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[Fired00d]

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!

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That sounds like the review that I read in one of the biker mags. Nice, but not worth the negatives.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Hoist!]

That sounds like the review that I read in one of the biker mags. Nice, but not worth the negatives.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Yeah Gary, too many negatives vs. the benefit yielded. People don't waste your money on them. JMO!

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[Hoist!]

lets all play nice in the CVO sandbox

Sorry Neal. I try to ignore it, and do the majority of the time. But some stuff I just won't leave out there without my side being heard. I'm done if he is.

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[REGGAB]

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!

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Coming from someone who went to school over the past two weekends and learned some really good lessons from Howie, it is my opinion that there is no way the man could be any happier with his machine.  The malicious intent is just that, apparent, and uncalled for.  Any disguise is transparent........as history has shown.  But go ahead and try to break his balls.  His joy cannot be stolen.  You haven't seen happy until you've seen him smile recently.  Renea and I both saw total contentment this weekend.  I think that speaks volumes!  Cybil rocks!  

[Hoist!]

Coming from someone who went to school over the past two weekends and learned some really good lessons from Howie, it is my opinion that there is no way the man could be any happier with his machine.  The malicious intent is just that, apparent, and uncalled for.  Any disguise is transparent........as history has shown.  But go ahead and try to break his balls.  His joy cannot be stolen.  You haven't seen happy until you've seen him smile recently.  Renea and I both saw total contentment this weekend.  I think that speaks volumes!  Cybil rocks!  

Thank you Henry! But ya'll know that "all I want is to be free, free to ride my machine, and not be hassled by the man!..."

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[bunt]

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!

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Thanks for the feedback, the pogo affect does add a bit of excitement to the ride, I think I'll pass too.

[REGGAB]

Thank you Henry! But ya'll know that "all I want is to be free, free to ride my machine, and not be hassled by the man!..."

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Now that's some funny chit right there! 

[spydglide]

'Heavenly Blues'.  har!  spyder

[SBB]

'Heavenly Blues'.  har!  spyder

 

[vagabond6542]

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!

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I am hoping  that I'm not being considered a nemisis dissing a bike. I was being honest, and if I were heading in the wrong direction, I would welcome someone telling me to correct the direction. We are not all perfect.
That said, end of discussion.

[Hoist!]

I am hoping  that I'm not being considered a nemisis dissing a bike. I was being honest, and if I were heading in the wrong direction, I would welcome someone telling me to correct the direction. We are not all perfect.
That said, end of discussion.

Sorry George, not at all. That didn't involve you in the least! The 2 referred to were right before you. Just bad timing. Sorry if I made you uncomfortable.

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[vagabond6542]

Sorry George, not at all. That didn't involve you in the least!

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Thanks, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[SPIDERMAN]

I'm going to make one more post on this thread and leave it at that. My post about the transition of my 2nd 03 SERK from Road King to Electra-Glide was in no way intended to be a diss of Howie or his ride. If anyone thinks I had a single malicious intent then you are looking for trouble where it doesn't exist. To be truthful, I got a bit snide when attacked for being honest, but my original post did not come from that perspective.  If you read what I said, you'll see that my original reaction to comments made by Beags about my bike cut me pretty good. But as I said, once I had gotten to where I thought I wanted to be, Beags made me realize I had lost what it was I had. I had owned several stock (more or less) Road Kings prior to my 1st new 03 SERK. As such, I guess I had somehow lost my feeling for what I had liked about the model in the first place.I have since become a huge fan of all four model years of the Screamin Eagle Road King and fully intend to buy another 03 SERK when the right opportunity presents itself. I miss Elvis terribly. But my love of the model is in keeping true to the orginal design with the exception of my complete love of chrome.  So when I crashed my first SERK and replaced it with another, I went about building what I thought would be the perfect ride. The trouble is as Beags pointed out, along the way I lost what I had to begin with. Howie can do whatever Howie thinks is best for him, as can anyone else. The thing I try hard to accomplish in my posts is provide a first time rider or newer rider with a perspective on the issue at hand. Howies thread is as all other threads, open to comment from the membership. From my very first post, I have been of the opinion that the idea of this website, forum if you will was open comment/debate on various issues raised by it's members. I have never been of the mind that it exists so a member can start a thread and we all bob our heads in agreement like BobbleHead dolls. Maybe that's why I have some friends and some detractors on the site. That's fine by me. I'd rather be disliked for being honest than liked because I play nice all the time and pretend that I think everything everyone says is just groovy. At the end of the day, the purpose of my post(s) on this thread have been as a caveat for those who might set out to do as Howie did without being sure where it is they wanted to go. Not all of our membership has as many years in the saddle as Howie.

