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Old 11-08-2022 | 04:32 PM
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Sold my 17 RKS in May of 21 and was riding a Pan Am for the last 18 or so months but now I'm back!

 
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Old 11-08-2022 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bunker
Sold my 17 RKS in May of 21 and was riding a Pan Am for the last 18 or so months but now I'm back!
Congrats - how do you like the Windsplitter?
 
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Old 11-09-2022 | 09:33 AM
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Congrats - how do you like the Windsplitter?
Dealer had it on the bike when I bought it.

It looks cool but at 6' it doesn't keep the wind off my helmet. It's smooth air, especially with the vent open, but just not for me.

I'll be selling it later this week, just ordered another Freedom Shield and the old school RK mount..
 
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Old 11-09-2022 | 11:53 AM
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Dealer had it on the bike when I bought it.

It looks cool but at 6' it doesn't keep the wind off my helmet. It's smooth air, especially with the vent open, but just not for me.

I'll be selling it later this week, just ordered another Freedom Shield and the old school RK mount..
I'm going through this decision process now. We're same height. Which freedom shield did you order 18" or 20"?
 
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Old 11-09-2022 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RAD1
I'm going through this decision process now. We're same height. Which freedom shield did you order 18" or 20"?
So I had the 20" on my 17 RKS but I also had a Russell Day Long Seat which sat me higher.

I went with an 18" this time as I'm running the Saddlemen Dominator Solo this time around. I actually ordered it yesterday.

I'm not planning on making this one a mile cruncher like my 17... famous last words lol
 
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Old 11-09-2022 | 01:50 PM
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here is my 17 with 14" KST's and a 20" Freedom Shield

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/milwa...l#post18649094
 
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Old 11-09-2022 | 06:20 PM
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This should belong in Touring, but in addition to the Mt. Rushmore subforum, they should add an M8 subforum.
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Be careful, I mentioned it a while back and was considered a troll.

muahhahhahah!!!!!!
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I posted the way back in March to be exact


March 15th post 3280 when I posted this. People here got so mad lol. Please read the other post afterwards if you want a good chuckle.
Anyone else notice Rushmore sub forum is now "2014+ Touring Models"? Now all we need is for the mods to create one more category for us "2017+ Touring Models" and change that one to "2014-2016 Touring Models".
 
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Old 11-10-2022 | 09:32 AM
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I really like that Apex.
 
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Old 11-10-2022 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Bunker
Sold my 17 RKS in May of 21 and was riding a Pan Am for the last 18 or so months but now I'm back!
Nice! Great paint set too. I’d be interested in your Pan Am experience and decision to come back to the RKS.
 
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Old 11-10-2022 | 11:04 AM
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Nice! Great paint set too. I’d be interested in your Pan Am experience and decision to come back to the RKS.
Absolutely LOVED the Pan Am, did right at 21K miles on it in 18 months, it came down to a reliability issue for me. Lots of little things, nothing that shut me down (I was about to have my fuel pump replaced for the 2nd time). After a little while, all those little things add up and it just came to the point where I decided to cut my losses and move on.

The suspension and engine are just a joy on the Pan Am, I've had the RKS for 2 weeks now and I just replaced the rear suspension with Revo-A's. Yes, it made a HUGE difference but nowhere near as good as the Pan Am.

I've found I'm just a RK kinda guy, it's ticks the aesthetics and sound boxes for sure and I know I can make it almost as comfortable as the Pan Am. Performance, well it's not that kinda bike, that's what I'm telling myself anyway
 
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