How many gears?

[Vince]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

I get that but, what about an emergency? I want all the lean I can get. I'd rather wash the rear having run out of what the rubber can hold than get stood up by the pipe if it ever comes to that.

Been there and had to do that. It scraped, but held on to the road. If the bike had been higher off the road, I really couldn't have leaned anymore than I did. Wouldn't want a bike I couldn't put in a turn as much as I had to turn. Even so, if I want to ride, I've got to have a machine I can put my feet on the ground and use the way I need to use it.

[aps45819]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

I get that but, what about an emergency? I want all the lean I can get. I'd rather wash the rear having run out of what the rubber can hold than get stood up by the pipe if it ever comes to that.

Sport or adventure bike if you want to lean

[GWguy]

Not a great pic, and it really doesn't look that impressive, but much lower and the lower saddle bags would have been dragging...

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[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Vince

B I've got to have a machine I can put my feet on the ground and use the way I need to use it.

Can't argue with that!

[onebdzee]

Originally Posted by Vince

Nah, you get to know exactly how far you can go and it's just the very bottom aft tip of the pipe that hits not the whole pipe.

Friend of mine drags his pipes on his Ultra just about every turn....he's ground away quite a bit of them

He says if you are causing sparks to fly, you aren't doing it right

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Sport or adventure bike if you want to lean

Certainly won't claim big touring bikes are the equal because they are not but, I was shocked the first couple times I road FLHTCU's just how far, and readily, those beasts would get over. Same with my Strat. I actually need to change the crash bar because I hit it too often. It's the wrong shape, never mind what the manufacturing says and THAT is not a good feeling when it hits.

I belong on an adventure bike because I'll go pretty much anywhere, fire trails, gravel, dirt roads, crap roads, and have done so on the Strat. But, I like a big bike, the down in it feel, all the bags, trunk, V twin, etc.

More bikes is the obvious answer!

[Vince]

Originally Posted by onebdzee

Friend of mine drags his pipes on his Ultra just about every turn....he's ground away quite a bit of them

He says if you are causing sparks to fly, you aren't doing it right

You still have your Sporty?

[aps45819]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

Certainly won't claim big touring bikes are the equal because they are not but, I was shocked the first couple times I road FLHTCU's just how far, and readily, those beasts would get over.

Try and catch a Ride Like a Pro demonstration. They do tighter turns on the big baggers then we do on 250's during the safety classes

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Try and catch a Ride Like a Pro demonstration. They do tighter turns on the big baggers then we do on 250's during the safety classes

Got the dvd. #4

Great stuff

[Gilligan (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Try and catch a Ride Like a Pro demonstration. They do tighter turns on the big baggers then we do on 250's during the safety classes

Maybe I need to get a copy of that and watch it. I'd like to be able to drag a knee in a really tight turn at 80 on my '47 without drifting out too much.