Well that was interesting!
#21
11-10-2011 | 03:33 PM
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I've had the front end up a few times on mine, it wasn't in stock trim at the time. The times I had the front end up it happened without much thought put into it, more or less I was swatting the throttle while on low gear and had real good traction. The wife was along for the ride on 2 of those occasions and was less than thrilled when she noticed the trike was going straight when it should have been turning, I was trying to avoid being hit by a car while turning onto an on ramp.
#22
11-10-2011 | 06:00 PM
I've had the front end up a few times on mine, it wasn't in stock trim at the time. The times I had the front end up it happened without much thought put into it, more or less I was swatting the throttle while on low gear and had real good traction. The wife was along for the ride on 2 of those occasions and was less than thrilled when she noticed the trike was going straight when it should have been turning, I was trying to avoid being hit by a car while turning onto an on ramp.
Off the beaten track a lil bit... The gas mileage with this thing is terrible. (24.5 mpg on the 1st tank... The T-Bird does that well) Plugs look kinda sooty so the fuel profile is all hosed up or there's something haywire with the EFI somewhere. I don't really get too excited about the mileage other than the fact that it's indicative of something not quite right, and I don't want excessive fuel washing the cylinders out and contaminating the oil.
#23
11-11-2011 | 05:54 AM
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Off the beaten track a lil bit... The gas mileage with this thing is terrible. (24.5 mpg on the 1st tank... The T-Bird does that well) Plugs look kinda sooty so the fuel profile is all hosed up or there's something haywire with the EFI somewhere. I don't really get too excited about the mileage other than the fact that it's indicative of something not quite right, and I don't want excessive fuel washing the cylinders out and contaminating the oil.
#24
11-11-2011 | 08:29 AM
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ZD .... Congrat's on the Trike .... Nice color !
Have not seen that color on a Trike yet in person.
Lynn had a Street Glide before getting her Trike but before she got hers we went to a dealer to demo one to see if she liked it. They had a HUGE parking lot out back and I made her do figure eights ( both ways ) until she felt comfortable making turns with it. I also had her do some real tight turns both ways also. After about 20 min or so she was ready for the ride. They actually let us take it on our own but I followed her in our truck. I want her to get the feeling of it by herself since she would be the one riding all the time. She did some 2 lane 45 mph roads before returning back via a major highway. I was totally shocked when I forgot she was behind me on the highway part and I was doing 70mph and she was right there. When I turned off the exit to go back to the dealer I thought for sure she was going to keep going and head for home ....LOL ....
Unfortunatly they gave us a crappy trade in price so we ALMOST had her SG converted. We stopped at our local dealer and told him what we were planing to do and he made a deal we could not refuse. Buying the Trike was the BEST idea yet. No more worrying about her riding over crappy road surfaces or being able to hold up the SG in difficult situations.
I on the other hand had no problem getting use to the trike since I have a 4 wheeler quad and also snowmobile in the Winter. It felt natural to me. The one thing I always think of trying to do is SLIDE the trike doing a full handlebar lock like a dirt bike speedway rider. Schhhh ... Don't tell Lynn ..... LOL .....
As you ride your Trike and get use to it your smile will get wider & wider :-)
Rob ......
Have not seen that color on a Trike yet in person.
Lynn had a Street Glide before getting her Trike but before she got hers we went to a dealer to demo one to see if she liked it. They had a HUGE parking lot out back and I made her do figure eights ( both ways ) until she felt comfortable making turns with it. I also had her do some real tight turns both ways also. After about 20 min or so she was ready for the ride. They actually let us take it on our own but I followed her in our truck. I want her to get the feeling of it by herself since she would be the one riding all the time. She did some 2 lane 45 mph roads before returning back via a major highway. I was totally shocked when I forgot she was behind me on the highway part and I was doing 70mph and she was right there. When I turned off the exit to go back to the dealer I thought for sure she was going to keep going and head for home ....LOL ....
