[Darkrider]

Originally Posted by BlackBike

Nice. I have to admit, I might have been caught looking at the 750 street rod at the dealership. Like the look but , low rider aspect and the 12k otd price not my cup-o-tea.

If I have a weakness for a 10k bike , im going for the new 18' yamaha tenere 700. This one looks like its gona check most of the boxes. Decent price (around 10k), around 400lbs, over 70 hp with the fz-07 engine, big wheels, the works... (remember Pete talking about this one last year) http://www.advpulse.com/adv-bikes/xt...or-production/

The threads look nice...hd is trying to energize its marketing with new bikes , engines and newb customers. I think they are runing out of docs and lawyers looking for 25k bikes.

Here's a really nice hd modular helment .
http://www.nycharleydavidson.com/h-d...SABEgKCvfD_BwE

Enjoy the riding season up there with your awesome harley-dee!

The Street Rod is a nice bike as well, In fact it was one of the ones that was within my price range for what i was approved for. I rode the Street 500 during the Riding academy last year and actually liked the little guy. Not a bad beginner bike by any means. In fact i would not be surprised that if in two years or so a Street 500 joins the collection for the wife's first HD. During the shopping phase i rode 3 bikes last fall and 4 bikes this past month. Last fall i rode a '16 Dyna Street bob with Stage 1, a '10 Heritage Softail Classic, and a '17 Street Glide. All those bikes were awesome but just did not have just enough credit at the time for any of them. A couple months ago i rode a '08 Electra Glide...did not care for that one much as it felt top heavy...During this past stage the 4 bikes i rode were a '13 Vrod Night Rod, '13 Sportster 1200 custom, The Deuce and a '16 Street 750. The Vrod was just out of reach in terms of financing...but wicked bike!. That one had Stage 1 on it as well...i actually melted my shoe on the header of that one. The Sportster...well..i now understand why i was told to avoid them for someone my size. Felt like a tractor.... the Street 750...that was a great bike as well. A bit more power then the Street 500...felt like the transmission was a bit tighter then the 500 as well. Great over all all rounder really. But with long distance riding in mind...well that is the biggest reason the Deuce won. I could have gotten the '16 Street for around the same price i got this one for. The Deuce has Stage 1 upgrades as well..and i gotta say the Vance and Hines pipes on it...freaking bark when you get on it...

As for the gear, Thanks, It made sense to get some updated gear at the same time. The leather jacket in the first pics was a bit warm for the weather up here currently. Hence why i picked up a vest and 2 in one jacket. The two tone jacket in the new pics is Leather/Textile with removable sleeves.

As for that lid...it is def a nice one...Pro Tip: Most of the HD helmets seem to be made by HJC. Found that one out when i was shopping for a more appropriate lid.

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Excellent job on the Winnie the Pooh picture; your colouring skills are coming along nicely.

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