busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Marcel said: I think 90 % of harley owner can't ride worth shit..they pass there liscen and buy this over weight monster and get in trouble real fast... if they have to do a quick manover to brake and avoid ... But in all fairness don't knock it till you try it...it's actually real comfortable bike if you're planning like a long journey..excellent wind protection...it will carry loads of stuff ..even thoe it weight a ton it will carry 500lbs without missing a beat ...it will cruise all day 120 to 140 kph...actually half decent mpg and fuel range..better than a wing.. I have had a test ride of a barge a few years ago and never in my life do I want to throw a leg over another one as long as I live it was bloody horrible, manoeuvring the thing was cumbersome the only time it made any sense was on a dead straight bit of road and even then it felt floppy and disconnected, in the corners the footboard would be scraping the deck at anything more than a slight kink in the road. It was a 2019 street glide special...... it was definitely special alright so special infact that the only place it should live is in the funny farm, in my honest opinion harley riders are akin to vegetables because you'd have to be as stupid as a vegetable to actual willingly buy one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Also what is your perception of good fuel economy, my busa is returning around 50 - 60mpg id be very surprised if a barge gets anywhere near that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, Marcel said: I think 90 % of harley owner can't ride worth shit..they pass there liscen and buy this over weight monster and get in trouble real fast... if they have to do a quick manover to brake and avoid ... But in all fairness don't knock it till you try it...it's actually real comfortable bike if you're planning like a long journey..excellent wind protection...it will carry loads of stuff ..even thoe it weight a ton it will carry 500lbs without missing a beat ...it will cruise all day 120 to 140 kph...actually half decent mpg and fuel range..better than a wing.. Also 120kph is flat out on one of them, it's 9k in first on the busa..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Marcel said: Your comparing apples to oranges....the direct competition to the Harley that I have is a Honda goldwing ..the street glide to me is a lost child a bike wich it doesn't know what it wants to be...not for me.. It's a hardly Davidson so it's the same there is no difference between whatever that thing you have is and a street glide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Marcel said: Not the same ...this is a touring machine designed to Carry a passenger with loads of luggage....the street glide is considered a solo machine.. So apart from that what is the difference between your thing and a street glide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 I'd still opt for something else rather than a hardly in every setting, long straight road...busa can munch the miles in comfort and at a decent speed comfortably and then should a bend show up it can navigate it without the need to stop and put it on a tow truck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzak Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 The KTM 950sm does all those things, it's comfortable, frugal, handles better than a sportsbike and does dirt as well. I run the fully adjustable WP suspension at zero pre load to enjoy the full 8" of travel, with my Corbin seat I can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 55 minutes ago, busabeast said: Also what is your perception of good fuel economy, my busa is returning around 50 - 60mpg id be very surprised if a barge gets anywhere near that Are you doing 30mph everywhere 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Are you doing 30mph everywhere Well 30mph when I change to 2nd gear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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