantly scraping on a Heritage, you would grind the floor boards right off a RK. The Heritage has much more lean before scraping than the RK. The Heritage has a lean angle of approximately 25 degrees whereas the RK is approximately 32 degress (you scrape 7 degrees of lean sooner on the RK than the Heritage).

That is what I liked about the Heritage, even at that steep of a lean, the bike felt more stable than the RK at less of a lean. The reason for this, IMHO, is the center of gravity of the Heritage is much lower than the RK. You feel more like you are sitting "in" the Heritage and on top of the RK.

Last edited by Cheese Head; Mar 21, 2011 at 06:41 AM.

Mar 21, 2011 | 07:22 AM

#12

jluvs2ride

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Joined: Apr 2008

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From: Back in the Good Ole USA. South Carolina to be exact.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mswmn

Did ya test ride the King yet. Try it out and see what ya think. I tested both bikes out (among others) and chose the Heritage. The King is a great bike, but I preferred the Heritage. No regrets. It's a personal preference and like thing...

The RK has a real suspension.