Nah.....that's why they used to have tiny petrol tanks - so you could stop every hundred miles to get some feeling back into your backside while you filled up/had a coffee/had a smoke!
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Don't be silly, 80 miles tops.Nah.....that's why they used to have tiny petrol tanks - so you could stop every hundred miles to get some feeling back into your backside while you filled up/had a coffee/had a smoke!
‘‘Twas ever the subject of much leg pulling, some not in fun
, stopping the ride for the Sporties.
Funnily enough.....managed to empty the tank on my first sportster at 75 miles.....and then a fair bit of pushing!
Much better now with the 17 litre tank!
I'm only an inch taller and also have a short inside leg, I ride a Ducati Multistrada V4S with standard seat and don't have any problems. At the push of a button I can take all the preload off the suspension which lowers the seat height about 1" to 2" which is handy when riding in town or stopping at a junction with a horrible camber. Going from a Fireblade to a BMW S1000XR then the Multi the tall adventure style bikes felt a bit daunting at first but the weight is well distributed and not top heavy so easy to manage.
Indeed.....we now have one dealer in Scotland and the nationwide dealership is disappearing fast! Harley pricing themselves out of the market and fewer young people willing to throw cash at them. Saw all this in the past when AMF were in charge and it took a total upheaval and revamp to bring their core business back. Can't even make money on their branded merchandise now!
My local Harley dealership is still open, however it’s never been a brand I've been drawn to. Maybe one day, who knows. But all my bikes are long gone with the arrival of children. I’ve had Suzuki’s (GSX-R750 K8 my absolute favourite), Honda’s, Triumphs and Yamahas.
Harley are in a bit of a precarious position, because they never evolved the products properly. Where are all the 125/250s for beginners. Touring bikes, sports bikes. Etc. Compare them against Truimph. Also the management seems to be going down the Jaguar route of pushing diversity, inclusively etc on what is a real man's motorcycle and the, real men are kicking back. The livewire died a death, 30k for a slow underpowered bad handling machine. And don't get me wrong, I like harleys and was considering buying an older one. But you compare a 10 year old glide against a wing or a K1600 bagger. The difference is the sound, the rest is marketing bs.
The people who were big into cruisers, think late 80's and 90's have moved on to their rocking chairs and the youf are not interested and can't afford one. The pan America is a good bike as Harvey's go, but, look at what it is trying to compete against. Far to late to the party.
If they are not careful... they will be going down the same route as KTM.
I think one of the issues is the management are not bikers, they are corporate and in such an industry you do need to visionaries who understand what the name means and know not to destroy what they have built up over years.
But, that of course is my own keyboard warrior opinion.
kenbro
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Hi,
Short ass here too.
Sold my BMW R9T and my 40 year old BM during Covid I think.
Decided if I don’t get a bike soon it will be too late. (82) Anyway, over 2 years without bike insurance so my NCB is zilch.
Went on insurance compare sites for a small Ducati (Had one and liked it) Monster. Insurance worked out at 40 pence per mile.
Tried for a 125cc bike and that was £500 for 3K miles PA.
Talking to bike shop owner he suggested (He had one to sell) a Honda 500 Rebel (Actually 471cc like CX500) because its learner compliant so insurance friendly and more importantly it has a very low seat height.
I have a chronic back problem called spinal Stenosis I think and it can effect the use of my legs sometimes, so flat footing pretty important to me nowdays.
Back to Go Compare and it’s £980 for F Comp. Ins.
Going to look at one tomorrow, (Not the first one) it’s a year old with 80 miles on clock, one owner, one rider machine.
Cruiser/ Bobber? Not sure but important for me, the footrests are not forward.
Tiny engine but I think I’m now stuffed for ever getting a proper bike again. As someone said ‘Any bikes better than no bike.’
Been biking since I was 13 but had a few breaks along the way (Not bones) and biking never seems to leave you.
Never got as much pleasure out of driving a car but most of the girls enjoyed cars more.
Ken.
Ps. Never had a problem with seat height with bikes in the 1960s!
@kenbro
A few years ago, let’s just leave it at that, a few, I lived in London and used to go to High Beech on a Sunday to the old tea hut. There was two old blokes I used to talk to regularly, one was, 70's I think, he rode a beemer, possibly an 800 twin, can’t remember exactly, but he said he had carpeted his garage wall, so when he came in he could rest the bike against it as it was too heavy to put on the centre stand. I never thought to ask him why he didn’t use the side stand.
The other was, probably late 80's. You would spot him a mile off, bright yellow oilskins and an open face with a Bob Heath visor, and he rode a K1.
I always admired those 2 guys, and hope I can continue to ride my bike as long as they did.
Once a biker, always a biker, I think it just stays there, even if you sell your bike. My missus finally gave up riding about 2 years ago due to health reasons. We were talking about it the other day and she was saying, “maybe if I got one I would ride it…. “ But she wouldn’t, I would end up taking it out for a blat to keep it charged and running. It would however give me an alternative bike to ride, hmmmm, maybe not,
The last time I was without a bike, living in London and not much money I spent most of my time looking for something cheap that I could afford. Realised that with an MZ125, but, better than nothing. Thankfully, been a long time and there is still a bike in the garage and still gets ridden regularly although, maybe not so many miles as before, but the journeys abroad, Really really look forward to them. Sometimes, I am disappointed because it is getting dark and the accommodation is near, sometimes, I still feel I could ride on forever…… then, my bladder reminds me there is a very good reason to stop.
A few years ago, let’s just leave it at that, a few, I lived in London and used to go to High Beech on a Sunday to the old tea hut. There was two old blokes I used to talk to regularly, one was, 70's I think, he rode a beemer, possibly an 800 twin, can’t remember exactly, but he said he had carpeted his garage wall, so when he came in he could rest the bike against it as it was too heavy to put on the centre stand. I never thought to ask him why he didn’t use the side stand.
The other was, probably late 80's. You would spot him a mile off, bright yellow oilskins and an open face with a Bob Heath visor, and he rode a K1.
I always admired those 2 guys, and hope I can continue to ride my bike as long as they did.
Once a biker, always a biker, I think it just stays there, even if you sell your bike. My missus finally gave up riding about 2 years ago due to health reasons. We were talking about it the other day and she was saying, “maybe if I got one I would ride it…. “ But she wouldn’t, I would end up taking it out for a blat to keep it charged and running. It would however give me an alternative bike to ride, hmmmm, maybe not,
The last time I was without a bike, living in London and not much money I spent most of my time looking for something cheap that I could afford. Realised that with an MZ125, but, better than nothing. Thankfully, been a long time and there is still a bike in the garage and still gets ridden regularly although, maybe not so many miles as before, but the journeys abroad, Really really look forward to them. Sometimes, I am disappointed because it is getting dark and the accommodation is near, sometimes, I still feel I could ride on forever…… then, my bladder reminds me there is a very good reason to stop.
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