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Old 11-20-2009, 12:10 PM   #51
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Fixed for accuracy. Unless it's a chopper w/ retarded rake, Harleys handle just fine, especially at 'cruiser' speeds - there's no excuse for them wandering all over & out of their lane other than having an inept operator.
Depends on your comparison, if it's to choppers, they handle better. If it's to what we ride, they handle a lot worse. My comparison is to what I am use to, so my assesstment was accurate.
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Old 11-20-2009, 12:41 PM   #52
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Fixed for accuracy. Unless it's a chopper w/ retarded rake, Harleys handle just fine, especially at 'cruiser' speeds - there's no excuse for them wandering all over & out of their lane other than having an inept operator.


As for the gouging - other than being a minor annoyance when passing, I have no problem with it since I treat the double yellow as a concrete barrier except when passing. It will likely cut down on on the asshats that routinely use both lanes, riding like they're on a track - that would be a positive, IMO.
agreed

The Harleys I've ridden handled nice enough. No issues what-so-ever when ridden at legal speeds. Clearance can be an issue but if you are "cruisin" they are fine.


I'd have no problem with double yellow because the only time I cross them is when turning into a driveway or parking lot.
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Old 11-20-2009, 12:59 PM   #53
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Clearance can be an issue but if you are "cruisin" they are fine.
Clearance is the complete issue here, I consider that part of handling, you need to go well below the speed limit as I stated on a lot of these customized harleys to make some of these turns without leaving your lane. You will notice a lot of them going at parade speed to make it through the gap in their lane and still scraping parts.
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Old 11-22-2009, 01:14 PM   #54
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I already told ya, every road in PA has been gouged up like this for years. Not to mention the overall shitty condition of PA pavement.

And my shit only shakes teeth loose at idle.
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here it's the slalom of death with potholes. much more fun if played at night. in spring we have lifts of asphalt that will send you airborn.
Neither of you have it as bad as it is here. I know PA is WAY better.

Remember, we have it just as cold as WI yet we have much much higher truck weight limits. I think one of the highest in the country. So that just jacks the roads up like you wouldn't believe.

There are roads out here that Ford uses to test their cars suspension on in real world.
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