Have you ever been into Poole's? If you want a real life experience of the bad side of HD, go there. Closest I will ever come to walking into a 1% clubhouse.
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- Thread starter bigpoppa
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I am sure there are a few losers out there that act like that but it is far from the norm.
You don't have to look very far or hard to see that kind of douche behaviour.
Just search any Harley thread on GTAM and you'll see our resident black and orange pirate spouting his "get a real bike" and "you're just jealous cause you can't afford one" garbage.
Was shopping for a V-Rod when they first came out and the dealerships hid them in the back of the store, along with the Buells, like some shameful family secret.
It's rampant, and those of us who have been riding for a while have seen this behaviour up close and in person.
Just search any Harley thread on GTAM and you'll see our resident black and orange pirate spouting his "get a real bike" and "you're just jealous cause you can't afford one" garbage.
Was shopping for a V-Rod when they first came out and the dealerships hid them in the back of the store, along with the Buells, like some shameful family secret.
It's rampant, and those of us who have been riding for a while have seen this behaviour up close and in person.
The laugh emoji is because I am quite transparent in my lusting after that bike.
I had 2 Ninja 1000SX - a 2013 and a 2017. What year was yours?
2011. It feels weird even calling THAT one of my favourite - I found it a little boring, kinda? It ranks that high because it was the nicest bike I've ever had, I ooo'ed and aaa'ed over the red paint job. I think it's crazy that they insist on making most of them green or black?!?!The laugh emoji is because I am quite transparent in my lusting after that bike.
I had 2 Ninja 1000SX - a 2013 and a 2017. What year was yours?
We have like 11 active members and I make up at least 50% of the HD riders on this forum. No need to dig up older posts, stop living in the past, I love all motorcycles always have, always will. Those HD purest are dying off daily, don't pay them no mind.
Nice! First year of the model. The red and black was nice. My 2013 was the lime green and black, which I didn’t mind as it reminded me of my ZX-9R. I bought it used and the original owner had installed Akra pipes and a PC5 which sounded and looked nice. That bike had more character than my 2017 for sure. It’s a very “Honda-like Kawasaki”
That is an excellent way to put it
That's the problem with people who ride adventure bikes exclusively on pavement. They are using the wrong tool for the wrong job.
Most of them also don't have the experience that you do and don't know what makes a good sport/street bike.
Like all-season tires, adventure bikes are a compromise between an off-road bike and an on-road bike, but unfortunately good on neither.
Yup. If this were a gravel-roads trip, I probably would not be complaining about cornering clearance, but this was a pavement trip. Only reason the whole group were on GS models is that those were all that was on offer from the hire agency.
Whole group were sport+track riders (this is the trip where we rode 2 days on Phillip Island). We all had the same complaints regardless of which GS model it was.
The reason I have one is comfort I don't don't sport touring bikes comfortable at all. And honestly if my KTM can't handle the corner I am moving way to fast on the street. I have noticed the KTM S models handle way better than something like a S10 or GS.
Sent from the future
Completely agree. My 1090 is firmly planted even with the suspension set fairly soft. It think it's designed as fairly stiff and there's so much adjustment available it can be easily fine tuned.
The only obvious limit is me.
Mad Mike
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I used to think that way, but since I switched over to an ADV, I see it more as the best tool for the job, at least for public roads in North America. Easy as a cruiser to ride, has comfortable ergos, decent power and braking, and good range.
A sport bike might carve canyons at track speeds, whereas a decent modern ADVs is able at 2 to 3x the posted limit. To me that's plenty, I can't think of a public road where an ADV would be close to testing its limits -- even at 2x the speed limit.
Add in the additional benefits and the ADV has me.
I'll agree somewhat with tires, particularly when off-road. My Shinko 705s have been brilliant on the highway in both dry and pouring rain.
ADV bikes run from squishy GS’s to taught Pikes Peak Multistrada’s. Complaining that your GS isn’t the canyon carver a sport-touring ride is or that your Pikes Peak doesn’t off-road very well are not the bikes fault. Pick the right ADV for the job.
I did 700km of fast twisties today on my XR. A Tuono might be 10% better in the twisties but would also be 80% less comfortable. My ADV XR was indeed the best tool for my job today.
I did 700km of fast twisties today on my XR. A Tuono might be 10% better in the twisties but would also be 80% less comfortable. My ADV XR was indeed the best tool for my job today.
if you`re ever in the area, drop me a line.
bigpoppa
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I believe steve is in kitchener, in which case Im much closer.
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