Here is my first touring bike. I bought it back in January. A big change from my old FXWG.

 

They take a little getting used to but after a while they seem normal.
I'm on my 3rd EG now,put 200,000 miles on the last one.

 

appears to be the Black pearl also, my favorite color!!

 

Ride within your comfort zone and put some miles on that Baby!

 

Lots of upgrades too. Vance and Hines full exhaust, air cleaner and tuner. I believe it's cammed as well. Dakota Digital gauges with black painted inner fairing, Avon grips, additional lighting with smoked lenses and other things I know I'm forgetting. When the weather gets better here, I'm headed to a local school to work on my low speed handling. I've also signed up for a returning rider course next month. I'm sure it will help.

 

You are correct sir.

 

They actually handle pretty well at low speeds,the main thing is the tipping point of no return because they are so heavy if you get too far over there's no saving it.
Higher speeds going into corners is where you really gotta watch it,it's all countersteering you can't body english these heavy weights and the cornering clearance is less than many other bikes but don't panic if you scrape the footboards a little.

 

I've noticed the tipping point issue. It's definitely a lot heavier than my old Shovelhead. I really liked leaning the old Ironhead Sporty and the Shovelhead. I replaced my foot pegs a few times due to scrapes. This is a totally new animal and I'm looking forward to putting many miles on it once I get used to it and feel more confident on it.

 

Just consider how much fun practicing is going to be... After finding a few thousand miles up and through mountain passes with a few thousand miles through twisters on the open road, it will be like old hat, and now you have room for several hats, gloves, coats, clothes, etc.
As was mentioned, counter steering is a necessity, a heavy bike and the wider front wheel will not carve the corner without the lean and counter steer combination. Make sure your courses cover that aspect, I just talked to a gal that bought a heavy bike and was surprised to hear that counter steering was not even mentioned in her riding class.
Damn, that makes me want to plan a long trip.

 

Nice ! That's a lot of bike.
I'm on my 4th touring bike. I decided I was going to ride out to Milwaukee last month for the Homecoming. As it got closer, I started wondering if I really wanted to to make a 1900-mile round trip on my beloved Heritage. She's a great bike but the wind beats you up at 75 on long rides. I bought a 2017 Road Glide Ultra 4 days before leaving for Milwaukee. This is the heaviest bike I've owned with a wet weight of 926 lbs. I have a 30" inseam and I scrambled trying to get used to it before leaving, took off the passenger floorboards because my calves would hit them while backing it up, grabbed a low-profile Road Glide/Street Glide seat (helped a lot). Made it to Milwaukee without issue. The bike road like a dream. Some of those never-ending left turns around the mountains in PA were tough, especially when you are trying to pass a tractor trailer.
These big touring bikes are great if you plan to put on the miles but for me they are a bitch otherwise. I have a small garage and an uphill, part stone driveway. All I can say is thank God for crash bars.
I put a set of 12" Road Glide shocks on but did not like the ride, bottomed out too often. I wound up getting a set of lowering blocks and went back to the 13" shocks. Other than that I just have to eat my Wheaties and practice. A low-speed driving course is a great idea. I have to look into it.