View Poll Results: After seeing the 2018 Models are you now planning on buying one?
Yes, I like what I see
260
36.41%
No, I don't like any of the new models
454
63.59%
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After seeing the 2018 line-up, Are you going to buy?
#561
09-06-2017 | 06:13 PM
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From: Belgium
you see the video of that ******** that sprayed the bike black? He absolutely dwarfed that bike. He and I are the same height. The guy probably outweighs me by 50 pounds of muscle, but none the less, I simply can't get comfortable on most of them. The Heritage was borderline, but I still looked like a monkey on a football sitting on it.
#562
09-08-2017 | 09:07 PM
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From: Dallas, Texas
I kept an open mind Demo Riding a 114 inch Breakout. Looks like a Yamaha clone. Sounds like a Honda. There is no shake or vibrations, like a Honda. The ride feels like you are disconnected from the road, with no input from the steering or tires. In a low speed turn at an intersection my heel dragged on the pavement. As for the 114 M8 . . . Just a little more power that my 07 Dyna 96" with 96,000 miles. Nothing to actually get the Adrenalin pumping. Looks like I'll be keeping the 07 for another 96,000 miles and LOVING IT.
#563
09-08-2017 | 09:31 PM
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#566
09-10-2017 | 01:46 PM
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#568
09-10-2017 | 02:29 PM
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From: Bedford, Nova Scotia
Just some observations. Attended demo rides yesterday (as I do every year). Tried the RG and SGS again. Functionally I didn't notice any real differences from the '17s tested earlier save that the clutch was very hard and the suspension very stiff (perhaps set up that way on purpose). I would have thought a hydraulic clutch would have been smoother/easier! Not! Engine smooth and quiet (no rattling like my 103) and shifting surprisingly smooth and quiet, up and down, which surprised me based on some complaints heard. 107 doesn't pull that much better than 103. Perhaps there is a real difference going to the 114. Nothing else worth mentioning.
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#569
09-11-2017 | 12:02 AM
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From: East TN
#570
09-11-2017 | 06:50 AM
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