A Hog in my future?

[Pete]

Does Pax still offer the rider safety courses?

Road King Very nice ride around town, or on the highway. customizable very easily, can tool to the store or a long road trip and have storage. Very stable bike, easy to ride, big frame, short rake and trail. I rode a Softail Deuce and couldn't get off it fast enough, I hated it.

road King will have room for Jazz or Kwillia to ride too. not both at one time though so they will have to duke it out to see who goes first.

 

[Ponytail]

They do between the different types of sportsters. Rake and trail differs between the custom, roadster and so on.

There all small differences between the 883 low and 1200 low also. but I think that is do to the larger gas tank and jugs on the 1200. you can't squat the 1200 as much due to the tank and jugs, I remember on mine, on hard bumps, the bar mounted speedo would smack the top of the tank. I had to put polyurethane bushings in the steering head to keep that from happening. The lower you put the bike, the harder it rides, the closer things get to each other.

But that's the only model that I'm seeing differences in. But those differences are purely due to the suspension set up. Rake is the same. trail dimensions are different due to the fork compression set up.

 

[itsbob]

That's when Sportsters were bigger. they were as big as Softails then.

That explains a lot then.. I always figured the 1200 kept the same size frame as the 1100, and the Skirtster went into a smaller frame.

 

[Ponytail]

Does Pax still offer the rider safety courses?

Yes. And they are still madatory to ride on base if you havent taken one before or within the last 20 years or so.

 

[Ponytail]

That explains a lot then.. I always figured the 1200 kept the same size frame as the 1100, and the Skirtster went into a smaller frame.

My Uncle still has his '74 AMF Harley 1100 Sporty. It's every bit as big as my Softail.

 

[itsbob]

Does Pax still offer the rider safety courses?

Yes, and it's free for Gov't types.. think it's free for contractors too, but you have to take a day off for it.

 

[Pete]

Yes. And they are still madatory to ride on base if you havent taken one before or within the last 20 years or so.

They wouldn't take mine from 19 years ago so I don't ride on base.

 

[itsbob]

My Uncle still has his '74 AMF Harley 1100 Sporty. It's every bit as big as my Softail.

I was told (and I'm not too knowledgeable on Harley) that the 1100 Sportster I rode (my former BIL's) was pre AMF. He had it close to 20 years himself.. totaled it once.

 

[jazz lady]

road King will have room for Jazz or Kwillia to ride too. not both at one time though so they will have to duke it out to see who goes first.

But I'm not messing with K. She could hurt me bad.

 

[Ponytail]

I was told (and I'm not too knowledgeable on Harley) that the 1100 Sportster I rode (my former BIL's) was pre AMF. He had it close to 20 years himself.. totaled it once.

It may have been. They used that 1100 motor for a long time. I think '85 was the first of the Evo' 1200 for the Sportster. Dunno when they started using it. Someday I'll read that Harley book of mine. Just not today.

 

[Agee]

Road King Very nice ride around town, or on the highway. customizable very easily, can tool to the store or a long road trip and have storage. Very stable bike, easy to ride, big frame, short rake and trail. I rode a Softail Deuce and couldn't get off it fast enough, I hated it.

Room for the clubs?

road King will have room for Jazz or Kwillia to ride too. not both at one time though so they will have to duke it out to see who goes first.

room for a rider is definately a wanna have.

 

[Pete]

Here is a Road King classic, I loved that bike. I miss it sometimes.

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[Agee]

Here is a Road King classic, I loved that bike. I miss it sometimes.

That's a whole lotta of bike! But does look cushey.

 

[itsbob]

Does Pax still offer the rider safety courses?

In the end I wouldn't settle on any type of bike or model. Treat them like you would buying a car. Go out and test ride, find the one that fits you and you feel comfortable on. Don't settle until you ride the one and you know "This is the one!" To some extent you can modify a bike to your frame, the way you sit, etc.. but start with a bike that feels good the way it is. It would suck ten miles from the dealeship you realize, this is the most godawful uncomfortable thing I've ever sat on!!

 

[Pete]

That's a whole lotta of bike! But does look cushey.

Doesn't ride nearly as big as it looks. Don't go too small you will regret it within a month.

 

[Ponytail]

Doesn't ride nearly as big as it looks. Don't go too small you will regret it within a month.

It looks MUCH bigger than it is. I rented one for the day and it was VERY comfy...but kept wanting to be back on my Softail that my brother was riding at the time.

 

[Pete]

It looks MUCH bigger than it is. I rented one for the day and it was VERY comfy...but kept wanting to be back on my Softail that my brother was riding at the time.

Rides like a mini-bike Not nearly as cumbersome as my Ultra.

 

[Ponytail]

Rides like a mini-bike Not nearly as cumbersome as my Ultra.

Not to mention that the rentals are bone stock, and you are stuck riding using whatever gas the dillhole stuck in there before you, good or bad. Mine was bad. Chug-chug-chug bang, hiccup chug-chug...ran like that the entire day. Filled it up before returning it and it ran like a raped ape all the way back to the dealer.

 

[Pete]

Not to mention that the rentals are bone stock, and you are stuck riding using whatever gas the dillhole stuck in there before you, good or bad. Mine was bad. Chug-chug-chug bang, hiccup chug-chug...ran like that the entire day. Filled it up before returning it and it ran like a raped ape all the way back to the dealer.

Ah used regular gas. The dealer in Reno that rents tells you do not fill it up, they do it. In Nevada you can't get 92 or 93 anyway 89 is the max.

 

[Ponytail]

Ah used regular gas. The dealer in Reno that rents tells you do not fill it up, they do it. In Nevada you can't get 92 or 93 anyway 89 is the max.

Yep. had regular gas in it. I made sure to report it and they put a note next to the dudes name. Seems he was a regular renter.

Mine however, has been running awesome today, and the new pipes are MUCH louder than I expected. I'd absolutely hate to hear what the un-baffled version is. I think they may have used weld splatter as baffles in mine. Can't be much more than that. Wow.