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[Hoist!]

Howie,
          If you look back through some old threads, you'll see one where I slowly developed Elvis in the direction you have taken Cybil. Once I got to where you're at, a funny thing happened. My best bro Matt (Screamin_Beagle) looked at the bike and said, " you know bro, a Road King was never intended to be what you've turned this bike into "  At first, I was a little pissed with him because I'd put a lot of thought, time, effort and money into getting the bike where it was. But, as I sat on the side of the hill above his driveway and stared at the bike, I knew he was being what a true brother should be - - - - honest. And so began the stripping down of the bike to the basic SERK and then the re-building process that ended with the over the top Elvis that MJZ now owns. And I can tell you from the PM's I've gotten from Mark, I made the right decision. He has an 05 Banana that he used to think was the greatest motorcycle ever made - - - until Elvis came into his life. Now he spends his time trying to get the Nana to Elvis status.
        I know that an Electra-Glide, a Road Glide and a Road King share a frame and many many other parts, but they could not be more different from each other. So here's my advice to you Howie before you get any further into this project.
        Go buy an 05 SEEG and build a road bike for you and Mrs Hoist to enjoy on those long hauls. Strip Cybil down to fighting weight and enjoy your SERK for what it was intended to be. Trust me on this one Howie, I have your best interest at heart even if it does seem like I am trying to torch your wallet.

B B

I love how everyone knows what's best for somebody else.

All I can say is I'm as old as you and have been riding as long. With that said, that's why they make chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream. You like a fairing, you ride a dresser or a RG. I'll stick with my RK. I like what I like. You like what you like. My SERK was intended to be a purebred touring bike, convertible to a bar hopper. Not a bar hopper only as the factory supplied it. This is my 5th RK, and all you guys that think a FD/RG is the ultimate touring bike, are entitled to your opinions. By virtue of my experience, and hating the only FD I've owned, a '98 EC that I traded back after 1 month of touring with it, those bikes are not for me. I don't know how to be any clearer. You don't need an FD or Fairing to have a perfect hot rod touring bike. I know what I like for the street as well as for touring. I have 2 other street bikes, and building a 3rd now. You can't tell me I need a FD for touring because I don't. There's an asshole for every seat. This asshole prefers his SERK for touring. End of discussion. You guys drank way too much of that cool-aid!

Hoist!

[sadunbar]

I love how everyone knows what's best for somebody else.

All I can say is I'm as old as you and have been riding as long. With that said, that's why they make chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream. You like a fairing, you ride a dresser or a RG. I'll stick with my RK. I like what I like. You like what you like. My SERK was intended to be a purebred touring bike, convertible to a bar hopper. Not a bar hopper only as the factory supplied it. This is my 5th RK, and all you guys that think a FD/RG is the ultimate touring bike, are entitled to your opinions. By virtue of my experience, and hating the only FD I've owned, a '98 EC that I traded back after 1 month of touring with it, those bikes are not for me. I don't know how to be any clearer. You don't need an FD or Fairing to have a perfect hot rod touring bike. I know what I like for the street as well as for touring. I have 2 other street bikes, and building a 3rd now. You can't tell me I need a FD for touring because I don't. There's an asshole for every seat. This asshole prefers his SERK for touring. End of discussion. You guys drank way too much of that cool-aid!

Hoist!

 

[Talon]

Ok, I'll throw my 2 cents in. It what you want! It depends on your riding style and the style of bike you prefer, what you can afford to spend. Someone looking at this site from the outside might have something to say to everyone here who buys a $35,000+ bike and then proceeds to spend untold $$$ on top of that, but My thought it that's up to the individual.  If you buy a stock bike and are happy, then so be it, if you want to spend another $25,000, its your money. The bottom line is are you happy with what you have?

    

[Hoist!]

Ok, I'll throw my 2 cents in. It what you want! It depends on your riding style and the style of bike you prefer, what you can afford to spend. Someone looking at this site from the outside might have something to say to everyone here who buys a $35,000+ bike and then proceeds to spend untold $$$ on top of that, but My thought it that's up to the individual.  If you buy a stock bike and are happy, then so be it, if you want to spend another $25,000, its your money. The bottom line is are you happy with what you have?

    

Fully agree Craig!

That's all I was saying in my earlier post. To each their own. But I found nothing unusual about my 2 nemisis dissing my bike. Most won't diss another member's bike here. Honesty or not. And in the last 1.5 years, I couldn't have made myself clearer on how I feel about RK's and about my dislike of fairings. So I think with everyone knowing that, all that B B's post represents is a sugar-coated end-run version of a diss by a couple of members that look for this in my posts. I can't look at it any other way. It is what it is! But I don't really GAS what they think anyway! Never did, never will!

Hoist!

