Street Glide or Electra Standard?

[Rickster]

Originally Posted by Rae

You forgot to mention.....that girl can ride!

That's true, you handled the Dragon like a pro, but I was already getting red in the face, and I didn't want anyone on here to start thinking I'm some sort of cyber stocker.

[leonidas]

That Bandit would be a blast at The Dragon.
Is that the bike you took?

[Rickster]

No, I've been there twice on my V Strom (sold), and once on my Road King, it was definitely more fun on the DL1000, if I go again this year I might just trailer my DR650 down. The turns are so tight that you don't really get a chance to use big HP, but your right the Bandit would be excellent because the torque curve starts so low on the RPM band on it.

[leonidas]

There's a chance that I will be going in mid May.
Money is tight, tho, so we'll see. Not looking too good right now.
There's so darn much snow this year that it'll likely
not be warm enough to ride out there in mid May,
and that's the only way I'd go.
I hope some JM people join us at Beartooth Pass this August.

[Rae]

QUOTE=Rickster;526721]That's true, you handled the Dragon like a pro, but I was already getting red in the face, and I didn't want anyone on here to start thinking I'm some sort of cyber stocker.[/quote]

Thanks! I think we all did good on the Dragon. It was funny at the end when we all stopped at the rest area where they have the store. Did you hear what I said to Kelli?

If not here ya go.....We parked the bikes and As we were taking helmets off I said to him, "that was fun, so, we are doing the Dragon next?" He looked at me with the funniest look on his face and said, " no girl, that was the Dragon." My eye got really big and I was like...OMG! I just rode the Dragon and didn't know it? I gues you can say "I had a moment."

The way the people who have rode it were talking I thought ot would have been a lot harder than it was...oh well. I had a blast!

[Rickster]

Rae, I missed your comment when you said it, but Pete repeated it later on, and always got a good chuckle.

When you ride the Dragon in a big group (2 big groups) like we did that day, you get to miss out on a lot of the B.S. that might otherwise happen to you if you are there by yourself.

First off you don't have to put up with the faster riders (some of which are jerks) that come up behind you wanting to pass, that can be nerve wracking because there never really is a good place to let them by, but when they encounter a big group like that most don't even try to pass.

Next, you are kept to a slower pace because the leader is trying to keep everyone together.

Also you are basically just following the rider in front of you , and you get this mindset kind of like "well they just rode it so I guess I can"

But all that aside, I know you didn't have a whole lot of miles under your belt at that time, and you did real good, and I think is was a good choice for you to ride your own bike rather than passenger behind Pete, I'm sure it did a lot for your confidence.

[ChuLaiDocFMF]

Decision made; deal done.
It's a 2009 Electra Standard and now I can't wait for the snow to melt and the riding to begin.
Thanks for the very interesting and often amusing posts.
I'll submit photos when I take delivery; added a couple of extras just to spice it up.

[Rae]

Whoo Hoo! Welcome to the dark side.....

[Rickster]

Cha-Ching!

[ChuLaiDocFMF]

We still have over a foot of snow on the ground and temps that are ridiculously cold so I had to leave it in storage but the first day above freezing without snow and ice and I'm on the road. I couldn't get the photo to load but will try it later.

[leonidas]

Here's a review.
2009 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Standard Review - Motorcycle.com
I thought they used to only come in black a few years ago
when I was looking at one. Maybe I'm wrong.
Nice looking bike. Bet you'll love it!

[ChuLaiDocFMF]

Leonidas:
Thanks for the review; interesting and I'm anxious to test mine against what he wrote; I didn't get the cruise control but may consider it at a later date.
Now if all this snow will just melt and the temps get up above 40F I can take that first ride.

[Rickster]

I bought my Road King with out the cruise control too, they wanted a little over $600 for it, $300 for the unit, and $300something to install it, I waited till I had a 20% off coupon and bought the unit for $240, and installed it myself in about 2 and a half hours.

If you have ever replaced a set of handlebars you can do the install yourself, the hardest part is replacing the controls on the end of the bars, the rest of it's plug-n-play.

[chazzei1]

Good morning bikers, I am looking to get my Stratoliner equipped with the right parts for a bit of the real power that is available with that nice 113 in. V-Twin. Any combination you might have tried or read about would be a good post. I just finished a nice 335 mi. road trip around the So. Ca. Desert area. The bike now needs a bit of exhaust note to my ears, and the right parts to keep the bike from popping on deceleration. Also the stock Stratoliner windshield, I have found to be something I might change, any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks Charlie.........

[Rickster]

Welcome chazzei1 I don't have an answer for your question, but I have a suggestion, this post is an old post that most members have already checked out if they had an interest in it baised on the opening question, so most of them won't be checking it again, and won't be seeing your question, so you might have better luck if you were to start your own post.

It also helps us to remember who you are, what you ride, and where your from if you have your profile filled out.