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I've been super happy with this bike. We racked up a lot of miles before winter and look forward to spring. I wish I had made this decision years back. It's been a fun and comfortable motorcycle for my wife and I. An no neither of us, gear up like above. |
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This is exactly the problem! I bought a Vrod because it was the only Harley that really spoke to me. However, I just couldn't get into all the "other" stuff. I didn't want to wear leather chaps, ugly ass black boots, and spend $60 on a t-shirt that said "HD" blah blah on it. I tried it, but reverted back to more normal attire and a full face helmet. Everyone I rode with was a MD, lawyer, business owner, executive, etc fully decked out in HD gear - jeans, socks, belts, rings, etc. Sold the Vrod and miss riding, but I do not miss all the polishing, washing, cleaning, special attire, etc. I want another bike, but I am thinking cafe racer or BMW.
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The extent of mods I've done to my Ducati is a full Arrow exhaust and forged Marchesini wheels. Fueling is a bit better with the exhaust and it dropped about 15lbs of weight plus it sounds better with the baffle in than the stock exhaust, with the baffle out it is quite loud, too loud for me really, but still not as loud as a Harley with straight pipes. The wheels reduced weight another 5lbs. At 150hp and 90ft lbs of torque stock there really isn't any reason to try to add more power. It will hoist the front wheel up in the first couple gears pretty easily, it is way more capable than I am. |
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24 February 2018, 01:49 PM | #38 |
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Every 1000 miles?!?!? Your bike and your money but that seems a bit extreme.
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Buying a custom chopper is a crap shoot. So many problems, right from the get go. Even if they were from a manufacturer. A friend had an Ultra Ground Pounder he bought new. He had his share of problems, not to mention the bath he took when he sold it. Terrible re sale on those things. I'm sorry your friend had problems with his. If I ever have a Ducati, I probably would stop at the extent you did, exhaust and maybe wheels. They're just about as perfect as they come I like loud, but not obnoxious loud. I'm not a fan of Thunderheaders and drag pipes. I've always had baffles in my exhaust. Drag pipes rob power from you on the street. They are great on the drag strip at WFO
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1,000 miles or once every spring. Whichever came first. It probably was excessive. I rode it hard thou and didn't want to take any chances. I probably won't do the same with the Dresser I have now
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The '69 Sportster I had wasn't too far behind that
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My apartment building manager made me put a drip pan under it in the parking lot.
I traded a KZ1000 for it, which in hindsight was probably a dumb trade. But it was a really good idea at that time in my life. I could see touring on a Goldwing now, but the HD leather crowd that predominates riding culture here is a big turn off for me. |
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I should have taken out loans in 2008 to short HD when they went from one destination Dealer in TX to nearly 50 today opening huge Dealerships in every Texas town over 50K population. Nobody is buying that many Electraglides in Blue.
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I’m on my third fuel gauge sending unit. They work for a year or two and then they start giving faulty readings and error messages. I’ve had the front brake master cylinder replaced under warranty too. It didn’t fail but was getting spongy and progressively worse until I took it in. My local dealer is top notch and I honestly don’t think I’d ever own a Ducati without the support of a trustworthy Ducati dealership nearby. I purchased both of my Ducati’s from them new and I’d recommend them to anyone looking to buy a Ducati or have their bike serviced. If you’re going to buy a new Ducati my recommendation would be to ride the crap out of it. If anything fails, you want it to fail under warranty. Extended warranties are a bit of a bargain too, I would recommend purchasing one from your dealer before the factory warranty expires. Ducati.ms is a great online resource too. I’m a member there under the same username I have here. I’ve been a member there for almost 10 years. This reminds me, I need to bleed my rear brake soon, they get spongy and need this done about every 12 months. I can do that myself though. |
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I've literally been a fan of HD my whole life. There's been one in the garage every day of my life. My dad rode and still does once in a while. Motorcycles are in my blood. However...if I were to do any serious touring, I'd have a hard look at a Goldwing. You can't ignore what they have to offer with that motorcycle Quote:
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Harley had a big following with the Dyna platform. They sold every one they made. They have a huge following. Same thing with the FXR line. The guys who are in their 60-70's now didn't like the FXR's because of the way they look. It's debatable now that they're the best handling motorcycle they've made. Even more so than the Dyna that replaced it. A lot of guys in their 20's-30's won't ride anything else but these. Have a look at all the Instagram pages to see that.
Problem is HD discontinued them both. They killed off a lot of new business by doing that. The young crowd that ride Dynas now, don't like it's replacement. When they are ready to buy a new motorcycle, they might look elsewhere. I haven't rode a new Softail yet to see if it is as good as it's been hyped up to be. Who knows, it could be the new FXR
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They only have the Street models, Sportster, Softail, V-Rod and Touring models. That's only 5 different chassis. I've have a lot of miles on FXR's too. From stock to 100HP 100FTLBS at the real wheel. Hard to beat. What I meant is from what I hear, not only from the press but from people who have actual miles on them. The new Softail chassis is stiffer and gives more feedback to the rider than the Dynas. Supposedly it's tight like Dynas and FXR's. Taller suspension means more lean angle. They've told me as far as that goes, it it's comparable. As far as going back to it's roots, the lines of the Softail are designed to look like the old hardtails. I'd much rather ride an FXR or the Dyna I owned than previous versions of the Softail but I won't rule the new ones out until I have personal experience
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They are mainly appealing to the younger generation with some of their newer styling and blackened out paint and no chrome. Personally I don't like the newfangled styles they have right now but I loved the traditional styles with lots of chrome. But the company sales are way down, and the 20 somethings and 30 somethings are not interested in Harleys. The RUB's (rich urban bikers) who are your white collar high income weekend riders are aging just like the baby boomers and this generation of riders are not riding anymore due to the fact they are getting older. Harley has a serious dilemma ahead of them, IMO |
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Ironic that back in the early 90's you had to go on a waiting list to get the Harley model of your choice. Kinda like the stainless Rolex models going on now.
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Fat Boys and Road Kings back then were like SS Daytonas now. If you were luck enough to get one, you could name your price on the secondary market. The local dealer wouldn't sell to you again if did that.
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I get your point, but you wouldn't have to take out loans to short a stock (borrow and sell the shares). You just need a margin account. Now, if the stock moves against you (up) and you start getting margin calls....well then, that's when you may need to take out some loans!
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