Home run for the Nemo guy! Your last two posts should be "Stickies!"

 

Some very well said points and Nemo said it amazingly well. My outlook broke down like this: the base lowrider is bathed in Chrome which I would've spent time and money changing. The s also gives a 110, cruise, abs, and the front suspension upgrade is significant all for not really much more money when you break it all down. The rear shocks work very well. I'm sure I'll change them to taller ones. I'll probably never have ohlins or works on the bike but I know my limits and budget. The seat will be changed eventually but it does its job of holding you in place. All in all the bike has more of a cafe feel to me than club style when you are on it riding. This bike like all harleys is not a one size fits all and not a one ride pleases all but it is a very good bang for the buck to start off with.

 

8 inchers. Made by Biltwell

 

DK, I saw that you have some of those Bung King shock risers in your sig, have you put them on yet? I need to go back and look at your pics.

How much difference did they make to the ride? I would think it would help the handling to balance the bike out more.

 

That's a great post Mike! I agree with that you said, but I couldn't have put it out there as well.

On instagram you see so many of these bikes and they all do sort of blend together. I think that's also the purpose to some point as it makes it hard to ID a certain bike/rider in certain situations. No face, no case as the saying goes.

But, for most of us, it is about making the bike the best we can for ourselves.

I'm not saying that I'm getting tired of the look, I could stare at these bikes all day and find something cool on each one, but it's cool to see some obvious differences as well.

 

I am happy with how the Road Rage 3 pipes (I matched with the 117") are coloring up and help tie the wheel color in. "There is no replacement for displacement." Can't go wrong with 128.8 foot pounds of torque.

 

Honestly, at the end of the day I'm still running the stock shocks, but they definitely give it a little more cornering clearance and a better stance. For the money they are worth it until I can afford to actually upgrade the shocks.

 

If you look at function, the LRS comes close, but there are some "fashion" pieces that look to me like the MoCo just slapped some existing parts on a Street Bob. and called it a day. Don't get me wrong, if I were buying a bike today, the S would probably be the way I'd go.

I can't fully speak for the fairing, but given that my HD quarter fairing just barley gets the job done, I will feel safe in assuming that the 1/4 of a quarter fairing they put on there doesn't do much. The chopped fender vs a full fender is nothing more than a fashion statement really. Although, have a look at my sig picture, and its obvious that I prefer the look of the full fender. Seat wise, the MoCo actually got the job done on the LRS.... Sure, it's not two up, but the biggest reason I hear in favor of swapping seats is one, back support (looks to have a decent amount) and two, overall comfort. Again, can't speak on the overall comfort and function of that seat, but it looks like a world better than the $h!t solo seat (cinderblock) that HD put on the FXDB.

If the idea of "thug style" is for comfort, function, and performance, the MoCo isn't far off. Dual front brakes, mags, cruise control, further forward controls, decent suspension, and a 110 ci motor is a very nice starting platform. Seat, pipe, and bars is in my opinion, something that should almost always have the owners input.

 

Makes sense. My Hagons are their cheapest model. They seem to not be as good as they were when I first got them. I probably could have gotten away with the the Bung King extensions too.

 

Agreed and all good posts. What I was subtly hinting at was: how soon before we get a bunch of stock S photos every other day around here.

But hell, if I could afford it that's probably what I'd go with, although there's a plethora of changes I'd make.