After having a 600 lb steel beam dropped on me and destroying my back I gave up on riding forever. Well that and the amount of idiots on the road also played a part.
But recently my son has been talking about learning how to ride and it reignited the desire to get back on 2 wheels.
I started out looking at early Twin Cam Dyna's. Then the wife said she wants to go with me so I started looking at Softails and then she said she pay for it but wanted to be comfortable. So I looked my wife's ass & I started looking at Road Glide's and Electra Glide's.
I almost bought a nice 2013 Road Glide but it turned out the floor board was bent and they couldn't fix it until after Labor Day. Being a man of little patience I took this home instead. A 2014 Ultra Limited. It had the Nav, bluetooth, upgraded sound system and some other stuff. Yeah it's an old man's bike but I'm an old man
I gotta say the 40 mile ride home was a bit nerve racking. The last time I rode was 10 years ago on my Triumph Speed Triple that was a bit over 400lb wet. This girl is 900lb+ wet. But I absolutely love it so far. I put almost 400 miles on it since Friday, most of them 2 up which it handles well, especially after I figured out the right psi on the shocks.
I don't have any mods planned for it yet. I just want to get some more seat time as I'm still a little wobbly on my lines. But it seems to be all coming back to me in time and every mile gets a little smoother and more precise.
The last pic has the Road Glide in the background and you can see the floor board is bent down.
But recently my son has been talking about learning how to ride and it reignited the desire to get back on 2 wheels.
I started out looking at early Twin Cam Dyna's. Then the wife said she wants to go with me so I started looking at Softails and then she said she pay for it but wanted to be comfortable. So I looked my wife's ass & I started looking at Road Glide's and Electra Glide's.
I almost bought a nice 2013 Road Glide but it turned out the floor board was bent and they couldn't fix it until after Labor Day. Being a man of little patience I took this home instead. A 2014 Ultra Limited. It had the Nav, bluetooth, upgraded sound system and some other stuff. Yeah it's an old man's bike but I'm an old man
I gotta say the 40 mile ride home was a bit nerve racking. The last time I rode was 10 years ago on my Triumph Speed Triple that was a bit over 400lb wet. This girl is 900lb+ wet. But I absolutely love it so far. I put almost 400 miles on it since Friday, most of them 2 up which it handles well, especially after I figured out the right psi on the shocks.
I don't have any mods planned for it yet. I just want to get some more seat time as I'm still a little wobbly on my lines. But it seems to be all coming back to me in time and every mile gets a little smoother and more precise.
The last pic has the Road Glide in the background and you can see the floor board is bent down.
