You're getting some excellent advice from the previous posters. Keep the bike, buy a cheap lightweight scoot, get a lot of seat time, and in much less than a year you'll wonder how you ever dumped the big bike. You've need to build 'muscle memory' on how a bike handles. Lots of us started out on little bikes....but you've been shoved into the position of suddenly owning the 'big bike', which won't feel so big at all in a very short time. Don't sell the damn thing, or you'll wish you hadn't.

Hang in there!!!

 

My 1st & only is the Road Glide, & i dropped it too ........ can't imagine trading it thereafter
............ if you do, you will kick yourself someday later.

 

Some people spend their whole life wanting that bike and you got one for free. Buy a cheap small practice bike, ride it for a few months and sell it this spring for exactly what you just bought it for. Once you learn to ride, this bike will be no challenge.

 

i don't really have advice for you, but i feel like crying in the corner of my shower when i think of a guy dropping a mint 2010 RKC twice while practicing turns in a parking lot.

 

Best advice I have is sit back and think for a minute. Riding motorcycles is NOT for everyone. If you HONESTLY decide that you will enjoy getting out in the wind, then start considering whether the Road King is the right bike for you. Go to your local Harley, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, BMW, BSA, Triumph, etc. dealers and check out the bikes they have available and see what feels right for you.

DON'T keep trying if you are not ready and willing to put forth the effort and mindset needed to become a safe and experienced rider.

DON'T ride a motorcycle simply because you want the "lifestyle". It's NOT about being a "badass biker" and pretending to be the Sons of Anarchy.

DO ask LOTS of questions and talk to riders. Stay active here and ask questions!
Most of us here LOVE to show off and share what we know or think we know! And we have LOTS of opinions to share as well..... Just ask us!!

Riding a motorcycle can be one of the greatest experiences in your life, but you need to know how to do it safely or it may cost you your life and possibly the life of someone else. Use lots of common sense, training and be ready for some great times!

 

Like others have suggested, keep the RKC no matter what. Either learn to keep the Road King up or buy a small metric beater to bang around on for a few weeks. Within a couple of months you'll be able to ride the RKC with no problem at all and will absolutely kick yourself in the *** if you sell it.

 

I was going to add something similar, but you beat me to it. This thread makes me sad.

 

Even if you keep the RK and learn on something else, you will have get something similar to get a feel for the Harley. I learned soon after I got my Harley (and dumped it a couple times) that they are a different beast from almost everything out there, especially faster sport bikes. You actually have to use (turn) the handle bars to make slow turns. I took my MSF (equivalent) course on a CB750 which can easily lean and track into slower turns w/o giving it much handlebar. You try to lean into a slow turn on a Harley, you will go over. I say keep practicing on the RK, if you still have the desire to ride. You have engine guards on front and rear, so you may go over a few more times, but you won't hurt the bike that badly.

 

Never make a huge decision like that in such a short period of time.
You are just bummed about one bad day. Forget about it.

It gets better every time! You might regret a hasty decision.

Bwahahaha! It does kinda hurt.

I still vote he goes back out there tomorrow and just go a lil easier with his practice manuvers. Perhaps get a buddy to watch you and see where you slipped up.

 

Being as you have dropped it twice I`m prepared to make a 10K offer.