Observations
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RE: Observations
i've ridden a pan a few times in a rigid chop, it was ok, funny feelin but ok...didnt ride it long enough to cuss it....owned acoupla shovels and an ironhead sporty, they all sucked to me...always something....had 3 evo based scoots and they were fine i thought...my last chopper would flat haul *** and never left me stranded...my 06 SG is a dream tho...an i damn sure aint bitchin...but i do know what ya mean SMT...makes ya wonder
was in line at Costco with the wife today and we both had on HD shirts(we'd been ridin)...some roody-poo guy was in front with his boots on...but no ridin hair, no ridin tan, & creamy lilly white hands...he looks at me and says "you ride"
(dumbass, look at the lines on my face), but i told him "ya, already been enjoyin the day"..so he says "i ride a chopper" with this air about him...an i'm thinkin as a watch the wife smirk, that he aint rode nothin lately....anyways i tell him "i just sold my last" and he looked at me like i had 4 heads..then he asks with a frown like i'm stupid or somethin "why, i got a one-off custom"....told him i was tired of fightin it, wife bought me this SG and i cant get off it....he didnt say anything else and walked off...we laughed at him and his make believe, at best he had a big dog....we both knew the look he gave and how he wanted us to feel like he was the ridin king $hit...i bet he's on this forum now bitchin about the noise on his new bike with 200 miles on it 
was in line at Costco with the wife today and we both had on HD shirts(we'd been ridin)...some roody-poo guy was in front with his boots on...but no ridin hair, no ridin tan, & creamy lilly white hands...he looks at me and says "you ride"
(dumbass, look at the lines on my face), but i told him "ya, already been enjoyin the day"..so he says "i ride a chopper" with this air about him...an i'm thinkin as a watch the wife smirk, that he aint rode nothin lately....anyways i tell him "i just sold my last" and he looked at me like i had 4 heads..then he asks with a frown like i'm stupid or somethin "why, i got a one-off custom"....told him i was tired of fightin it, wife bought me this SG and i cant get off it....he didnt say anything else and walked off...we laughed at him and his make believe, at best he had a big dog....we both knew the look he gave and how he wanted us to feel like he was the ridin king $hit...i bet he's on this forum now bitchin about the noise on his new bike with 200 miles on it
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From: lancaster, pa
RE: Observations
The belt drive was one of my faverit improvements. Remember changing chains and sprockes at least annually[:@]dont get me wrong still love the old bikes(for 50 feet)
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RE: Observations
I have one knuck,2 pans,one shovel,traded the evo,and currently have an 07 sg.Its an early release,my fault,which makes the clatter,was tested and tried by them to fix and couldnt.I would bet most of these guys complaining about the odd noise a 20th century built bike has-some of course-are people that have ridden others HDs.Sure you get tired of hearing it but these guys may have stopped other owners have having this problem.A better bike was built.HD does listen to their customers/dealers esp and make changes.The 07 will go like many others have,ebay,craigs list,local newspaper or traded for something built better.I cant say this for the older bikes.
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I knew I would find some of you guys that knew what I was talking about. I remember my first TC88 on a 2001 FLHTC/I... I got off it after the test ride and said I'll take it. I hadno idea what I was missing after riding pans and shovels all those years. I bought it brand new..the first new HD I ever bought.
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From: Long Island NY
RE: Observations
Well I want to say a Twinkies or Evo will never have that true potato potato sound of those bikes. I had several older bikes and found most problems with them were the inferior chrome of poor aligned parts. And of course the bad wiring of the 79 sporters and Low riders. Remember having to completely rewire the sporty on the side of the rode in evening light one time because the stupid plug corroded up. Once they were put together right they were pretty reliable in Humble opinion. I was never afraid to go one a trip. though I carried tools just in case. Hell I still carry tools when I am going on a cross country ride. You never know. Just the tools you carry have changed.
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RE: Observations
Two Sporties, one magneto fired, would just as soon toss ya over the bars as start, the other, a 1980 Roadster, well, every 12 to 15k miles, valve job (rode it a little to hard I guess) a 1984 FXRS EVO, what a blast, great bike and no problems, 03 TC88 RKC and now an 07 Ultra. Yes, they have gotten better, every evolution (pun intended) of bike did get better, and I wouldn't keep buying them if they didn't. Big plus to me is the ability to modify, customize and wrench on the bike myself, with needing too many special tools to do so.
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RE: Observations
When I got home Friday morning (after being away 12 days)...rode the RKC about 80 miles, then got the DuoGLide out (started on the FIRST key on kick after sitting twelve days!), was very tired (caught a flight from Norfolk at 5:50 am), but I missed my baby's. Anyway, you want a real wake up call about how far we have come, ride an old orginal Pan right after you get off of a new and you will know what several of us know...to borrow a cliche, if I have to explain, you wouldnt understand...
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From: The streets of Bakersfield, CA
RE: Observations
ORIGINAL: TwoBaggerz
When I got home Friday morning (after being away 12 days)...rode the RKC about 80 miles, then got the DuoGLide out (started on the FIRST key on kick after sitting twelve days!), was very tired (caught a flight from Norfolk at 5:50 am), but I missed my baby's. Anyway, you want a real wake up call about how far we have come, ride an old orginal Pan right after you get off of a new and you will know what several of us know...to borrow a cliche, if I have to explain, you wouldnt understand...
When I got home Friday morning (after being away 12 days)...rode the RKC about 80 miles, then got the DuoGLide out (started on the FIRST key on kick after sitting twelve days!), was very tired (caught a flight from Norfolk at 5:50 am), but I missed my baby's. Anyway, you want a real wake up call about how far we have come, ride an old orginal Pan right after you get off of a new and you will know what several of us know...to borrow a cliche, if I have to explain, you wouldnt understand...