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How was riding on the beach? I was in Daytona too, but didn't take mine on the beach.
It was definitely a "learning curve" kind of thing. The hard sand wasn't a problem, but the patches of soft sand, especially at the entrances and exits, were a little challenging. I managed to stay upright but my buddy dropped his Ultra 3 times. In his defense- all the beer was in one saddlebag so he was off balance. It didn't hurt a thing dropping it in the sand, except maybe his pride.
I'm glad I did it, one of the coolest things I've done on my bike, but of course now there's sand in strange places for awhile.
I am not fan of yellow except the day I parked next to a yellow RKCustom. Infact, I looked seriously at trading my 09 RK for the yellow SG (2013 I think) until I saw it in person. A yellow fairing was just a bit too much yellow for me.
I'm excited to see your next picture with the yellow bags.
Beary
I'll post pics ASAP which will be in about 90 days when I get home.
I thought the same thing when I first saw the bike online but when I went to look at and saw it in the sun, oh yeah.
It was definitely a "learning curve" kind of thing. The hard sand wasn't a problem, but the patches of soft sand, especially at the entrances and exits, were a little challenging. I managed to stay upright but my buddy dropped his Ultra 3 times. In his defense- all the beer was in one saddlebag so he was off balance. It didn't hurt a thing dropping it in the sand, except maybe his pride.
I'm glad I did it, one of the coolest things I've done on my bike, but of course now there's sand in strange places for awhile.
Beautiful bike and a great picture.
Getting rid of the sand may take a while.
It goes everywhere.
It was definitely a "learning curve" kind of thing. The hard sand wasn't a problem, but the patches of soft sand, especially at the entrances and exits, were a little challenging. I managed to stay upright but my buddy dropped his Ultra 3 times. In his defense- all the beer was in one saddlebag so he was off balance. It didn't hurt a thing dropping it in the sand, except maybe his pride.
I'm glad I did it, one of the coolest things I've done on my bike, but of course now there's sand in strange places for awhile.
What you describe is why I didn't want to try it. I've taken a 4 wheel drive SUV onto the beach at the northern end of the Outer Banks in North Carolina and, just as you describe, there was a pit of very soft sand right where the ramp dumped onto the beach. I did OK, but saw several cars get stuck and had to help push them out. I didn't want to mess with that with the bike (let alone the "sand everywhere" issue especially with a long ride back to Northern Virginia ahead of me. But I'll bet it was fun while you were out there!
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