Cobra makes some quality exhaust. I love mine on the Fury.Put a new rear tire and cobra pipes on my boulevard c90.
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Cobra makes some quality exhaust. I love mine on the Fury.Put a new rear tire and cobra pipes on my boulevard c90.
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I was overwhelmingly surprised with the sound of them. Ride with a buddy who rides a HD heritage softail and has fishtails on it, mine sounds just as mean. I am impressed.Cobra makes some quality exhaust. I love mine on the Fury.
I keep hearing good things about the DCT. Are you riding the nearby routes? Cherahola, Dragon etc.Just an update on my new 2021 Goldwing. I've now turned 1850 miles and love the DCT transmission. I added a set of Goldstrike highway pegs to stretch my legs out a bit and that's a big improvement. Leaving next Saturday for a 6 day trip in the Smokies. Still working on figuring out the GPS and also the bluetooth headset in the helmet.
They sound even better with the baffles pulled. I rode with the baffles a couple of weeks before pulling mine. They'll never go back in .I was overwhelmingly surprised with the sound of them. Ride with a buddy who rides a HD heritage softail and has fishtails on it, mine sounds just as mean. I am impressed.
Because the DCT is freakin magic.I keep hearing good things about the DCT. Are you riding the nearby routes? Cherahola, Dragon etc.
The clowns who ride a $20k Harley yet draw the line at a couple hundred dollars for a piece of riding gear like kevlar jeans are just the worst. Every single one of them has this misplaced confidence that they'll never go down because they're such a badass king of bikerdom and everyone who wears riding gear is some weekend warrior, yet I guarantee the guys like Melensdad who go out kitted out like an Imperial Stormtrooper can ride circles around them.
I have gone down 1 time in my life, low speed in a parking lot. Had on riding gloves, riding boots, cotton blue jeans, wool henley shirt, Arai helmet. That fall taught me ALL THE GEAR ALL THE TIME. No riding jacket. No riding pants.The vast majority of riders will probably never go down hard enough that gear will make a difference. . .
Not sure where the stats came from but I can agree.............
FWIW, not sure I could ride circles around anyone, or even ride myself out of a wet paper bag. And I do my best not to look like a "Power Ranger" in my moto gear Just as in my case in a parking lot, the MAJORITY of motorcycle accidents occur on short trips, errand runs, visiting friends, etc and typically occur near the beginning of the trip. Average speed of travel at an accident is under 30mph, speed at time of impact is under 22mph.Also, roughly 50% of moto accidents involve the rider drinking alcohol, often just 1 drink. Most fatalities and injuries are riders who run their bike into something, often a stationary object. 2nd most fatalities and injuries are cars crossing a bikers right of way (the dreaded left turn into a bike). Motorcycle accidents are increasing in frequency. Most dangerous years are riders aged 16-24. Female passengers are significantly OVERrepresented in accident statistics. Large displacement bikes are UNDERrepresented in accidents but their riders are OVERrepresented in injuries and fatalities so large bikes crash less but their riders and passenger die more frequently.
The point I was getting at is the guys who try to put forth the image of the "badass biker dude" are typically outclassed in technical skill by the ones they see as "dorks/squids/weekend warriors/power rangers uk9" because they wouldn't be caught dead practicing skills in a parking lot because or taking a class.FWIW, not sure I could ride circles around anyone, or even ride myself out of a wet paper bag. And I do my best not to look like a "Power Ranger" in my moto gear
I keep hearing good things about the DCT. Are you riding the nearby routes? Cherahola, Dragon etc.
I was there last fall and stayed in Robbinsville. We only rode one day there and did the Dragon and Cherahola both directions. That was a 200 mile day and my old ass had enough. Plan on getting back this year and do the Foothills PKW , Hellbender 28 and maybe a few more.How can you not do those while in the area...lol.
i let my buddy set up this whole ride and all I plan on doing is following along at the back of the group. We plan on staying at The Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge. It is south of The Dragon off Hwy 28 in Stocoah. If you ever get down that way it is a great place to stay and this is my 5th time there.
Data comes from state and federal reporting as well as a prominent law firm that represents moto riders.Not sure where the stats came from but I can agree.
Also, two other contributors that put them close to the top of the accident "pile."
Riding at night (co-mingled with drinking. hard to separate the two).
AND..ta-da New to the motorcycle. Not new rider, new bike, and not familiar w/it. Picked this one up from MC Rider on Youtube. It gave me pause to consider and I agree with it too. I could not find the YT link but it was a good watch.
This last piece has figured into more than one of my hobbies over the decades. I have always called it the shakedown cruise. Boating, motorcycling, R/C model flying, what ever. I keep the outing short and sweet. I look for things I may have missed at winter shutdown. I get reacquainted with my gear and if something doesn't feel right or my head is not in it I pack it up and go home to figure it out.
Safe riding everyone! Hope to miss any rain tomorrow.
Around here there are numerous big bore bikes that just leave the roadway for no apparent reason each year. I think you've covered why that happens.Data comes from state and federal reporting as well as a prominent law firm that represents moto riders.
One thing you point out is the "new bike" concept. I actually standardized my guns to 1911 style operating controls, so 1911/Browning Hi Power/CZ75 all work the same. But eliminated some guns like the 6900 series S&W and Berettas because their safety operates up and away versus a down click with the thumb. That makes me wonder if people with multiple different brands of bikes get into more accidents as the controls are different from bike to bike? No data I see records that, but it might be interesting to know?
Interesting points about the fatalities/serious injuries is that big displacement bikes (likely HD/Indians but not specified in the data) is that the riders tend to shun moto gear and helmets. When they crash they tend to get seriously injured or die. The Sport Bike crowd tends to be younger but typically wear helmets and frequently wear armored moto jackets. The ADV/Touring bike crowd, skews middle aged & older, bikes tend to be 650 to 1250cc but tends to gear up with all the gear all the time.
Hwy 28 is a great ride south as far as you want to take it.I was there last fall and stayed in Robbinsville. We only rode one day there and did the Dragon and Cherahola both directions. That was a 200 mile day and my old ass had enough. Plan on getting back this year and do the Foothills PKW , Hellbender 28 and maybe a few more.
Oooh, a HD rider who wears protective gear . . . you are as rare as a unicornAll the Gear (SHHHH, (ride a Harley too))