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Well I done did it... Almost
- Thread starter Jampy00
- Start date
Interesting, I'd like to hear more...
I will die on this hill.
Aens
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Sell! Sell! Sell! Everything we sell is awesome!
No room for honesty or doubt in the eyes of corporate!
Hmmm. Nope, my experience with HD has always been excellent, no pressure to buy ever, always a relaxed approach.
You must be thinking of a different brand.. LOL
Like any tool, in the right hands you can do anything with it.
I ride with a couple of guys on 1290 SARs. One guy is a professional rider, used to work at a moto circus - wall of death, stunt riding, etc. He could ride circles on single track around most experienced dirt bike riders on MX bikes.
Another guy I know on the same bike... Well, he should have started on a 250cc dirt bike... But like most ADV riders, he watched all the Chris Birch videos and came to the conclusion that it was the bike that was capable of doing all those MX jumps, climbs and slides.
Marketing at its finest.
bigpoppa
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Where is this black diamond trail? And are 50/50 tires aggressive enough for this knarly stuff?More lies from @bigpoppa
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In his defense, you would have to ride a big ADV bike a fairly long way.
Or do I have to get a KLR with milk crate?
I'm thinking orillia.
Mad Mike
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Are Harley's allowed at Starbucks? When passing by I've only spotted Gentlemen's bikes & KTMs in their lots
Ding ding ding...at the Weber's parking lot IIRC.
That is the place.
The burgers are good.
Coffee... I still don't know how to order from that $*bucks place.
I always just say 'coffee black, large'...never an issue.
From that specific one, ask for a starbucks reserve from the clover and drink it black. Really good and not the normal starbucks burnt ass. Very few starbucks in Ontario have a clover.
Update: Well I'm a little bit closer.
My Fat Bob 114 is now at the dealers and the Pan America Special is in line for its pre sales inspection.
I expect everything to be finalized next week.
While I'm very pleased with my decision but the PAS has a few little points that I know will bug me (but hopefully not much)
Sure I'll find a few more as I ride, but for now these are the only (small) negatives
I'm interested to see how the ARH (Adaptive Ride Height) system works as I was unable to test ride a bike with this feature.
Also my first bike with a wind screen, I can't wait to "not" feel all the wind..
My Fat Bob 114 is now at the dealers and the Pan America Special is in line for its pre sales inspection.
I expect everything to be finalized next week.
While I'm very pleased with my decision but the PAS has a few little points that I know will bug me (but hopefully not much)
- The side (jiffy) stand is very strange and will take some getting used to. Luckily it comes with a center stand as well.
- The infotainment system, while robust does not have stand alone GPS functionality, you have to pair it to your phone and use the HD app.
- The foot pegs, while very nice might prove to be a bit small for extended standing. We'll see...
- I'll probably have to update the software. Luckily HD allows you to do this with a simple USB drive.
Sure I'll find a few more as I ride, but for now these are the only (small) negatives
I'm interested to see how the ARH (Adaptive Ride Height) system works as I was unable to test ride a bike with this feature.
Also my first bike with a wind screen, I can't wait to "not" feel all the wind..
If the gps is anything like what’s on their baggers it works very well. Couple riding buds of mine have it on theirs and like it.
Going the ADV route will be an adjustment, give it time to grow on you and learn all the bikes features/adjustments. My Multistrada was my first ADV and I wasn’t overly impressed on the first ride until I delved into the settings and once I set the adjustments to what I like it was a completely different bike. Same can be said for my BMW XR.
On a similar note, I just found out my neighbour has a AT so I’ll have to take that out soon. Not on my shopping list, just curious.
Going the ADV route will be an adjustment, give it time to grow on you and learn all the bikes features/adjustments. My Multistrada was my first ADV and I wasn’t overly impressed on the first ride until I delved into the settings and once I set the adjustments to what I like it was a completely different bike. Same can be said for my BMW XR.
On a similar note, I just found out my neighbour has a AT so I’ll have to take that out soon. Not on my shopping list, just curious.
Will be after the ride!
I don't think you need to worry much about standing on the pegs. It's really only necessary if you're FLYIN' over rough surfaces, badly whooped out stretches or highly technical low speed terrain.
Or if you get cramps in your hip and sore knees and need a stretch.
I have swapped out the stock pegs on my KTM1090 for a set from Knight Designs that sets them 7/8" lower. That, along with the Corbin seat, touring screen and judicious fiddling with the bars and controls has allowed me to ride without stopping until the warning light comes on, about 440km.
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