softail question
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softail question
Hey I bought my first softail a few months ago 2001 standard. love the looks of the bike but hate the lean angle. everytime I lean hard into the turn I scrape the primary cover. Hit it pretty hard today. Now before you go in say that it ant a sport bike. I know but i ridden dyna's and a roadking that had alot more lean angle than this. I don't think this bike has been lowerd either. Do any of you guys hit your primary cover? Not that big of a deal around town but my friends will eat me alive in the mountains.
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I've owned only Heritages since I began riding HD in 1988. Guess I just love the look. Most Heritage owners scrape the footboards on both sides if leaning too much. That's probably why the footboard frame is stainless steel and not chrome.
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I have foot pegs. and 150/80/16 tire on back. It don't look any loward than the other softails I seen but is something I need to check thanks for responding
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What kind of bikes are your friends riding? If you're trying to keep up with sport bikes, good luck. But I agree with others above, check to make sure it hasn't been lowered. I can get pretty aggressive and haven't scraped the primary.
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Couldn't keep up with my friends either on my Deluxe. So I added a Ninja to the stable a few years ago. Yes, it will run circles around my Deluxe or any Harley for that matter, but I still prefer my Harley.
Couldn't keep up with my friends either on my Deluxe. So I added a Ninja to the stable a few years ago. Yes, it will run circles around my Deluxe or any Harley for that matter, but I still prefer my Harley.
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They ride cruisers and goldwings. no sports bikes. I could actually out run most on my wideglides and roadking. Now I just take the rear of the pack and they wait on me at the top of the hill. I have never had any Harley hit the primary before the foot pegs except for this softail. and I 'm not pushing it that hard. Nothing near what I could do on my king or Dyna. Maybe thats why outlaws ride Dyna's and not Softails
