Old guy on a 48
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Old guy on a 48
why would a 58 year old guy thats ridden everything cept Jap and ridden mostly harley baggers, owns a FLTX, have so much fun on a 48 that the FLTX stays in the garage
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Personally speaking, I love my dressers! My personal favorite is the Road King, with a Fatboy and Heritage Softtail right behind (I like the 40's and 50's Harley influence)... but I also love to get onto a bike that I can flick around and play with. Can't do it all that much with a Caddy-Davidson but you can with a Sportster. I am not a huge fan of the looks of the traditional Sportsters (some of them look really nice, just a matter of personal taste), but when the Iron, Nightster, and 48 came out it was love at first sight (remember at the beginning of class I told you my love affair with the classic designs?). I think Harley really nailed these designs, and look forward to tearing some street up on one myself.
I have a friend who owns mostly GSXR's (proof that I tolerate all sorts of people) and he just sold his WinneBuso for another teeter-totter bike that he can flick it all over the Dragon. According to him, the Busa was just too big to really play around with, and I could see that.
All in all, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to tour this great red, white, and blue country of ours, a Sporty would probably not be the best decision. You might want to trade it in for something of the two wheeled sofa persuasion. However if your illness is boredom and lack of fun, then a 48 would be a great prescription!
I have a friend who owns mostly GSXR's (proof that I tolerate all sorts of people) and he just sold his WinneBuso for another teeter-totter bike that he can flick it all over the Dragon. According to him, the Busa was just too big to really play around with, and I could see that.
All in all, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to tour this great red, white, and blue country of ours, a Sporty would probably not be the best decision. You might want to trade it in for something of the two wheeled sofa persuasion. However if your illness is boredom and lack of fun, then a 48 would be a great prescription!
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From: Walker WV by way of NEW YORK CITY
Personally speaking, I love my dressers! My personal favorite is the Road King, with a Fatboy and Heritage Softtail right behind (I like the 40's and 50's Harley influence)... but I also love to get onto a bike that I can flick around and play with. Can't do it all that much with a Caddy-Davidson but you can with a Sportster. I am not a huge fan of the looks of the traditional Sportsters (some of them look really nice, just a matter of personal taste), but when the Iron, Nightster, and 48 came out it was love at first sight (remember at the beginning of class I told you my love affair with the classic designs?). I think Harley really nailed these designs, and look forward to tearing some street up on one myself.
I have a friend who owns mostly GSXR's (proof that I tolerate all sorts of people) and he just sold his WinneBuso for another teeter-totter bike that he can flick it all over the Dragon. According to him, the Busa was just too big to really play around with, and I could see that.
All in all, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to tour this great red, white, and blue country of ours, a Sporty would probably not be the best decision. You might want to trade it in for something of the two wheeled sofa persuasion. However if your illness is boredom and lack of fun, then a 48 would be a great prescription!
I have a friend who owns mostly GSXR's (proof that I tolerate all sorts of people) and he just sold his WinneBuso for another teeter-totter bike that he can flick it all over the Dragon. According to him, the Busa was just too big to really play around with, and I could see that.
All in all, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to tour this great red, white, and blue country of ours, a Sporty would probably not be the best decision. You might want to trade it in for something of the two wheeled sofa persuasion. However if your illness is boredom and lack of fun, then a 48 would be a great prescription!
In my sig it states I own a '10 FLTX and a "10 48. I was just throwing out there that I'm having a pisser of a time on my 48 for a 58 year old guy that has ridden all types of bikes except Jap and mostly HARLEY DAVIDSON Ultras
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Why? Because you want to....and age doesn't matter.
My Dad is 78 and rides a '06 Sportster XL883 in Vivid Black with nice Porker pipes and some other mods. Could have any bike he wishes, but likes the nimble little Sporty.
Have fun and ride safe!
3rd generation Harley man right here!
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My Dad is 78 and rides a '06 Sportster XL883 in Vivid Black with nice Porker pipes and some other mods. Could have any bike he wishes, but likes the nimble little Sporty.
Have fun and ride safe!
3rd generation Harley man right here!
~Joe
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Oh no, don't take what I am saying as arguing, I am actually agreeing with you. Like I said, I am into bigger bikes myself, but recently got a Nightster for my fiancee and plan to have a ball on the thing when she is at work or otherwise will let me ride it! The bikes that you can flick back and forth are just plain fun, the bigger rides are smooth and stable, but you sacrifice the fun factor. Sort of like going from a luxury car to a sports car. I am really looking forward to playing around with Tiff's scoot, and will be right there with you grinning ear to ear on hers!
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BTW, the statement about touring was not meant to be directed at you, but rather a general statement that if one were to do a lot of long distance riding, a smaller bike would not be the best choice, but for just plain fun the smaller scoots are hard to beat. You are fortunate to have two awesome models, and I am sure that if you were going on a long distance trip you would likely chose the FLTX. Still though, for hands down fun a Sportster is hard to beat, and offers something that bigger sleds cannot easily provide.