[quote]BiG BeN wrote:
I hear ya on the cross over, I love my 600RR too much though to give it up. If I did make the change to a street bike like a Harley, I’d want the custom chopper type and that is too far out of my bank! So I keep with the RR that doesn’t need much to change to my liking and its such a smooth ride and engine.
I hear you on the seat, our average ride here is atleast a good 3 hours, I’ve been on 1 time for 12hrs, and by the time 2 hours is up my ass is killing. Corbin makes an aftermarket seat that is alot more comfy but expensive. I’ve ridden a '07 once and the seat is a little better than my '04 but not by much at all.
I’d recommend a softtail Deuce before a Sportster. My wife’s dad had a Sportster to begin with, then on to a Heritage, then to a Deuce. The Deuce was right in between, a tad bigger than the Sportster but alot lighter than the Heritage. But when you love a bike its hard to change your mind, and a Deuce is probably way more money! But I’d recommend test driving someone’s first to see how well you like it.
Anyway man, its good to see you are alright for the most part. And it sounds like you aren’t ready to give up on the road yet, so heal up and keep us updated on your situation.[/quote]
yea im not ready to give up the road/the wind just yet. like i told my mom yesterday, im 22 and im already on my second bike…its a little ridiculous for me to think im never going to own a bike again.
although, i doubt it will be this season. i was actually thinking and im not even sure it will be while i live in this area. i may just have to try and be mature about it and come to grips with the fact that its just too dangerous to ride a bike in such a congested area.
i actually have never ridden a harley, although i work part time at the local harley dealership. i just think the sportster is right up my alley- though im like you in the fact that i want to customize. but, i dont want to “customize” the harley way in which you pay $1200 dollars to chrome one side of your engine and then pay $800 for the labor to put it all on.
actually, i couldnt care less about chrome. i have seen some nice harleys that are chromed out in a tasteful way, but i think a lot of people go overboard with it. you look at the thousands of dollars they have spend to have the latest “genuine motor company” accessories, and then you see theyve only put 200 miles on the bike since they bought it a couple years ago. like ok, what have you done, driven this bike home from the store and back?
i would like a sportster, sitting low- ~25in seat height, with either a hardtail frame with a 4in stretch in the rear, or a 4in stretch on the swingarm. minimal rear fender. z-bar apes on risers or nash drag bars on risers. and black. for me, that bike would kick ass.
people forget that the sportster doesnt have as big of an engine as the rest of the harleys, but it doesnt weigh as much either. people tend to think of it as a girls bike or a beginners bike, but i think that is mostly flawed. sure, its smaller, but its supposed to be! its a sportster! how many huge sports cars have you seen?
injury update: was adjusting the ankle brace yesterday to put my shoe on and head to school and i saw how bruised/swolled my right ankle/foot was. i did go to school monday and it was miserable. so, i decided to that it was more important to get to the ortho yesterday, than go to school.
so it turns out theres a small chip of bone off the back of my ankle, but its in such a position that casting the foot wouldnt make a difference- ok, no big deal. BUT the doc said that i should expect to have swelling and bruising for the next 6-8 weeks and that my ankle wont be back to normal range of motion for 2-3 months! what the fuck!?!?!!!
this info definitely floored me and pretty much screws up my option of going marine ocs in january. in order to be in the shape that i needed to be in, i needed this accident to never occur. oh well, ive got some other options that ive been pursuing.
