06 softail classic?
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ORIGINAL: dixiebob
Good morning. I have an 06 Softtail Heritage Classic with the 88, 2-1 Vance and Hines Pro HS Pipe and Stage 1 breather. I dyno at 76hp and 77 lbs. of torque. What I like about owning the 06 is it was the last year HD made the tried and true 88. I enjoy the ride of the softtail, and the 5th gear throttle response when you roll out around slower traffic is great. The Heritage is a great bike for overnight or daytrips. We live on theUpper Texas coastand ride year round. Average temp here is 76 degrees. The wife and I like to ride to Galveston for the day (200 mile round trip) and the 88 has plenty of get up and go to ride two up all day at 70 mph. God, Family and Texas
Good morning. I have an 06 Softtail Heritage Classic with the 88, 2-1 Vance and Hines Pro HS Pipe and Stage 1 breather. I dyno at 76hp and 77 lbs. of torque. What I like about owning the 06 is it was the last year HD made the tried and true 88. I enjoy the ride of the softtail, and the 5th gear throttle response when you roll out around slower traffic is great. The Heritage is a great bike for overnight or daytrips. We live on theUpper Texas coastand ride year round. Average temp here is 76 degrees. The wife and I like to ride to Galveston for the day (200 mile round trip) and the 88 has plenty of get up and go to ride two up all day at 70 mph. God, Family and Texas
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RE: 06 softail classic?
ORIGINAL: dixiebob
Good morning. I have an 06 Softtail Heritage Classic with the 88, 2-1 Vance and Hines Pro HS Pipe and Stage 1 breather. I dyno at 76hp and 77 lbs. of torque. What I like about owning the 06 is it was the last year HD made the tried and true 88. I enjoy the ride of the softtail, and the 5th gear throttle response when you roll out around slower traffic is great. The Heritage is a great bike for overnight or daytrips. We live on theUpper Texas coastand ride year round. Average temp here is 76 degrees. The wife and I like to ride to Galveston for the day (200 mile round trip) and the 88 has plenty of get up and go to ride two up all day at 70 mph. God, Family and Texas
Good morning. I have an 06 Softtail Heritage Classic with the 88, 2-1 Vance and Hines Pro HS Pipe and Stage 1 breather. I dyno at 76hp and 77 lbs. of torque. What I like about owning the 06 is it was the last year HD made the tried and true 88. I enjoy the ride of the softtail, and the 5th gear throttle response when you roll out around slower traffic is great. The Heritage is a great bike for overnight or daytrips. We live on theUpper Texas coastand ride year round. Average temp here is 76 degrees. The wife and I like to ride to Galveston for the day (200 mile round trip) and the 88 has plenty of get up and go to ride two up all day at 70 mph. God, Family and Texas
The '06 was available injection or carb. I pick injection.
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RE: 06 softail classic?
ORIGINAL: dixiebob
McPastor, I have the stock Heritage handlebars on my 06. I see by the picture of your bike, you have changed your bars out. What are they?
I'm 6'1" and the reach on the stock handle bars are fine, but due to theheighth of the bars at times my hands go numb. Also experience some pain in my shoulder rotor cup. Did you ever experience anything like that? Thanks for your time. Sharp looking bike!
McPastor, I have the stock Heritage handlebars on my 06. I see by the picture of your bike, you have changed your bars out. What are they?
I'm 6'1" and the reach on the stock handle bars are fine, but due to theheighth of the bars at times my hands go numb. Also experience some pain in my shoulder rotor cup. Did you ever experience anything like that? Thanks for your time. Sharp looking bike!
These are Wild 1 Chubby RK II Part #WO518. Here's a link to Wild 1 bars: http://www.wild1inc.com/handlebars.html. IMHO, I think they look better than the original mini apes, especially when the bike is stripped down like the pic below. However, I did find the original bars comfortable, and you could rotate them toward you or away from you quite a bit to find what works best for you. The Wild 1's are low and wide, which I like, but I do get a littlestrain feeling on my back between my shoulder blades. It's never been a problem, even on all day rides. I'm 5'10. A pull-back riser would have been helpful for me, but a little late now, since the dealer had to splice and extend all the wires, which now run internally. It cleans up the front end. You might want to ask your dealer if you could hold some of the bars they have in stock while sitting on your bike.
Good luck!
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