Turning a 2005 Deuce
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Try slowing down when you see the curve coming up .
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Biggest problem with stock Deuce in corners is those silly pullbacks.
They make it feel terrible---like steering the forks with a boat tiller.
Mine scared me from day one and I have ridden big Harleys since 1964.
The seat is too far back and the pegs are way too high unless you have an inseam less than 30 inches. But the pegs are still too high and the seat too far back.
Harley did that so everybody even a midget could ride that bike away from the dealership after purchasing it.
But long term the ergos make it handle like a bag of you know what.
Taking a corner is not a lot of fun stock.
I have a lot of posts about how I set up my Deuce to corner with better feel and balance. Plus I ride it at 80 and it is confidence inspiring.
It is as easy to ride as my buddies BMW (which shocks the heck out of him).
It is as easy as my other road bike---a Triumph Bonneville which is the gold standard for being easy to turn.
It is more stable than any bike I have ever ridden.
It is still a bit of a load and I do get tired lugging 675lbs around but that is why my Triumph is 200lbs lighter.
Meanwhile just to help you out if you are not inclined to do any mods like I did...
Try dragging the rear brake a little bit to keep the bike feeling tight in slow maneuvers.
Rear brake dragging is how you can stay upright at a crawl.
It's what the police do in tight maneuvers.
Try it and see if that's all you need.
They make it feel terrible---like steering the forks with a boat tiller.
Mine scared me from day one and I have ridden big Harleys since 1964.
The seat is too far back and the pegs are way too high unless you have an inseam less than 30 inches. But the pegs are still too high and the seat too far back.
Harley did that so everybody even a midget could ride that bike away from the dealership after purchasing it.
But long term the ergos make it handle like a bag of you know what.
Taking a corner is not a lot of fun stock.
I have a lot of posts about how I set up my Deuce to corner with better feel and balance. Plus I ride it at 80 and it is confidence inspiring.
It is as easy to ride as my buddies BMW (which shocks the heck out of him).
It is as easy as my other road bike---a Triumph Bonneville which is the gold standard for being easy to turn.
It is more stable than any bike I have ever ridden.
It is still a bit of a load and I do get tired lugging 675lbs around but that is why my Triumph is 200lbs lighter.
Meanwhile just to help you out if you are not inclined to do any mods like I did...
Try dragging the rear brake a little bit to keep the bike feeling tight in slow maneuvers.
Rear brake dragging is how you can stay upright at a crawl.
It's what the police do in tight maneuvers.
Try it and see if that's all you need.
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Yeah. Even if you misread the title (which I did also), you should be able figure it out after reading the first OP post 
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