Harley regret?

Lived straight down the Mt. Evans road on Chicago Creek outside of Idaho Springs. Fished Echo and the upper Chicago Lakes (hike in) on numerous occasion and used to take my XS 500 screaming up to the Summit House. God's country.

 

Why not?

It’d jump a lot higher the next time over that crest, what with all the chrome and bolts that would fall off on landing.

 

And the rider.

 

With the number of cracked frames on the GL18’s not sure I would do it on the Honda either.

 

Give ya a deal on my ‘05 Wing!

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/mcy/d/aurora-2005-honda-gl1800-abs-goldwing/6967807023.html

 

What the hell is going on here? It's WERA, a bad ass forum for roadracing motorcycles! Not some place for you touring guys trying to sell the Anti Christ of a R6.

 

That was me who brought it up originally, but that was an either/or scenario from my POV of getting rid of that and getting the 1250 RT instead (I have a reasonable amount of smaller displacement street bikes to ride). I simply lack the maturity to not ride like a fucking buffoon on the XR.

 

That exactly why I got rid of my FZ1 and bought the GS. Have you checked out the 1250RS? I think it looks pretty good myself.

 

Love all the super badass tough guys who can only enjoy motorcycling if it’s on a sportbike. You guys are missing out. I’ve yet to find a motorcycle I didn’t like.

 

Oh, yeah?

I have a Harley SS-175 I'd like to challenge your assertion with.

 

Challenge accepted!

 

Have you been paying attention to the beeb lately?

 

Some are just more fun than others.. kind of like woman.

 

I do, too, especially in black. Though, I’d do the R1250R, with a screen and bags.

 

can you rev the engine up, in gear, on the center stand??

 

Lol.

 

On 95, heading for Daytona?

 

Regarding a bike's attributes as (dis)qualifiers for consideration, brakes are tied at the top of my list with handling. Brakes follow a simple parameter - either they are acceptable, or they are not. I've yet to ride any HD, short of a “lightweight” Sportster, that gave any insight to an ability to stop if the situation demanded it. Even then, a Sportster has little resemblance to its name in any category not weighed against other HD models. HDs are just not meant to be ridden in any fashion exceeding a Thorazine shuffle...I can't abide that kind of substance abuse but, hey, that's just me. The point, in case it's not discernible, I will never have an HD on my list of considerations. Never.
Hence, I shall never have any regret.

 

"Good brakes encourage bad driving."

Old English saying.

 

I rode my buddy's road king, hated it. I can ride a bicycle for 8 hours straight, riding a sport bike is comfy compared to the bicycle. . I think the ADV bikes are pretty comfy, I could do several hours on a Tenere no problem.