09-08-2022, 07:01 AM
I've had a H-D since 2007 for the 2 up low and slow stuff, 1st a new 2007 FXSTB and then a new 2012 FLHX.
The Night train was my intro into a skinny 21 in front wheel bike and it offered a crash course in rear brake operations. It was a fun in town bike but the forward controls set you up like a parasail at 70 mph making any 100+ mile day a beating. I kept it 5 yrs and at 10,000 miles traded it for the FLHX
The Street Glide has been phenomenal thru the 22,000 miles and 10 yrs I've had it. It is a big heavy bike but with the triple disc Brembos and 130/180 rubber it stops very well. I ditched the rear air suspension for progressive 944's and the bike handles surprisingly well for its heft.
So with that said, I'm not a H-D hater by any means...
I saw my first sportster s a few months ago at the local dealer as i was bouncing thru with my buddy. A few guys were standing around it getting gaga about the supposed hp it makes while I'm looking at this stretched out over styled POS with forward controls and a single disc up front....what the he** were they thinking?
the original sportsters were at least a good entry level bike into the air cooled pushrod vtwin market.....no so much anymore
The Night train was my intro into a skinny 21 in front wheel bike and it offered a crash course in rear brake operations. It was a fun in town bike but the forward controls set you up like a parasail at 70 mph making any 100+ mile day a beating. I kept it 5 yrs and at 10,000 miles traded it for the FLHX
The Street Glide has been phenomenal thru the 22,000 miles and 10 yrs I've had it. It is a big heavy bike but with the triple disc Brembos and 130/180 rubber it stops very well. I ditched the rear air suspension for progressive 944's and the bike handles surprisingly well for its heft.
So with that said, I'm not a H-D hater by any means...
I saw my first sportster s a few months ago at the local dealer as i was bouncing thru with my buddy. A few guys were standing around it getting gaga about the supposed hp it makes while I'm looking at this stretched out over styled POS with forward controls and a single disc up front....what the he** were they thinking?
the original sportsters were at least a good entry level bike into the air cooled pushrod vtwin market.....no so much anymore