Bad news guys

[ducpainter]

I can relate with winter too DP.  We have a nasty cold front blowing in right now.  Its supposed to drop down from a nice 80° to a fridgid 50 overnight.  May have to switch from tequila to whiskey to keep warm. It sucks because I'll have to put my liner in to ride to work tomorrow.  Saturday will be back up to 75 though.

Where would you like to start chewing? 

[Travman]

Im saying the options made it clear you HAD to have your feet flat on the ground or wouldn't have confidence in the road.  These 2 things have nothing to do with each other.  Riding is a "feet up" activity - for most people.  Most riders would ride a motard if they could touch the ground at all.

I apologize.  I went back and read the section you were talking about.  They do say that not having your feet down at a light is a safety risk, which I do agree won't matter much to experienced riders.  I can see why you didn't like this statement. 

[Travman]

Now that I've read the whole HD Fit Shop page it makes a lot of sense.  In the past if a customer didn't fit or wasn't comfortable they might just buy another Harley.  But in this recession they are more likely to keep their bikes, so HD is finding another way to make money from it's existing customer base. 

[sroberts152]

I think it upsets me that they are selling services based on unnecessary fears instead of trying to get riders to learn and respect the bikes.  They put these ideas out there as thought they are absolute truths. 

I thought about this all they way home tonight... and yes, I tiptoe my 1100 at every light. 

[sroberts152]

I apologize.  I went back and read the section you were talking about.  They do say that not having your feet down at a light is a safety risk, which I do agree won't matter much to experienced riders.  I can see why you didn't like this statement. 

Its all good.     

[somegirl]

Having to tiptoe a bike is not that big a deal for an experienced rider...on normal roads.

However, if I am exploring new roads and end up at a dead end on a mountain road that is too narrow to turn around the normal way, and too steep to roll the bike while sitting on it, and too cambered to be able to put the sidestand down so I can get off, then it really sucks to be tiptoeing the bike.

[sroberts152]

But does that make you lose confidence in the road or does it just suck for a few minutes with straining and stretching (or jumping off, turning around and jumping back on - I'm not above that either, I'm short too).

[somegirl]

But does that make you lose confidence in the road or does it just suck for a few minutes with straining and stretching (or jumping off, turning around and jumping back on - I'm not above that either, I'm short too).

It makes me avoid certain roads after weather which might result in fallen trees, etc.  So in a sense it does make me lose confidence in the road.

And as I mentioned in some places you can't get the side stand down because of the camber of the road, so jumping off is not an option.  I've had it take 20+ minutes to turn around on a road like that because I can only move 2 inches at a time.  If it were slippery I might be out of luck.  And it might be quite a long wait before someone else comes by on the road that I can try to ask for help.

[Popeye the Sailor]

It makes me avoid certain roads after weather which might result in fallen trees, etc.  So in a sense it does make me lose confidence in the road.

And as I mentioned in some places you can't get the side stand down because of the camber of the road, so jumping off is not an option.  I've had it take 20+ minutes to turn around on a road like that because I can only move 2 inches at a time.  If it were slippery I might be out of luck.  And it might be quite a long wait before someone else comes by on the road that I can try to ask for help.

Shouldn't you just be in the kitchen anyway? 

[Porsche Monkey]

Snicker snicker

[somegirl]

Shouldn't you just be in the kitchen anyway? 

I wasn't too short to ride 16 miles to the corner store to pick you up a burrito.



[moto]

[Johnny OrganDonor]

A wider seat has gotta be the most common fit adjustment for most Harley riders owners.

[DoubleEagle]

I never have thought much of H-D's Marketing ploys.

I don't think they are even talking to the stereotypical H-D owner ( who ever that may be) .

Although the idea that you can have a bike " fit " just for you isn't a bad idea.

Dolph