Heritage a good first bike?
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RE: Heritage a good first bike?
had a honda shadow 750 great bike to learn on cruser feel ...etc bought it in 2002for $5200 sold it5 yrs later for $3500....mint....so for 3500 you can get the feel and get some real life exp. on the road.........then trade it in on your dream
Road Warrior
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RE: Heritage a good first bike?
Heritage only ways 50lbs less then an Ultra. Floor boards are higher on an Ultra too so tall riders will actually fit better on a Heritage! Street glide has the same low center of gravity as a Heritage. Anyway that's why there are so many choices good luck with your road king it's an awesome bike.
Cruiser
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RE: Heritage a good first bike?
imho, a Heritage would be fine for starters but if you want an Ultra, buy an Ultra. In the same amount of time that it will take you to be confident on aHeritage, you'll be just as confident on anUltra.
Depending on how often you ride, in 2 months you'll be completely comfortable w/ the Heritage and wishing you had gotten the Ultra instead.
Take the MSF course, ofcourse.
Depending on how often you ride, in 2 months you'll be completely comfortable w/ the Heritage and wishing you had gotten the Ultra instead.
Take the MSF course, ofcourse.
Tourer
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RE: Heritage a good first bike?
- my Heritage is my first-ever motorcycle.
- ie , never ridden anytype of motorcycle
before my heritage.
- no problems.
- low slung weight (compared to Sportster/Dyna)
of the Heritage is very nice for an easy going nature,
handling wise.
- and I am very small , wiry framed dude. Ie , 5'8'
and 55kgs. Again no problems. Totally do not agree
with the poster somewhere above saying that if
its just about tipped over , its gone. Not true at all.
Because of the low slung weight , you've actually got
alot of margin to 'save' it.
cheers.
.
- ie , never ridden anytype of motorcycle
before my heritage.
- no problems.
- low slung weight (compared to Sportster/Dyna)
of the Heritage is very nice for an easy going nature,
handling wise.
- and I am very small , wiry framed dude. Ie , 5'8'
and 55kgs. Again no problems. Totally do not agree
with the poster somewhere above saying that if
its just about tipped over , its gone. Not true at all.
Because of the low slung weight , you've actually got
alot of margin to 'save' it.
cheers.
.
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Corona, CA
RE: Heritage a good first bike?
Get the bike you like and go with it, test ride the bike if you can; see if it fits your needs, lots of things you could do to make the bike fit your size, dont worry about the weight of the bike you hopefully will never have to lift it, and if you do, good luck picking up anything over a couple hundred pounds! Never figured it out when guys say that the bikes to heavy?
Road Captain
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From: Corona, CA
RE: Heritage a good first bike?
Hey wydgage, my point was that it doesnt make a diff weight wise if you drop your bike, afterall once it's down, picking it up is all leverage, it dont matter if its a Road King or Softail or Vespa, Do not make the decision on purchasing soley on the weight of the bike, buy what you like.
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RE: Heritage a good first bike?
Totally do not agree
with the poster somewhere above saying that if
its just about tipped over , its gone. Not true at all.
Because of the low slung weight , you've actually got
alot of margin to 'save' it.
.
with the poster somewhere above saying that if
its just about tipped over , its gone. Not true at all.
Because of the low slung weight , you've actually got
alot of margin to 'save' it.
.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 452
Likes: 93
From: Center of Kalifornia
RE: Heritage a good first bike?
My wife started on a sporty a few years ago and now she has a Dyna. She drove my Heritage the other day and said it is much easier to ride. I love my Heritage and have owned many H-D's but the 03' is just perfect and comes with shield and bags. It's only heavy if you drop it. When you are moving it is much more stable and the foot boards are greatshe said, and I agree. I think it is the best selling bike HD ever built.