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[FLSTFI Dave]

Want a nice ride on the highway at high speed, stable..... shark!  Want to look good, ease of operating radio and reading guagues..... bat!

Which is why I did not see a single road glide going to or from Biketoberfest on a Trailer.  Saw hundreds of bats on a trailer.  Matter of fact, I guess most just want to look good, so they trailer.  Way more bikes trailered to Daytona and back than road.  It was perfect weather for the ride!

[ultrarider123]

I'm a bat person.  Had 'em for years and feel comfortable down that road.  Nothing wrong with the shark, just not my cup'a tea.

Dave, as for the bikes on trailers, I passed MANY headed South as I was heading North a couple weekends ago.  I did see a few traveling the way God meant for bikes to travel but mostly trailers.  I've got a t-shirt from Sturgis '96 "If you see my bike on a trailer, call 911.  It's stolen".  I also like the one "I rode my bike to trailer week".
All in good fun but IMO, the entire purpose of attending a rally/event is the journey to and from said event.  The sun, rain, storms, warm and cold weather.  While saying this, I also understand some can't ride or don't have the time to ride down and a trailer may be the only option.  Whatever works I guess.....

[cyril]

 lol yep haven't been in the rain yet but I don't live in England where it rains every day.

Oh really Flibb, it only rained 4 days last week !!!! 

[flibb]

lol yep haven't been in the rain yet but I don't live in England where it rains every day.

Oh really Flibb, it only rained 4 days last week !!!! 
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lmao i go to europe all the time i know .     just messing with you anyway

[FLSTFI Dave]

I'm a bat person.  Had 'em for years and feel comfortable down that road.  Nothing wrong with the shark, just not my cup'a tea.

Dave, as for the bikes on trailers, I passed MANY headed South as I was heading North a couple weekends ago.  I did see a few traveling the way God meant for bikes to travel but mostly trailers.  I've got a t-shirt from Sturgis '96 "If you see my bike on a trailer, call 911.  It's stolen".  I also like the one "I rode my bike to trailer week".
All in good fun but IMO, the entire purpose of attending a rally/event is the journey to and from said event.  The sun, rain, storms, warm and cold weather.  While saying this, I also understand some can't ride or don't have the time to ride down and a trailer may be the only option.  Whatever works I guess.....

I have a 2010 Sturigs, I rode mine, a 2005 Sturgis trailers are for Pussy's and I want one made due to my wife's reply to a guy at Sturgis this year.  He saw her TN Tags and asked if she trailer our, my wife's reply "Trailers are for Boats" 

For me the even is as much about the ride there and back as the event.

[Jswerve]

The ol if you trailer your bike you're a pussy debate again. 

I rode 3800 miles round trip this summer to the Smokies and back. I had to fly my wife in or we'd have had to ride 2 600 mile days down and been limited to 3 days of riding there then 2 hard days home. She flew home after that I drove the bike home.

My wife has 4 weeks of vacation but is only allowed to take 1 at a time. Flying her in every time is not practical. We will be purchasing a trailer and driving pulling the bike straight through. This will allow us to avoid her having to fly and me taking off 2 weeks to her one.

Guess we won't be true bikers any more. I'm over it.

[ultrarider123]

The ol if you trailer your bike you're a pussy debate again. 
I rode 3800 miles round trip this summer to the Smokies and back. I had to fly my wife in or we'd have had to ride 2 600 mile days down and been limited to 3 days of riding there then 2 hard days home. She flew home after that I drove the bike home.
My wife has 4 weeks of vacation but is only allowed to take 1 at a time. Flying her in every time is not practical. We will be purchasing a trailer and driving pulling the bike straight through. This will allow us to avoid her having to fly and me taking off 2 weeks to her one.
Guess we won't be true bikers any more. I'm over it.

Come on Jesse....nothing was meant to upset the folks that choose or have to trailer.  Most of us (me included) don't have all kinds of vacation.  When we head to Sturgis (or parts greater than 1,000 miles away) we have to blast out and back so we have time for the event.  Some don't want to do that again (or have blasted so many times, the corn in Iowa or the hog farms in Minnesota all look the same after a while) so trailering get's you there faster to enjoy the event longer.
My personal opinion and I've stated it numerous times is whatever you have to do is your choice.  Is there a trailer in my future?  Don't know.  However, if I do make that choice at some point, I'll do it with pride and enjoy.  Be concerned with the sticks and stones part of the rhyme, Jesse.  Dem words don't mean diddly.....