[miker]

Plugs are cheap!  Cybil is the catazz,I can tell from here!  
We do what we want, that splains my Oldster...
Ride in good health, brotha from another motha

[Hoist!]

Plugs are cheap!  Cybil is the catazz,I can tell from here!  
We do what we want, that splains my Oldster...
Ride in good health, brotha from another motha

 

Hoist!

[miker]

How bout that rat trap chop???

[Hoist!]

How bout that rat trap chop???

The FXWG's still waiting for some parts now. When we finish that bike, we'll have everything for the rat Hoistbobber. I don't expect to get that going now until well into the summer at the earliest. They know I have 3 bikes so getting them to make this a priority is tough. I know these guys a long time, so I have a hard time pushing them knowing they're really busy right now. But I am pushing them a little for the WG's completion!

Hoist!

[SPIDERMAN]

Fully agree Craig!

That's all I was saying in my earlier post. To each their own. But I found nothing unusual about my 2 nemisis dissing my bike. Most won't diss another member's bike here. Honesty or not. And in the last 1.5 years, I couldn't have made myself clearer on how I feel about RK's and about my dislike of fairings. So I think with everyone knowing that, all that B B's post represents is a sugar-coated end-run version of a diss by a couple of members that look for this in my posts. I can't look at it any other way. It is what it is! But I don't really GAS what they think anyway! Never did, never will!

Hoist!

Figures you'd see it in the negative Howie. I had no intent to dis you or your bike. I learned a lesson the hard way and told a true and honest story about my experience. You wanna play the victim go right ahead. I won't waste my time on you in the future.

B B

[Hoist!]

Figures you'd see it in the negative Howie. I had no intent to dis you or your bike. I learned a lesson the hard way and told a true and honest story about my experience. You wanna play the victim go right ahead. I won't waste my time on you in the future.

B B

No victim here. I alone am responsible for everything I choose to do. I reap the rewards and suffer the consequences of my actions. And I alone pay for it all. I thought the timing of your "advice" to be suspect. It's not like the end result of Cybil was news to anyone here. Or the planning of what I was doing to her. Waiting until I'm finished, then commenting that I'm wrong for doing it after the money was spent and should've gotten a SEEG, sure doesn't imply that you've done anything "in my best interest"! First, all you talked about was my crappy 110 motor, how she keeps breaking, and how she'll never stay together for any length of time. Then you gave me a hard time when I had a hassle with the vendor supplying my engine parts, and sided with the vendor. Need I go on with the hard time I got all along, and being kicked while I was down. I won't search all your previous posts to add them here, just to prove my point. But you know all that you've maintained to me in the past. Now the sudden "concern for my best interest"? Now that I'm totally thrilled with my bike, you choose to comment about what's "in my best interest"? I tried being nice regardless of how I was treated. No more. Yeah, I'm the victim all right! Yeah right!!! Save it for the newbies that don't know your routine!

Hoist!

[SPIDERMAN]

No victim here. I alone am responsible for everything I choose to do. I reap the rewards and suffer the consequences of my actions. And I alone pay for it all. I thought the timing of your "advice" to be suspect. It's not like the end result of Cybil was news to anyone here. Or the planning of what I was doing to her. Waiting until I'm finished, then commenting that I'm wrong for doing it after the money was spent and should've gotten a SEEG, sure doesn't imply that you've done anything "in my best interest"! First, all you talked about was my crappy 110 motor, how she keeps breaking, and how she'll never stay together for any length of time. Then you gave me a hard time when I had a hassle with the vendor supplying my engine parts, and sided with the vendor. Need I go on with the hard time I got all along, and being kicked while I was down. I won't search all your previous posts to add them here, just to prove my point. But you know all that you've maintained to me in the past. Now the sudden "concern for my best interest"? Now that I'm totally thrilled with my bike, you choose to comment about what's "in my best interest"? I tried being nice regardless of how I was treated. No more. Yeah, I'm the victim all right! Yeah right!!! Save it for the newbies that don't know your routine!

Hoist!

Cry me a river little boy.

[bunt]

Howie how do you like those FBI Jackknifes. Is there much of an affect on your clearance?

[naitram]

lets all play nice in the CVO sandbox

[Hoist!]

Howie how do you like those FBI Jackknifes. Is there much of an affect on your clearance?

Frankly bunt, I'm not impressed. First off, if you don't pull them out before taking off, you can't use them. No way to do that while you're riding. Second, I'm not comfortable using them at all in the twisties. I get that paranoid feeling that they'll pogo me if I'm in a turn and hit them. They definitely affect clearance even when folded in, and I lost the inch in the floorboard that I gained by raising my suspension. You'll probably see them up for sale shortly!

Hoist!

[Hoist!]

Cry me a river little boy.

Good one!

Hoist!