Instead of clogging up the Kneedraggers thread with this subject, I'm starting a thread for the bikes that are the most efficient machines for turning gasoline and air into noise. I bought an old wrecked '77 FLH many years ago, Dad and i rebuilt it, painted it, etc. had it for 10 years, built my first chopper, moved to Fl, opened my own shop, Y Chrome Customs, and built about 10 full customs. #11 is the Gripper I own now. I also have a 2010 BMW S1000RR, so i appreciate both types and can't imagine not having at least one of each.
So if you're into big loud bikes, GTFIH. For now here's a pic of me in my youth on the old General (dukes of hazzard fan as a kid of course). In case you can't read the shirt, "born in a mountain, raised in a cave, biking and fugging is all i crave"
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08-13-2014, 03:27 PM #1
Harleys, Choppers, Cruisers Thread
Axe, author of "No Limits - No Regrets"
record breaker for fastest motorcycle ride across America
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08-13-2014, 04:41 PM #9
i love having one of each. both great/enjoyable in their way. with what i've learned riding sport bikes, got to where i drive the Vtwins pretty hard too.
here's how much i ground down my sportie exhaust before i cut it shorter.
can see i don't have much for chix strips on that big ol' 300 either.
Axe, author of "No Limits - No Regrets"
record breaker for fastest motorcycle ride across America
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08-13-2014, 04:52 PM #10
been searching for a project to build a lowrider , looking for a deluxe, road king, or heritage probably.
Ive had a mild chopper as well but probably wont build another one of those again.It is better to die on your feet, than to live a lifetime on your knees
a coward dies a thousand deaths, a soldier dies but one.
The odds are great
But my spirit is strong,
My faith unbreakable,
My blood is pure.
I SHALL ENDURE!
I WILL ENDURE!
the strength of a gesture, a thought with no voice
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08-13-2014, 05:18 PM #11
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08-13-2014, 06:51 PM #15
In! 09 Sportster here.
Harley Davidson by -Avalanche3319-Movie Man
Book Brah
Game Guy
Bike Boyo
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08-14-2014, 12:58 AM #19
guarantee with those bars and forward controls, your back would never last. horribly awkward. i've ridden stuff that makes me look i got shot in the stomach with a cannonball not as drastic as this that were pure torture. physics just won't allow it. change the bars though and you've got something.
i'm 6'1" and i'v had a sportster i really enjoyed, but at your height, it may just not be good enough. would recommend the 2" extended foot controls on whatever you do, i higher padded seat vs. low profile, and some miniape bars perhaps. some of it depends on where you're tall too, i.e. torso v.s legs. easiest thing is just go to dealer, sit on what they have, what feels right, consider the foot control extensions and different bars.Axe, author of "No Limits - No Regrets"
record breaker for fastest motorcycle ride across America
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08-14-2014, 01:02 AM #20
going to go check out a softail fat boy for my wife and a VRod for myself this weekend, it's time to get back on the sattle.
i've heard good things about those two bikes for tall people. my wife is a slim 6ft and i'm 6ft7, so a big bike is what we need.
I used to have a yamaha R6 (kawasaki ninja style bike for those who aren't informed) and it just looked wierd at best, even if i was only 6ft4 at the time...
need something comfy to cruise around, not looking to set up speed records at all.IT Contractor: feel free to ask me anthing about the industry...
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08-14-2014, 01:15 AM #21
both very nice bikes. vrod is a porsche designed engine, great product. only beef i had with an early one i drove was the fuel tank isn't where it should be. it was under the seat, and as a result had a really small capacity. i think the newer ones have some improved fuel capacity, but just something to watch. enjoy!
Axe, author of "No Limits - No Regrets"
record breaker for fastest motorcycle ride across America
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08-14-2014, 01:20 AM #22
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08-14-2014, 02:14 AM #23
oh cool. they must've increased it, first ones were three and a half gallons only or so. don't think it'd be quite 300 mi range as that would be over 60 mpg. guessing you might on a good day get upper 30's mpg? still, as you say, by the time the bike's thirsty, so is the rider.
Axe, author of "No Limits - No Regrets"
record breaker for fastest motorcycle ride across America
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08-14-2014, 03:32 AM #24
yeah, sorry about that, I think in metrics, hence the Kilometer/Mile issue, 300KM (200 miles) on 4.5 gallons makes more sense. but this is what is stated on the HD website, in the end I'll see, with all the mountain passes here in the Swiss Alps, the milage will vary greatly anyway... it's not like i'll be caught out in the russian tundra without a drop of gas...
IT Contractor: feel free to ask me anthing about the industry...
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Can you explain what these "stages" are? I've been reading about them but didn't wuite grasp more about it ither than it being a tuning "stage"... How many are there and are they officially done, aka, does every mechanic automatically know what i mean when i say i want to have stage 1 done? Thanks, will rep helpful answers obviously... I'm nice like that...
IT Contractor: feel free to ask me anthing about the industry...
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