Originally Posted by johnnyhumble

I recently bought a 2012 Ultra Limited and couldn't be happier with the bike. I have always ridden Harleys and have pretty much evolved as I rider, I believe to survive in everyday traffic. For some reason, I am never content to just sit back and "cruise", mulling through the flow of urban landscape content to be in traffic. Over the years I have become the guy who doesn't stay in traffic and will gladly pass people just to get out of "hairy" situations. Maybe it's because I've been hit on my bike twice, both times riding in the right lane, but I am not sure. When I bought the bagger, I thought my style would change, but it hasn't. I still ride 80-85 except now I can't wipe the stupid grin from my face because I'm ripping the tunes and confortable as hell as the violence of the wind seems to be whizzing right by me. My buddies wanna ride 65-70 mph, and I just find myself leaving them...does this ever change? Or am I destined to be the lonely front runner who is just not meant to ride in groups?

I was in a V-Rod club in Houston and it was a different story as I don't like to go 140 mph on the city streets, but 85-90, sure!

Originally Posted by El Rey

When I ride to work typically Mon-Fri, it's 80+ all the way. Passing cars. Anything less and you get run over. I tried 65 the other day and almost got toasted by slower drivers and no where to "out."

Originally Posted by Then Came Bronson

Ain't that the truth!

In SoCal, 80 mph is pretty much "fleet average" if you don't want to get mowed down on the I-5 or I-15. Any guy riding a motorcycle at 55-60 mph on the freeways here is a danger to himself, and everyone else.

Originally Posted by The Guardian

Ahh Good old I-5. Seems that road gets even shittier drivers the further south you go on this god damn coast.

Originally Posted by johnnyhumble

I recently bought a 2012 Ultra Limited and couldn't be happier with the bike. I have always ridden Harleys and have pretty much evolved as I rider, I believe to survive in everyday traffic. For some reason, I am never content to just sit back and "cruise", mulling through the flow of urban landscape content to be in traffic. Over the years I have become the guy who doesn't stay in traffic and will gladly pass people just to get out of "hairy" situations. Maybe it's because I've been hit on my bike twice, both times riding in the right lane, but I am not sure. When I bought the bagger, I thought my style would change, but it hasn't. I still ride 80-85 except now I can't wipe the stupid grin from my face because I'm ripping the tunes and confortable as hell as the violence of the wind seems to be whizzing right by me. My buddies wanna ride 65-70 mph, and I just find myself leaving them...does this ever change? Or am I destined to be the lonely front runner who is just not meant to ride in groups?

I was in a V-Rod club in Houston and it was a different story as I don't like to go 140 mph on the city streets, but 85-90, sure!

Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker

I wish the rest of the country would take lessons from LA , I go back to Kansas City or Baltimore to see family and the idiots driving can't get up to the speed limit much less exceed it and lets not mention 30 points lower on the IQ scale than the idiots around here . Down south there you have traffic but it's MOVING , from 3:00 pm on some freeways look like parking lots here .

I let my daughter drive once in KC picking me up at the airport , been rental cars with the adults white knuckled and the grand kids grinning like crazy ever since .



As much as the west coast sucks take my word for this , do a tour of the south and lower east coast states you'll never bitch about 5 again .

Originally Posted by The Guardian

Was born in Florida and lived 17 years of my life in Georgia! Been up and down that whole area many times! 63,000 miles in three years on a 92 Softail custom and I'll take that over I-5 any day!!

Originally Posted by The Guardian

Was born in Florida and lived 17 years of my life in Georgia! Been up and down that whole area many times! 63,000 miles in three years on a 92 Softail custom and I'll take that over I-5 any day!!