Unfortunatly they gave us a crappy trade in price so we ALMOST had her SG converted. We stopped at our local dealer and told him what we were planing to do and he made a deal we could not refuse. Buying the Trike was the BEST idea yet. No more worrying about her riding over crappy road surfaces or being able to hold up the SG in difficult situations.
I on the other hand had no problem getting use to the trike since I have a 4 wheeler quad and also snowmobile in the Winter. It felt natural to me. The one thing I always think of trying to do is SLIDE the trike doing a full handlebar lock like a dirt bike speedway rider. Schhhh ... Don't tell Lynn ..... LOL .....
As you ride your Trike and get use to it your smile will get wider & wider :-)
Rob ......
#25
11-11-2011 | 09:26 AM
ZD .... Congrat's on the Trike .... Nice color !
Have not seen that color on a Trike yet in person.
Lynn had a Street Glide before getting her Trike but before she got hers we went to a dealer to demo one to see if she liked it. They had a HUGE parking lot out back and I made her do figure eights ( both ways ) until she felt comfortable making turns with it. I also had her do some real tight turns both ways also. After about 20 min or so she was ready for the ride. They actually let us take it on our own but I followed her in our truck. I want her to get the feeling of it by herself since she would be the one riding all the time. She did some 2 lane 45 mph roads before returning back via a major highway. I was totally shocked when I forgot she was behind me on the highway part and I was doing 70mph and she was right there. When I turned off the exit to go back to the dealer I thought for sure she was going to keep going and head for home ....LOL ....
Unfortunatly they gave us a crappy trade in price so we ALMOST had her SG converted. We stopped at our local dealer and told him what we were planing to do and he made a deal we could not refuse. Buying the Trike was the BEST idea yet. No more worrying about her riding over crappy road surfaces or being able to hold up the SG in difficult situations.
I on the other hand had no problem getting use to the trike since I have a 4 wheeler quad and also snowmobile in the Winter. It felt natural to me. The one thing I always think of trying to do is SLIDE the trike doing a full handlebar lock like a dirt bike speedway rider. Schhhh ... Don't tell Lynn ..... LOL .....
As you ride your Trike and get use to it your smile will get wider & wider :-)
Rob ......
Have not seen that color on a Trike yet in person.
Lynn had a Street Glide before getting her Trike but before she got hers we went to a dealer to demo one to see if she liked it. They had a HUGE parking lot out back and I made her do figure eights ( both ways ) until she felt comfortable making turns with it. I also had her do some real tight turns both ways also. After about 20 min or so she was ready for the ride. They actually let us take it on our own but I followed her in our truck. I want her to get the feeling of it by herself since she would be the one riding all the time. She did some 2 lane 45 mph roads before returning back via a major highway. I was totally shocked when I forgot she was behind me on the highway part and I was doing 70mph and she was right there. When I turned off the exit to go back to the dealer I thought for sure she was going to keep going and head for home ....LOL ....
Unfortunatly they gave us a crappy trade in price so we ALMOST had her SG converted. We stopped at our local dealer and told him what we were planing to do and he made a deal we could not refuse. Buying the Trike was the BEST idea yet. No more worrying about her riding over crappy road surfaces or being able to hold up the SG in difficult situations.
I on the other hand had no problem getting use to the trike since I have a 4 wheeler quad and also snowmobile in the Winter. It felt natural to me. The one thing I always think of trying to do is SLIDE the trike doing a full handlebar lock like a dirt bike speedway rider. Schhhh ... Don't tell Lynn ..... LOL .....
As you ride your Trike and get use to it your smile will get wider & wider :-)
Rob ......
But we've had a ball on this thing and have absolutely NO regrets whatsoever. (Except In a perfect world I would have preferred a Cool Blue/Vivid Black two-tone paint scheme... alas, 2011 is nearly over and there ain't any left!)
I did talk with Roadsmith, and I can convert the ole '99 FLSTS without any structural mods so I can restore it to stock if I want to. Still toying with that idea too. (I have this serious springer / softail fetish thang goin' on!)
I don't have enough face for the smile I already have!
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