Honda Fury

[decarmine_imp]

I had always wanted a "chopper", so when I first became aware of the Fury in mid-2018 I thought "WOW! It's a chopper AND a HONDA. That would be PERFECT!!"

I began a search for a low-mileage used one and soon found a 2016 model with less than 900 miles. I bought it sight-unseen and had it shipped from New York to Florida. Seemed like each year's model was a different color and the '16s were matte grey but my son is a painter and we (he) quickly painted it Camaro Inferno Orange,



Now I also had a '14 CB1100 STD but once I got the Fury I expected it to become my favored ride.

But gradually riding the Fury became a chore. Motor was great, highway cruising was great, but handling around town, leaving or entering my neighborhood, any slow-speed maneuvering, required greater effort and concentration than any previous bike in my 50 years cycling experience. That long wheelbase, long front end certainly *looked* great, but sure didn't *handle* great. I think I now understood why the previous owner had put on less than 900 miles. I, too, put on less than 900 miles in the year I owned the Fury.

I no loner crave a "chopper"...

BTW: The "cooling fins" on the Fury are PLASTIC. They come off with a couple screws.

By the summer of '19 I had become enamored with the Harley Sport Glide and traded both the Fury and the CB for a new Sport Glide.



While I don't want this to be a "Harley" thread, the Sport Glide handles MUCH better than the Fury...

EDIT: I watched the web site of the Harley dealer to whom I had traded both bikes. The Fury sold within a week. The CB took six to eight weeks before re-selling (although I guess someone seeking a UJM Honda is unlikely to visit a Harley Dealer).

yea you have to really WANT to ride a chopper to put up with the handling of a chopper

Sometimes you don't really know what you want until you get it...

Sometimes you don't really know what you want until you get it...
And sometimes you really don't miss something until it's gone forever.

After riding more than 50 years, mostly Hondas, this is the bike I miss the most: