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| Linkdog | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,947 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2012 - 04:34 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: davetac1) | | | Reminds me of the movie " Grumpy Old Men "
| Never drink from a cow with one udder! 2010 1600 Blue&White ( of course ) Long TORS and HP filter.
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| davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2012 - 06:20 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Linkdog) | | | Ya shouldn't be talkin that way about that grumpy ole fart Mikey. Dave!!!
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| Kando | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2012 - 16:21 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Birdman) | | | Going to the 2012 River Run and due to time constraints will be renting a Harley, wonder what kinda crap I'm gonna get...........hmmmmm wouldn't it be nice if they rented TBirds?!
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| PES | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2009 | | Posts | : | 927 | | Location | : | Tulsa, OK, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2012 - 19:47 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Kando) | | | Eagle Rider rents all kinds of bikes now. Looks like you can rent Trimphs in Miami Beach, LA, Sandiego, Mrytle Beach SC Richomond, VA/ and Chicago. Link
| "Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."-author unknown
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| Kando | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2012 - 20:09 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: PES) | | | unfortunately not in my area of the woods, tried that
btw I would not rent from Eagle Rider again, very bad experience in San Diego store!!! beware advertises bikes they don't have, doesn't service the bikes they do have.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2012 - 22:15 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Kando) | | |
Kando wrote:
Going to the 2012 River Run and due to time constraints will be renting a Harley, wonder what kinda crap I'm gonna get...........hmmmmm wouldn't it be nice if they rented TBirds?! |
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They do have TBirds - I looked into it but are way over priced for a rental. Only selected outlets - LA being one of them.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Aussie_Al | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/03/2012 | | Posts | : | 20 | | Location | : | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 21 Mar 2012 - 21:09 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: feduke) | | | There's 1 essential problem here, that is, we really don't need a top gear indicator, or do we?.... the fact is that we're all not that bad at counting to 6, BUT, we're ALL having so much fun, we forget, and try for a 7th gear
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| Oak | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 551 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Mar 2012 - 22:41 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Aussie_Al) | | | Prefer my T-Bird (next to my brother's RK yesterday)
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| SeanS | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,179 | | Location | : | Matlock, Derbyshire UK, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Mar 2012 - 23:59 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Oak) | | |
Oak wrote:
Prefer my T-Bird (next to my brother's RK yesterday)
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WTF are those things sticking out the back? Stabilisers
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,485 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 00:19 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: SeanS) | | | Certainly aren't drag bars!!
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 08:32 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Leethal) | | | Its a HD wheelbarrow.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Oak | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 551 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 08:52 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: mat1600) | | | To be fair they certainly sound impressive but you have to be careful when backing up to a kerb!
Another view:
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,485 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 09:53 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: mat1600) | | | Who was our member that was always trying different exhausts? I'm sure he had similar on his bird at one stage.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 12:33 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Leethal) | | | It is a 007 apparatus to spew smoke on unsuspecting bikers trying to pass. It is not like the bike has enough power to prevent the passage so it has to rely on Q to make dastardly gadgets for the HOG...
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
2010 Thunderbird
2007 Kawi KX250F
2010 Kawi KX85 (My boy's ride)
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 12:46 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: CornerBanger) | | | I quite like the idea of having a couple of bedrooms on the back.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Oak | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 551 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 17:56 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: mat1600) | | | Another day, another coast and another Road King. Seeing as you sarcastic blighters enjoyed ripping the piss out of my brother's bike so much, I thought I'd post another. I've been out with a mate to the East Coast this time and he too has the old fishtail exhausts on a Road King:
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| feduke | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,441 | | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 18:18 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
Its a HD wheelbarrow. |
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Now THAT's funny!
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 19:03 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Oak) | | |
Oak wrote:
Another day, another coast and another Road King. Seeing as you sarcastic blighters enjoyed ripping the piss out of my brother's bike so much, I thought I'd post another. I've been out with a mate to the East Coast this time and he too has the old fishtail exhausts on a Road King:
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All it needs are some curb feelers...
Hey you had to know that we were going to rip your brother's bike since it is a HD with wheelbarrow handles on it. Are they there encase it breaks and someone has to push?
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
2010 Thunderbird
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| feduke | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,441 | | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 19:34 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
Oak wrote:
Another day, another coast and another Road King. Seeing as you sarcastic blighters enjoyed ripping the piss out of my brother's bike so much, I thought I'd post another. I've been out with a mate to the East Coast this time and he too has the old fishtail exhausts on a Road King:
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All it needs are some curb feelers...
Hey you had to know that we were going to rip your brother's bike since it is a HD with wheelbarrow handles on it. Are they there encase it breaks and someone has to push? |
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Of course you have to push it. It doesn't have a throttle. It has a volume control instead.
| I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.
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| Oak | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 551 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 21:28 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: feduke) | | | I'd have been disappointed if the bait hadn't been taken Chris! It's actually been towed more than pushed (but then I can't laugh about that too much anymore because mine keeps going wrong too).
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| Ninox_s | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 755 | | Location | : | Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 22:45 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Oak) | | | At least the RK comes with what appears to be decent panniers.
Not the crap leather bags that go out of shape.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Mar 2012 - 23:52 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Oak) | | | Well the bait looked tasty so I had to bite!!! If the tow master is like Thatch then the pipes will allow for a wheelbarrow push...
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
2010 Thunderbird
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| metalb00 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 343 | | Location | : | union, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2012 - 13:34 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
I agree with the review, however, i have one thing to add: The fork springs are WAY too soft and the front end dives (frighting so) under hard breaking applications. It will bottom out if you apply the breaks quickly. |
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it was terrible!!!! i did the progressive upgrades on my ultra classic, that thing was horrible tho, suspension and brakes are dreadful coming off the tbird to the point that i bought a different americian touring bike
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2012 Victory Cross Country Tour World Rally Blue Pearl and Obsidian Black Pearl
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| metalb00 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 02/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 343 | | Location | : | union, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2012 - 14:11 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: Druid) | | |
Druid wrote:
If I ever take a road trip across the States, which I will one day, what will I get ? A Harley of course. What should I get ? A BMW K1300 GT ? A Honda ST1300 ? A Ducati ST3 (best ride IMHO but not reliable)? A Triumph Sprint ? A Kawasaki GTR1400? A Yamaha FJR 1300?
All of these bikes perform and are better for touring long distances but are they as cool?
God I can waffle.
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Dont forget about Victory!! By far the Tbird and Victory cross country have drawn more attention then my HD ultra classic have
| 2013 Thunderbird ABS Caspian Blue and Black Meercat crossover, D&D slipons, Black Wrapped Pipes, K&N air filter, Avon Grips, Hardstreet Slimline bags, Long haul dualseat, QR Sissy Bar
2012 Victory Cross Country Tour World Rally Blue Pearl and Obsidian Black Pearl
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| DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2012 - 16:06 Post title : Re: I rented a HD Road King and ....... (Re: feduke) | | |
feduke wrote:
Of course you have to push it. It doesn't have a throttle. It has a volume control instead. |
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