Nuff Said

B B

[SBB]

I'm going to make one more post on this thread and leave it at that. My post about the transition of my 2nd 03 SERK from Road King to Electra-Glide was in no way intended to be a diss of Howie or his ride. If anyone thinks I had a single malicious intent then you are looking for trouble where it doesn't exist. To be truthful, I got a bit snide when attacked for being honest, but my original post did not come from that perspective.  If you read what I said, you'll see that my original reaction to comments made by Beags about my bike cut me pretty good. But as I said, once I had gotten to where I thought I wanted to be, Beags made me realize I had lost what it was I had. I had owned several stock (more or less) Road Kings prior to my 1st new 03 SERK. As such, I guess I had somehow lost my feeling for what I had liked about the model in the first place.I have since become a huge fan of all four model years of the Screamin Eagle Road King and fully intend to buy another 03 SERK when the right opportunity presents itself. I miss Elvis terribly. But my love of the model is in keeping true to the orginal design with the exception of my complete love of chrome.  So when I crashed my first SERK and replaced it with another, I went about building what I thought would be the perfect ride. The trouble is as Beags pointed out, along the way I lost what I had to begin with. Howie can do whatever Howie thinks is best for him, as can anyone else. The thing I try hard to accomplish in my posts is provide a first time rider or newer rider with a perspective on the issue at hand. Howies thread is as all other threads, open to comment from the membership. From my very first post, I have been of the opinion that the idea of this website, forum if you will was open comment/debate on various issues raised by it's members. I have never been of the mind that it exists so a member can start a thread and we all bob our heads in agreement like BobbleHead dolls. Maybe that's why I have some friends and some detractors on the site. That's fine by me. I'd rather be disliked for being honest than liked because I play nice all the time and pretend that I think everything everyone says is just groovy. At the end of the day, the purpose of my post(s) on this thread have been as a caveat for those who might set out to do as Howie did without being sure where it is they wanted to go. Not all of our membership has as many years in the saddle as Howie.

Nuff Said

B B

Brian (BB)

Another good post by you that just about covers all issues. I like you, also have had many many bikes and have more than once wondered why I did what I did to a bike. I think we all have. I appreciate you and respect the honesty that is delivered in your post. Somehow I have been lumped into the same category as you, and initially and after much thought find it a great place to be. Lots of times a man can be judged by the company he keeps.  I can always count on you to deliver the truth as you see it even if it's not the way I perceive it. One of the many things that makes this website so great is that we all can have our opinion and express it regardless of whether anyone agrees or not. The man that owns this site has ensured that. So ultimately all we want to do is ride our bikes, have fun with our friends and thankfully Naitram has provided this forum as a means to do just that. Brian, as far as I'm concerned being lumped in the same category as you would be a great compliment to any man.


      

[Hoist!]

And that's what it's all about. To each their own. If B B's post was at newbies who might be looking for direction, I'll accept it as just that. But that post was directed to me. So HTH did ya think I'd react to it. If you were thinking of my "best interest", one would've thought you'd mention it before you sat there and watched me just dump 25 grand into the bike. Not that it would have changed anything at all. I'm still not into faring bikes, and don't agree with you or Beags opinion about what a SERK should be. But it might have been taken better than timing it the way you did, and directing it to me instead of the masses.

Apology accepted B B!

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