Another thought:  In these days of massive overcharging for rooms/accommodations for an event and you have a camper and/or trailer, it makes sense to take your room with you and save some coin.  $400/night for a room at the 20 year old Super 8 is robbery.

[FLSTFI Dave]

The ol if you trailer your bike you're a pussy debate again. 

I rode 3800 miles round trip this summer to the Smokies and back. I had to fly my wife in or we'd have had to ride 2 600 mile days down and been limited to 3 days of riding there then 2 hard days home. She flew home after that I drove the bike home.

My wife has 4 weeks of vacation but is only allowed to take 1 at a time. Flying her in every time is not practical. We will be purchasing a trailer and driving pulling the bike straight through. This will allow us to avoid her having to fly and me taking off 2 weeks to her one.

Guess we won't be true bikers any more. I'm over it.

I was not insulting any one.  I was commenting I have that shirt.  Most folks will not ride two 750 plus mile days back to back.  The ones I do laugh at are the ones that trailer 300 miles or less to a event.  Two years ago, two guys trailer ultra classics from Jackosnivlle FL to Daytona,  90 miles is not even a good afternoon ride. 

[Jswerve]

Howard it was aimed at a general assumption by some people that if you trailer you just don't belong on a bike.

You don't know everyone's circumstances. I've done plenty of saddle time. I agree the trip there and back can be great but when I was stuck in a severe thunderstorm in Tennessee there was nothing great about that. When my bike broke down in Indiana 600 miles from home, nothing great about it. And riding without my life partner sucked as well.

For the western g2g we have to travel 1000 miles. We have 7 days. I'd like to drive straight through. I think a trailer is more practical in our situation which won't change any time soon. Wife is management and that's policy unfortunately.

Jesse

[ultrarider123]

Wife is management and that's policy unfortunately.
Jesse

That's funny, my wife is management, too.........

Sorry, couldn't resist that one, brother

[Jswerve]

I was not insulting any one.  I was commenting I have that shirt.  Most folks will not ride two 750 plus mile days back to back.  The ones I do laugh at are the ones that trailer 300 miles or less to a event.  Two years ago, two guys trailer ultra classics from Jackosnivlle FL to Daytona,  90 miles is not even a good afternoon ride.

My boss trailers to everything.  He gets less than 1000 miles a season on his bike. This is completely different than our situation and what I'd call poser material.  We often joke about it at work.

Jesse

[Jswerve]

That's funny, my wife is management, too.........

Sorry, couldn't resist that one, brother

Aren't they all Howard?

[ultrarider123]

Just thought of something (and back to the original topic of this thread).  If I wanted a fixed faring bike, I'd buy a Honda.  Wait, I did...bought at 2002 1800 first year the 1800 came out.  Really liked the bike but did NOT like the fixed faring.  Had a good, southerly "breeze" all across TN/OK/TX/NM and AZ.  I was comfortable but it felt like I fought that bike the entire way.  Yes it was a stiff wind but still.  I've had that kind of wind across MN/IA/SD numerous times on a bat and didn't feel as uncomfortable handling it as I did on the 'Wing.
It was a great bike, just not something I liked.  I know we are apples and oranges here with the 'wing and RG but the principle is the same.
Others will say the complete opposite....not a problem.  It's what we come to be comfortable with.  I'm comfortable being a dapper dan bat-man

[Jswerve]

I'm a bat guy too. Everything feels so far away on the rg.

[Robmay]

I've had plenty of both. My 2007 RG was the best riding bike I ever owned until my 15. My 2011 RG ultra rode way worse wind wise than any bike I ever owned and I have a half dozen windshields in the attic from trying to "fix" it.

The 2015 CVO RG Ultra is by far the best bike I have ever owned. I still may have to roll the bars forward some, but I am getting accustomed to the stock position. Jury still out on that and the heat. The radio is super easy to operate from the bars after an adjustment period. Wind whether vents are opened or closed is nice and smooth.

I think when the frame/tank/nose changes to the RG came about in 2009, it changed the dynamics of the wind on the bike. That was my experience anyway.