Saw this on FB, new bike?
Road Warrior
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From: Raleigh NC
Saw this in person at the dealer today; just came off the truck. It is a lot uglier in person than in the pictures. Bags are a very cheap plastic and the fairing is a joke as is what they installed for a windshield
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From: SW Ohio
And gain a third disk brake. The last thing a heavy bike with "Sport" written on it running for a corner needs is one less rotor and caliper. The gauges (speedo AND tach) should be front and center on the handlebar clamps, not on the tank. Mid mount pegs are a must, steeper steering geometry, man it just goes on and on; it's almost comical. All of that said, 98 percent of current HD riders couldn't ride it to it's potential as is.
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This is beyond disappointing. I knew they were going to use the name on a future bike. I had hoped it was going to be rolled out with a new monoshock touring frame. I figured something along the lines of a modernized FXRT.
But instead they simply bolt some cosmetic **** onto what appears to be their go-to frame - the Softail. Don't get me wrong, the Softail is a decent bike for some folks. In many regards it's the "best" bike they have made to date. But not what I want. At all.
This seems to mark the end for me walking into a dealership to buy. The new touring bikes aren't all that different than mine, save for the motor, which I don't trust.
But instead they simply bolt some cosmetic **** onto what appears to be their go-to frame - the Softail. Don't get me wrong, the Softail is a decent bike for some folks. In many regards it's the "best" bike they have made to date. But not what I want. At all.
This seems to mark the end for me walking into a dealership to buy. The new touring bikes aren't all that different than mine, save for the motor, which I don't trust.
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From: SW Ohio
Yes, at least three.
Guzzi MGX-21, California and the Norge.
They also make one those "I look like a dirt bike but really am no more a dirt bike than a Gold Wing" bikes as well.
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From: PNW
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 44,902
Likes: 29,882
From: PNW
And gain a third disk brake. The last thing a heavy bike with "Sport" written on it running for a corner needs is one less rotor and caliper. The gauges (speedo AND tach) should be front and center on the handlebar clamps, not on the tank. Mid mount pegs are a must, steeper steering geometry, man it just goes on and on; it's almost comical. All of that said, 98 percent of current HD riders couldn't ride it to it's potential as is.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2016
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From: Detroit area
honestly the 114 doesn't get you much. is 10 lb-ft of torque worth another $1500 to you?
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This is beyond disappointing. I knew they were going to use the name on a future bike. I had hoped it was going to be rolled out with a new monoshock touring frame. I figured something along the lines of a modernized FXRT.
But instead they simply bolt some cosmetic **** onto what appears to be their go-to frame - the Softail. Don't get me wrong, the Softail is a decent bike for some folks. In many regards it's the "best" bike they have made to date. But not what I want. At all.
This seems to mark the end for me walking into a dealership to buy. The new touring bikes aren't all that different than mine, save for the motor, which I don't trust.
But instead they simply bolt some cosmetic **** onto what appears to be their go-to frame - the Softail. Don't get me wrong, the Softail is a decent bike for some folks. In many regards it's the "best" bike they have made to date. But not what I want. At all.
This seems to mark the end for me walking into a dealership to buy. The new touring bikes aren't all that different than mine, save for the motor, which I don't trust.
Good thing you didn't post that over in the M8 section Bob, you would be immediately rat-packed and called a twinkie-lovin' butthurt phag.
This was taken on Bondi Beach in Oz, at the first annual M8 owner's convention:
