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Custom Vehicle Discussions => Screamin’ Eagle® Softail® Springer® => Topic started by: drogers on October 17, 2008, 07:42:32 PM
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The handling of my '08 Springer never ceases to amaze me.For a 700 + pound bike with crap brakes and short travel suspension it is pretty impressive. The only limiting factor is ground clearance.Not bragging,cause I'm no road racer,just wanted to let any one wondering about this bike know it rocks.I have been riding sport bikes since the early 70's and raced moto x and drag raced for 10 years,and I had no idea how stable this bike is when I bought it.It's very stable thru the turns,and me and a buddy riding a Softail had a blast riding the Dragon.You can google it if your not familiar with it.You will drag both sides in the tighter turns,but on winding momentum turns it is great.My brother could not keep up on his BMW S and he is a better rider than me.He was dumb founded.Obviously on a race track where brakes and ultimate ground clearance is required,not to mention hp you wouldn't have a chance,but on winding country roads it is awesome.Anyway,thats my ride review and I'm stickin' to it. :)
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I would agree - having ridden a dozen of bikes for the past 10 years - this baby is pretty okay in cornering if you get into the Flow that is ;-) Like an actual hypersports you get away with "tilting" it in the apex quite early enough to get a smooth turnout. I know the "Gap" , is that Yellow Wolf guy still showing off with that boatsized Wing of his...man this guy knows how to ride.
On youtube there's a host of footage on crashing HD bikers at the GAP ...why people always associate poor riding skills with hod riders ;D
Rik
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On youtube there's a host of footage on crashing HD bikers at the GAP ...why people always associate poor riding skills with hod riders ;D
Rik
Actually the most crashes are on sports bikes. The reason is that the turns are in such near succession, that they are bound to be too fast after accelerating out of a turn sooner or later and find themselves in the middle of the next turn with no street left. Harley's are typically not ridden in such a binary fashion (accelerate hard/brake hard) but more smoothly. You end up much slower after the turn and have more time to negotiate the next.
I have ridden the Dragon and it is great fun if you stay concentrated the entire length.
Ride safely,
Louis
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I agree with your opinion on handling. However, my '02 Goldwing blows it away on turns. Road it for the first time this weekend since I bought the CVO and had to get used to it all over again (completely different riding position). I still like the CVO better.
By the way drogers, I think we figured out the cause of your problem related to rear tire wear. ;)
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I have the 09 Springer and I'm aware of the critics of the 240 rear tire.
I've been riding for 20 years and you can't even tell the 240 is back there, I have an 03 Fatboy with a 180 on it and the CVO spring handles better.
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The turn in is better on a 200 than a 240.Even 200 hp road racers only use a 190. However,No Harley or any bike like it handles well enough for it to make a difference,so I'd go with the cool factor of the 240,but I wouldn't put one on a sport bike.
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By the way drogers, I think we figured out the cause of your problem related to rear tire wear. ;)
Yeah,and it's not doing the bottom of my bike any good either.It's ground down pretty good on both sides.I sold my Kawi ZX 12 for the Springer,but I'm not ready to completely slow down just yet. :)
By the way,the Dragon kinda sucked this time because that 11 mile section had 4 police cars parked along the way and more patrolling.Don't get me wrong,I'm not riding like an idiot,but the 30 mph speed limit is hard to follow.