Pauly

I have a buddy that reprogrammed his GPS to swear at him. "Make a u-turn" became "Turn this damn boat around", and stuff like that. It was pretty entertaining.

Cause he rides street, Bitch!

Damn. I want to be a European...wait, scratch that. Damn. I want to be a Canadian Motorcycle Cop.

And chicks with dicks... YEAH!!

Be careful. They might find out you are not really not an asshole.

That is fucking brilliant. John totally beat my brass balls.

Bullshit. Every bike you ride has rider AIDS.

Because you and Tim can't let it go.

I challenge you in all aspects of life.

I doubt it at this point. The BMW is here to stay. The Voyager will go eventually, but it is just about perfect for 2-up touring and it is in damn-near perfect condition. When the time comes, it will be replaced with a luxury tourer of some kind. I want to see how well the Goldwing ages. I was looking at 900 Multistradas, but the lack of weather protection and a maintenance-free drivetrain dropped its appeal for my current needs. The BMW just blows it away in ride quality, too. (which was a real shock to me, honesty). I expected the GS to be this gigantic, hard to operate, slug of a bike. It is 100% not that in any sense of the word. Will I take it into the woods? Probably not on purpose, but that may change after a couple seasons. For now, the Hyper will be my hooligan bike. I really enjoy it and see no immediate reason to dump it. The GS might change my mind, but time will tell.

I must be missing something, because I don't get a "track vs street" vibe on this forum. I see it as friendly mocking of that minsdet, rather than a staunchly planted "fuck track guys" flag. I see a "Groms are fucking stupid" trend, but that is because Groms are fucking stupid.

You are forgetting about the 20+ other riders vying for that same corner at the same time.

The Voyager isn't going anywhere, but the Ducati might not make the cut. I don't know how this is going to play out just yet.

Your bike felt weird from the moment I sat on it. I think it was the long reach, really. The GS was a little bit of a reach, too..but not as pronounced as your bike. I bought a riser kit and it feels pretty good now. I doubt I will replace the Hyper with it, but folklore tells of a strong sport presence that is surprisingly adept. I am anxious to get it down south. I didn't buy it for that, though. I will use it while traveling for work and for solo sport touring. Sort of trying to do both at the same time.

You're such a fucking punk.

Technically?... not free coffee. A young man decided peddling drugs in front of my house was a good idea. I started mowing the grass strapped with an open carried 1911. He moved on to a more accommodating neighborhood. (Also another +1 for open carry, but that is a discussion for another forum.)

Now THAT is an excellent way to fuck up.

I see the upside, but can overlook the absence of cruise on a weekend carver, but no modern bike with "touring" in mind should be without cruise control. I know my reaction time is slower just because I am used to rolling off throttle to slow down. I just started leaving myself more room to make adjustments. No need for emergency maneuvers if you don't create a nesting ground for an emergency. I know this isn't fail proof, but it certainly decreases opportunity. I rode for a decade without cruise and it was probably a good thing. I cannot say with certainty that it would have invited chaos, but I did rearend a parked car on the Blue Ridge. I am kind of dumb sometimes. Not sure "new rider" should take credit for the outcomes caused by "dumb human".

Sport touring bikes without cruise are dumb. Sport bikes without it give me mixed feelings.

The Wing is finally a contender. It is finally not a giant, bulbous Boomer mover. Honda is facing the same shit HD has been. They were forced to create a tourer that was not the previous Wing. It was a good bike, but not a "holy shit I should buy that" bike. We want reliable, fast, top-tier tech machines in this generation. The same old recycled Pacific Coasts just won't do.

Paging JewBear. @Likwid, your bike needs defended.

In my defense, I had not looked at them enough to go to a dealership or test ride one. I was browsing HD forums and YouTube videos to see if I really wanted to go that route. I was also looking at touring BMWs, but I am not man enough for a bike like that.

Government bailouts are why HD is still here. I was looking at Ultra Classics and Road Glides before Jim offered up the Voyager. Saved me about $10k going with a "plastic bike" over the real thing. Zero regrets. I have a stereo, but I use it about 10% of the time, or less. One, it sounds like shit..two, I am too cheap to buy the Aux plug and hate everything on the radio. (except Rush)

Maybe he likes sloppy seconds?

I want one of these. Le Sigh... Someday!