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06-05-2009, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Twinpeaks  The F has a passenger pillion. | Yeah. It's like having a back seat in a Mustang. There is one, but it isn't really comfortable for anyone riding back there. 
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06-06-2009, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rjrivero Yeah. It's like having a back seat in a Mustang. There is one, but it isn't really comfortable for anyone riding back there. | No doubt and true with every V-rod model IMO. I just replied as I've never heard the F referred to as a "solo" bike! |
06-07-2009, 02:52 PM
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As I understand it, none of those v-rods are for long haul????????
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06-09-2009, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by street bob As I understand it, none of those v-rods are for lone haul???????? | Long haul? Not many Harley's are really, in fact not many bikes in general are. I can ride it all day, however by long haul you mean a trip, well then it's bagger time. I might be over 50 but I ain't ready for that yet - LOL!!! |
06-09-2009, 06:54 AM
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In the past few months I have done a couple 400 mile trips in my cage. My lower back was killing me up to a week after...........
I can ride my sportster the same milage and I have no back issues. I believe a rod can be used for a long haul. All depends on the person riding it. How much gear do you need to take. What kind of shape you are in.
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06-09-2009, 02:33 PM
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First off we get AIM in the UK and i buy it regularly have done for years, unlike some other US "bike" mags which just seemed to be filled with pics if semi naked women,not that i have anything against undressed femails but if i want to look at that then i would buy the appropriate mag. when i was riding airheads i found lots of the tech stuff really useful.On the subject of long hauls on a vrod i use mine for trips 3000 miles +.but found i had to modify my dx to make it more comfortable for trips that long. I changed the bars so i didn't have to lean forward so much, brought the footpegs up and back to fit me, fitted a sundowner seat and a small screen, now i can sit there all day no problem. I also have my wife on the back, tent,sleeping bags airbeds and throwovers,with enough kit for 3 weeks.So yes the vrod can tour, and to prove it I am off again next month to southern portugal for a rally and touring round spain for 3 weeks. |
06-09-2009, 09:13 PM
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Jimlowe- Welcome to the jungle. Great site lots of info. Thanks for your input. I new you could use the rod as a tourer. |
06-10-2009, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jcourneyap . I new you could use the rod as a tourer. | blaspheme!! |
06-10-2009, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Twinpeaks Long haul? Not many Harley's are really, in fact not many bikes in general are. I can ride it all day, however by long haul you mean a trip, well then it's bagger time. I might be over 50 but I ain't ready for that yet - LOL!!! | Heh i'm coming up 63, and the only hill i'm over is the next one on my bike! |
06-17-2009, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by street bob As I understand it, none of those v-rods are for lone haul???????? | Bob,
I don't think Willy G planned it that way, but a long low bike with no engine vibration worth mentioning and the ability to cruise at speeds that give that give a passing nod to west Texas posted Interstate speed limits (85mph) in a southern Arizona summer, then I believe you have a long haul bike. With the seat arrangement on the F, plan on going alone.
I won't say exactly how fast I used to cruise I-10 from Phoenix to Benson with my wife on the back, but the 191 miles one way took a hair under 3 hours. We used to like to stop a the Arizona Nut House at Picacho Peak before it finally closed. (That was included in the 3 hours.)
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