Buddy laid down my bike... Unscathed!
#11
02-14-2011, 02:02 PM
Well, one thing I try to do is never, say never! 
I have a couple of friends I probably wouldn't balk at letting them ride my bike under certain circumstances because, 1) I know them and their riding skills and I know they're at least as good as I am under most circumstances, 2) I know they'd respect my property because that's just the kind of people they are and, 3) I seriously doubt they'd ever ask in the first place for the same reasons listed in item #2!
Having said that, letting someone ride a bike as heavy as a Harley touring model, or anything similar from the competition, is asking for it especially if they've never ridden a bike approaching those kinds of weights. I'm glad the bike came through it with so little damage. That part of the story doesn't surprise me a bit and "that" is one of the things that I like about Harley touring bikes. The crash bars "really" do their job, unlike most of the fore mentioned models from the competition. Ask me how I know!
Ride Safe,
Steve R.
I have a couple of friends I probably wouldn't balk at letting them ride my bike under certain circumstances because, 1) I know them and their riding skills and I know they're at least as good as I am under most circumstances, 2) I know they'd respect my property because that's just the kind of people they are and, 3) I seriously doubt they'd ever ask in the first place for the same reasons listed in item #2!Having said that, letting someone ride a bike as heavy as a Harley touring model, or anything similar from the competition, is asking for it especially if they've never ridden a bike approaching those kinds of weights. I'm glad the bike came through it with so little damage. That part of the story doesn't surprise me a bit and "that" is one of the things that I like about Harley touring bikes. The crash bars "really" do their job, unlike most of the fore mentioned models from the competition. Ask me how I know!
Ride Safe,
Steve R.
Ill look into those crash bars
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02-14-2011, 02:09 PM
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02-14-2011, 02:51 PM
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+1 on that, no one has ever ridden my bikes nor will they ever, except for the HD mechs that worked on my bike. My wife's lucky I let her ride on the back
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02-14-2011, 05:22 PM
#18
02-14-2011, 09:01 PM
These things happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHMBhnUrHdc
Of course David and I were on our own motors. The point is, they really don't suffer damage, from going down on the engine guards.
Then there's another friend Ken:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZykDU50g708
He will never let me live down the fact I set the pattern up wrong, so he had 17'3" instead of the 18' he was supposed to for the final "U" turn. He ends up making it through just fine.
Harris
Denver, CO
www.youtube.com/conedown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHMBhnUrHdc
Of course David and I were on our own motors. The point is, they really don't suffer damage, from going down on the engine guards.
Then there's another friend Ken:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZykDU50g708
He will never let me live down the fact I set the pattern up wrong, so he had 17'3" instead of the 18' he was supposed to for the final "U" turn. He ends up making it through just fine.
Harris
Denver, CO
www.youtube.com/conedown
Last edited by motorlessons; 02-14-2011 at 09:31 PM.
#19
02-14-2011, 09:10 PM
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My son once tried to move my FLHT in the garage but didn't realize the weight of it and if fell over into a wall. Put a couple of tiny scratches on the edge of the bat wing. He can ride the hell out of his crotch rocket but to this day refuses to touch my bike. He is scared of it and feels so bad that he put a scratch on my bike he won't touch it now. Smart kid lol..........
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02-14-2011, 09:18 PM
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