I wouldn't have ridden a Harley in the 70's or 80's.

 

I dont get the racoon look with a tinted face shield.

 

You still would of suffered.

 

Jason,

Hello from columbus too. I have an 06 roadster and I have done many 500 mile days on it. Saturday I did about 400 with the GF on the back. When I got the bike last Sept I did about 3000 miles in a month and a half. Lots of exploring and riding the great roads around here.

I have the sundowner and still get sore from time to time. The air hawk works great. Iron pony has them in stock now.

I have a windshield and its great for gettin the wind off your chest and helps with fatigue on the longer trips. Also I did the road king shock mod for it. Made a world of difference and its great for when I want to take the gf as I simply add more air to the shocks or let it back out when solo.

I don't regret getting the bike. I would do it again. Course now I have the bug to get a Vrod because I love the looks. If the GF wants my roadster then I get to work on lowering it.

MH

 

146,000 miles later ......

 

very doable... i went from charleston, sc to sanfran, going north and south in between, riding about 8 hrs a day in average, i had a stupid windshield, the airhawk (useless piece of crap), no saddlebag, just a backpack, and got the feeling i was carrying way too much stuff...
i'll do it all over again as soon as i get some vacation time.

 

I rode back and forth from Charleston, SC to Savannah, GA every week for a while and it wasn't too bad. I think if i had some higway pegs it wouldn't be bad at all. A good seat pays you back ten times over too.

 

mine is bog standard, took it from London to Madrid and then down to Gibraltar, just stopped every 100 miles for gas and a stretch, no problem.

 

Went to sturgis last year and did 4500miles on a stock seat. Then continued many other solo trips Florida, new York, and Tennessee. Ride and enjoy!!

 

A mustang seat is money well spent and those beaded seats are heaven sent when it's hot out