Don’t expect this beast to go where you want, when you want like a GW. Took an adjustment period after I sold my F6B. You must plan your maneuvers further ahead of time LOL

 

My 2020 RGL is the nicest motorcycle I've ever owned or ridden. I absolutely love it!

Go for it....

 

Welcome and enjoy! Best bike out of the bunch!

 

2020 RGS is probably the most capable large bike I've ever ridden.

 

make sure you put on ape hangers on it.

 

Umm, basic rider skill. Only use the rear brake with stopping for this exact reason. Doesn't matter what bike you have, however weight can play into it.
I know allot of us riders like to use the front brake to stop so both feet are down when we stop.
We are asking for trouble when we do this. Yes, I'm guilty of it too.

 

Be forewarned, the bike is just the down payment. None of us can leave well enough alone, and this forum is great for making money fly out of your wallet!

Seriously though, don't think you could have picked a better bike to start with than a Road Glide Limited.

 

Funny, I have had several motor officers, swear by using front brake, at slow speed, tarmac stops, just so you can put both feet down. Slippery sand or gravel is another issue altogether.

Personally, due mostly to habit, I use the rear, but I definitely use the front when needed. I have a friend that will ONLY use his front to hold him on a hill. Might as well remove it then.

Reminds me of a story of a young construction framer, gripping his hammer halfway up the handle, to drive nails. Seeing this, an old timer asked to borrow his hammer. When he got it, he proceeded to cut off the bottom half of the handle, and gave it back to him. Shocked and angry, the young guy asked why he did that. The old guy replied, "if you are only going to use half the handle, no sense swinging all that extra weight,"

 

Having just skidded through a red light, I would advise taking her out into a parking lot and seeing the stopping distance with both the rear and front brake... I tried using the rear only and locked the wheel up and totally blew a red light nothing I wasn’t going to stop in time... after that I went back to using the front brake to make sure I had her right.

 

Don't lug the engine (<2500 RPM). These things make a lot of torque, combined with the rubber mounting and balance system it's easy to let the RPMS fall too low without feeling it. If in doubt rev it up, the M8 enjoys what some deem to be high RPMs. If you wont be riding it for more than 2 weeks the use of a battery maintainer is a must, so much so that the lead is prewired in from the factory and should be routed during setup to be accessible. When checking the oil make sure it's in the middle of full and add, people who fill them to the absolute full mark quickly learn that by doing that you'll end up with oil dripping from the air cleaner - It's not indicative of a problem, just a characteristic.