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Mine is my commute and daily driver, it is a 2011 EG Classic and the looks are not too bad with the tour pack on. I honestly think that the bigger front wheel helps balance the look out with the king tour pack on the back. But that is just me.
I agree with the tourpak. Great looking bike Jay. Real nice.
I didn't mean to offend, just was out drinking with the wife and a Commercial came on with a chopper and I had the thought. My thinking was maybe people were / might 7se the Chopper trees on a bagger. That's all that I meant.
no worries man. not offended at all. things come across wrong sometimes when reading texts
Originally Posted by Hogpro
Well, Ultima is made in Korea. I'm not willing to possibly compromise the integrity of my ride to save a few bucks on trees. Not sure how anyone else feels about this but I prefer a tried and true product that is made here in the USA even if it costs a lot more as that way I am supporting my own economy and getting a better product. Sure anyone can get someone overseas to knock off a high quality made in the USA product to bring a cheaper product to market however this product is never as nice and never functions as well as the original.
Working in this industry you see all kinds of stuff and it seems the lesson that has been learned many times over is get the good part that costs more first and you do not end up having to buy the better part later on down the road when you discover that what you got is not going to work well. Sure, you save a little money off the bat but you end up spending more later on which is counterproductive in all ways.
Just my opinion.
i completely agree. theres a lot of industry people here so thats why i asked here. people that have the experience and deal with the stuff usually have better answers. thanks
For those that were asking or have sent me a PM asking for closer pictures, here is a comparison of the stock trees and with the HHI trees. I will say at highway speeds with the HHI trees, it was more solid than stock even with the stock wheels until around 110MPH but then it got a little light and squirrelly. Not sure if it was the wind today and yesterday, the road or what but it is def a lot better than the stock trees at highway speeds.
I ran a 23 with HHI trees. Not a problem and rode great. Only thing is once the big wheel bug catches you you'll regret not going 26 which I ended up doing a few months later, with an AS bolt on.
To be honest the 26 rides better
23
26
Not to hijack this thread, but do you have any issues driving at night? I've been looking at a lot of big wheel bikes and mostly guys post with their air ride down but seems the head light is always pointing up. I will eventually have a big wheel, but don't want to have to only ride during the day. Please forgive me if this is a stupid question. Lastly, you have an amazing ride man.
Not to hijack this thread, but do you have any issues driving at night? I've been looking at a lot of big wheel bikes and mostly guys post with their air ride down but seems the head light is always pointing up. I will eventually have a big wheel, but don't want to have to only ride during the day. Please forgive me if this is a stupid question. Lastly, you have an amazing ride man.
thats a good question. people i know that have air ride, ride around town with it down and everywhere else with it up. in town they dont notice the headlight because of the street lights but it also shines in oncoming traffic sometimes
On my 23" with raked trees I had to use a 'wedge' that brought the headlight back into the correct position, however a number of raked trees now have this adjustment built in.
Awesome looking bikes!!! Made me start looking now myself. Damn the OP for making me look to spend more of my money......lol
One question though. Everyone in here says they ride better than stock, but is that around town and interstate riding where it is usually straight roads or do they handle just as good in the curves? Here in East TN a straight road is hard to find. I have to still be able to have fun in the curves. Like my roads like I like my women.... with some curves.
For those that were asking or have sent me a PM asking for closer pictures, here is a comparison of the stock trees and with the HHI trees. I will say at highway speeds with the HHI trees, it was more solid than stock even with the stock wheels until around 110MPH but then it got a little light and squirrelly. Not sure if it was the wind today and yesterday, the road or what but it is def a lot better than the stock trees at highway speeds.
HHI Trees
Stock Trees
The first picture shows the front fender really close to the crash bar. Is that true or just how the picture was taken?
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