Question about comfort
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Question about comfort
Hello all,
I don't own a Harley, I have a 1995 Yamaha Virago. My wife doesn't care for the ride except for short trips.
I'm considering a bigger bike, but I need to be sure SHE likes the way it rides on longer trips.
I'm not sure if I should be looking at a Heritage or Road King or whatever.
Whichever bike I decide to go with, I want it to be smooth and comfortable.
Suggestions appreciated. Here's a pic of my Virago. It's a great around town cruiser.
I don't own a Harley, I have a 1995 Yamaha Virago. My wife doesn't care for the ride except for short trips.
I'm considering a bigger bike, but I need to be sure SHE likes the way it rides on longer trips.
I'm not sure if I should be looking at a Heritage or Road King or whatever.
Whichever bike I decide to go with, I want it to be smooth and comfortable.
Suggestions appreciated. Here's a pic of my Virago. It's a great around town cruiser.
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I'm sure you'll get this several times.... either of those will make good 2up bikes. my advice - rent a Heritage and y'all take it out for the day. next weekend rent a Road King. then you and the little lady can decide which one works best.
good luck with your search.
good luck with your search.
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man, you can do a lot of things for comfort on a bike.
first ask yourself what kinda harley you wanna buy and then go from there. softails are great for long distance 2 up if you got a sissybar and a nice cozy seat back there for the mrs.
me tho, I have a night train lowered in the back, so not too cozy. my wife rides her own superglide.
never ridded a roadking but I hear the comfort can't be beat.
if she doesn't like where her feet are slap some floorboards on the back, *** hurts, get a gel seat for her.
harleys can be changed or made to whatever ya want.
first ask yourself what kinda harley you wanna buy and then go from there. softails are great for long distance 2 up if you got a sissybar and a nice cozy seat back there for the mrs.
me tho, I have a night train lowered in the back, so not too cozy. my wife rides her own superglide.
never ridded a roadking but I hear the comfort can't be beat.
if she doesn't like where her feet are slap some floorboards on the back, *** hurts, get a gel seat for her.
harleys can be changed or made to whatever ya want.
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Renting first is always best. The tour bikes (road king) are great bikes for the open road, and not bad around town. The Heritage is a great bike for long trips too. Me and the OL took a ten day trip from eastern canada down to north carolina and had no trouble at all with both stock seats and stock sissy bar. I did add passenger floorboards and that's really a must. For me, it was a easy choice, but they are both great bikes.
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save yourself some time .. go straight for the Road King, you and her won't regret it
btw... nice ol' Yamahopper
btw... nice ol' Yamahopper
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Thanks. It's a real good runner. But my friend with the Shovelhead told me he won't ride with me without his sunglasses until I get a Harley.
Sweeeet ride YOU have there BTW
Sweeeet ride YOU have there BTW
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Like aviator said, it's a good idea to rent one if you can. Around here you can usually rent one for $99 on a weekday, $145 Fri-Sun.
This is my .02 on the Heritage. I rented one a couple weeks ago for my Stepdad on his birthday (he came down from Maryland). He complained about vibration all along the 300 mile trip. Of course, being that I never have rode a traditional style Harley (I own a V-Rod), I had to take it for a spin. After about a 15 minute ride I could feel the vibration on my hands and feet pretty well. When I returned, my hands and feet still tingled. I got on her pretty hard, though, kept hitting the rev limiter, so it was going to vibrate at it's worst I'd imagine. Not sure if the Heritage has the rubber motor mounts or not? If not, I'd say that was the problem. Anyway, two up riding was great... I took my cousins out for rides and they loved it. But I did feel a little like Judas Priest because of all the metal studs and leather bags on the Heritage
It was a cool bike. Had OK power for just moping around (had the 96 motor). The gearing was good, as I'm used to having to slip the clutch in the vrod when riding off from a stop due to a tall first gear and not so friendly clutch.
EDIT: I would try to get the dealer to wave the rental fee if you end up buying a bike from them
This is my .02 on the Heritage. I rented one a couple weeks ago for my Stepdad on his birthday (he came down from Maryland). He complained about vibration all along the 300 mile trip. Of course, being that I never have rode a traditional style Harley (I own a V-Rod), I had to take it for a spin. After about a 15 minute ride I could feel the vibration on my hands and feet pretty well. When I returned, my hands and feet still tingled. I got on her pretty hard, though, kept hitting the rev limiter, so it was going to vibrate at it's worst I'd imagine. Not sure if the Heritage has the rubber motor mounts or not? If not, I'd say that was the problem. Anyway, two up riding was great... I took my cousins out for rides and they loved it. But I did feel a little like Judas Priest because of all the metal studs and leather bags on the Heritage
It was a cool bike. Had OK power for just moping around (had the 96 motor). The gearing was good, as I'm used to having to slip the clutch in the vrod when riding off from a stop due to a tall first gear and not so friendly clutch.
EDIT: I would try to get the dealer to wave the rental fee if you end up buying a bike from them
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Like others have said, rent one first.
Sure you wife has to like it but it has to be a good fit for you too. Before I bought my Heritage I rode a RK. I didn't like anything about it outside of the looks. It sat me up way too high, and the bars were just not right for me at all. The Heritage was a perfect fit for me and lots of guys ride 2 up on them.
By the way, my Heritage has ZERO vibration. That 96B engine is counterbalanced and you just need to see one run...you will know what I mean.
Sure you wife has to like it but it has to be a good fit for you too. Before I bought my Heritage I rode a RK. I didn't like anything about it outside of the looks. It sat me up way too high, and the bars were just not right for me at all. The Heritage was a perfect fit for me and lots of guys ride 2 up on them.
By the way, my Heritage has ZERO vibration. That 96B engine is counterbalanced and you just need to see one run...you will know what I mean.
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