Thinking about a new Street Bob
#1
09-23-2011, 12:45 PM
Thinking about a new Street Bob
You all may think I'm nuts but I'm actually thinking about selling my 11 Ultra Limited and getting a Street Bob. My wife and I thought we were really going to do do the touring thing but that's just not happening. We find ourselves doing more short rides than anything. I also find myself not riding this big heavy bike as much as I did my other smaller bikes so I think it's time to get something I will ride. We sold our 06 Yamaha Roadliner and her 05 Sportster to get this thing. It just doesn't do it for me. So to the point, how do you guys like your Street Bob's? I think forward controls are a must and a windshield but other than that I like the solo look. I also think my wife misses riding her own bike so I think we will look for her another Sportster. Any insight would be appreciated.
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09-23-2011, 12:52 PM
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09-23-2011, 01:15 PM
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09-23-2011, 01:59 PM
I do plenty of ‘touring’ on my Street Bob….you wouldn’t think that a solo rack could hold as much as it will, but I pull it off and have nary a mark on my denim paint to show for it. Closing in on 35k miles in three years. Good times!
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I love mine.
I have the mids. I couldn't use the regular forwards (too far forward for me). I see they have reduced reach forwards now, but I won't be getting them; now I've got used to the mids (only ever had forwards before), I find that I like them.
I tried the QD compact windshield, but the head buffeting was terrible. A friend suggest making brackets to move the bottom of the screen ¾" forward. I did this, and it helped a bit. I then swapped the w/s plastic fo a wider one (Memphos Shades replacement plastic to fit H-D hardware); this was quite a bit better. It does make the front of the bike lighter though; you kind of feel that a wobble isn't far away (at highway speeds). At the moment I'm leaving the w/s off, and really liking it.
Here's a pic:
Here's the original screen:
and with the wider plasitc:
on my old Bob.
I have the mids. I couldn't use the regular forwards (too far forward for me). I see they have reduced reach forwards now, but I won't be getting them; now I've got used to the mids (only ever had forwards before), I find that I like them.
I tried the QD compact windshield, but the head buffeting was terrible. A friend suggest making brackets to move the bottom of the screen ¾" forward. I did this, and it helped a bit. I then swapped the w/s plastic fo a wider one (Memphos Shades replacement plastic to fit H-D hardware); this was quite a bit better. It does make the front of the bike lighter though; you kind of feel that a wobble isn't far away (at highway speeds). At the moment I'm leaving the w/s off, and really liking it.
Here's a pic:
Here's the original screen:
and with the wider plasitc:
on my old Bob.