Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Driver's License, Class CM

In my wallet.  Now to finding a bike.  The local Harley dealer had a 2005 Sportster for under $5k, which is pretty tempting, especially since it has the rubber-mounted engine to reduce vibration.

Onward!

UPDATE 16 July 2013 18:58: Stretch email with this awesome Harley-Davidson accessory.  Want.


Bet ASM826 would go riding with that ...

8 comments:

  1. Rev. PaulJuly 16, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    Congrats, and good luck!

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  2. Dave HJuly 16, 2013 at 7:37 PM

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  3. Dave HJuly 16, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    Congratulations sir. You won't regret it. Not until you get a bike and start buying gear anyway. It's amazing how the price of an item of clothing can go up 200% when you imply it's for riding.

    You know, there -are- other bikes besides Harleys. Just like there are other operating systems besides Linux, and other handguns besides 1911s.

    (Fire in the hole!)

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  4. Jay GJuly 16, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    Ignore Dave. He spaketh heresy.

    Get the Harley. SRSLY.

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  5. EagleJuly 16, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    Good choice. You won't regret it. Re. my previous: the sportys went to EFI in 2007, but were rubber-mount in 2005. My bad.

    Riding 2-up on a sporty is... problematic. I've been there. If you're gonna go 2-up, swap the stock shocks for Progressive 440 Heavy Duty - you can do this yourself in your own garage in about an hour.

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  6. ASM826July 16, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    Yes, if unaltered Thompsons were an available accessory, I would be standing at the door when the Harley dealer opened tomorrow.

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  7. East Of The PecosJuly 17, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    The Sportster is a nice bike, but not for longer rides or 2 up riding. If you have your heart set on a Harley spend a little more and look at a Dyna or Softail. Your keester and spine will thank you.


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  8. SevesteenJuly 17, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    Instead of rubber mounts to control vibration, you could consider more cylinders...although to be fair, there aren't enough modern 4's suitable for grown ups.

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