Posted by Road Glidin' Don on February 15, 2009, 2:37 pm
wrote:
>8 sets of rear brakes and 5 sets of front brakes
That says something about how you brake. I think the ratio on my Road
Glide is the reverse of that.
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Posted by Odinn on February 15, 2009, 4:16 pm
On 2/15/2009 2:37 PM Road Glidin' Don mumbled something about the following:
>
> wrote:
>
>> 8 sets of rear brakes and 5 sets of front brakes
>
> That says something about how you brake. I think the ratio on my Road
> Glide is the reverse of that.
>
A lot of extremely slow riding. I spend a typical ride to work has
about 7 miles of bumper to bumper traffic at very slow speed (30-45 min
to make just one 5 mile stretch), 5 miles of back country road, and 28
miles of major highway with a traffic light every 2-3 miles. I really
hate to put my feet down, so I do a lot of dragging the rear brake and
slipping the clutch. I also usually replace the brake pads when I
replace the tire. There is usually about 30% pad left when replacing
the tires, it's just easier to replace the pads then than to have to
worry about them sometime between rear tire replacements. The cost is
minimal for not having to worry about the pads. The only times I
haven't replaced the rear pads when replacing the tire was when I've
replaced the tires during my long summer runs and I have more than 50%
pad left.
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Posted by MoParMaN on February 15, 2009, 5:20 pm
>> When it comes to paying for dealer service. I took my 1600 Nomad in
>> for it's 7500 miles service, and had two Elite III tires mounted.
>> $585.00. It sure rides good now. I guess over time you don't realize
>> how, at least for me, my rear tired was squared off. I blames it on my
>> ole ladies large butt, so she paid for half of it. I had a few minor
>> factory repairs done too, with no crap from the dealer. I paid for
>> the super extended warranty, everything's covered....They even washed
>> and waxed it for me.
>>
>>
> Not wishing to start an argument but.....
> Why is it you don't like Harleys again?
> Even on my old 2004 Ultra with 50,000 miles on it I would never have had
> to have "a few" factory repairs done on any particular service.
I was adjusting my windshield height and over powered the bracket with my
superman type strength and busted (stripped) the bolt holes on the bike
mounting bracket. Then in an attempt to cover it up, I put some oversized
left tapping bolts in it and stripped the inside of the bolt heads
off.....Crap...I owned up to what I did, but they still wrote it up under
warranty work.
> The repairs I have had to date are a starter drive directly related to
> tring to start a high compression motor several times in 95 degree heat
> after being in a customs line for 2 hours.
> The small brackets that hold the saddlebag supports needed to be
> replaced.
> An exhaust bracket.
> Other than that it's been brakes, tires and oil.
> I expect similar or even better results from my 2009 Ultra.
> Just wondering is all.
That was all that's wrong and I caused it. I installed the Kawasaki
lightbar kit without incident, added brighter bulbs to my brakes and turn
signals, I've added Mustang seats with the drivers backrest all with any
problems. As far as the bike goes, nothing has gone wrong.
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Posted by Bob Mann on February 15, 2009, 8:14 pm
> That was all that's wrong and I caused it. I installed the Kawasaki
> lightbar kit without incident, added brighter bulbs to my brakes and
> turn signals, I've added Mustang seats with the drivers backrest all
> with any problems. As far as the bike goes, nothing has gone wrong.
>
Sounds about as good as a Harley to me. ;-)
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Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on February 16, 2009, 8:50 pm
> I call my Goldwing a "Road Sofa" cause it feels like sitting on the
> sofa at home watching TV!.
> Proud owner - 2005 Goldwing GL1800a (ABS). - 30th Anniversary
> Incarnation
> Cruises at 80MPH - reach up and hit the accelerate button on the
> cruise control and pass every Harley ever made (except maybe the
> V-Rod).
I wish you the best of luck when you are attempting to read the
Virginia motorcycle plate "FLXHI" rapidly disappearing into the
distance on a Harley old-school bagger that is lighter, better
handling, more powerful, with better brakes than your Wing, and - dare
I say it - is almost certainly piloted by a vastly more skilled rider
than you.
Old Wings rule, as Keith knows, but my Street Glide R.U.L.Z.
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