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Posted by Road Glidin' Don on September 17, 2008, 11:01 pm
> S'mee wrote:
> >> S'mee wrote:
> >>>> S'mee wrote:
> >>>>> SNIP
>
> >>>>>> How big does a tourer have to be?
>
> >>>>> There really isn't one. I'd have no qualms touring on my Titan
> >>>>> when I finish it up. That's a measly 500cc bike that has less
> >>>>> power than even the most basic 500cc street bike available
> >>>>> today... So no there is no "Limit" as such. The only real limit
> >>>>> is the rider.
>
> >>>> I remember Titan # T500-34031 with a great deal of fondness ... and
> >>>> then I remember that I've put more miles on the Ultra in 18 mo.
> >>>> than I did the Titan in seven years .
> >>>> I rode that vibratin' SOB from Mare Island to Long Beach , around
> >>>> 450 miles (1972) . Took me three days to get feeling back in my
> >>>> feet . Parts of my left hand are still numb ...
>
> >>> Funny, I've never gotten the numb hands or feet on a Titan. Weird,
> >>> could have be the off-road grips I was using. It had a buzz in the
> >>> foot pegs but nothing I thought unbearable.
>
> >>>> I'm not sayin' that a 750 isn't big enough for touring , I'm sayin'
> >>>> that
> >>>> if Kieth wants to tour on a Titan he's an idiot - BTDT ,an' it
> >>>> wasn't pretty
>
> >>> Why? Do you think it would bother me? Not getting on you case just
> >>> trying to see your viewpoint. I don't even bother with windshields
> >>> or fairings these days either as it is just more to clean and they
> >>> act as a sail on windy days. But I must warn you the older I get
> >>> the more my idea of windy changes. I don't consider a 30-40mph wind
> >>> from any angle all that bad. Yes gusting over those is annoying but
> >>> that's all...annoying.
>
> >> Different strokes , I guess . I can't handle the vibes from my
> >> wife's EX 250 for more than a hundred miles or so . But then I AM a
> >> geezer >now ...
>
> > Dumb question that started bugging me a while back...what age does one
> > have to be to attain geezerhood? 70? 80? Even OLDER? I achieved dirty
> > old man this year...according to swmbo'd.
>
> =A0 Well , it's not so much a chronological thing as it is a state of min=
d ...
> having been thru three pretty bad wrecks (none my fault , resulted in
> totalling two bikes ...and nearly totalling me) in the last four years ha=
s
> taken it's toll . I feel better with more bike under me , plus those
> creature comforts are almost a necessity now . I absolutely cannot ride l=
ong
> distances without a backrest .
So you're not gonna tell us how old you are, huh?
> >> and
> >> I dearly love the comforts of my huge ass touring bike with the
> >> fairing , windshield , and lowers . Mounted a "new" set of mufflers
> >> last night (modded some stock ones for flow AND quiet) and now I can
> >> hear my stereo ... next step is to diagnose why the cruise control
> >> isn't workin' .
>
> > Cruise control? I dunno why, throttle discipline is how I stay awake
> > after twelve hours on the road. ;^)
>
> =A0 Havin' tunes helps ! Kinda hard to fall asleep when yer rockin' to Le=
d Zep
> or The Doors . Plus , the fatigue factor on a big tourer is much less -
> those creature comforts help with that too .
Tunes do help and there's something just so right about riding a hog
on the highway while Zep or AC/DC is blasting. I enjoyed that on my
Road Glide until 3 years ago, when the stereo system crapped out.
Hasn't been quite important enough for me to bother to fix it
though...
Frankly I'm still a surprised to read they even *had* cruise control
on those '90 FLs...
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