It feels like the first time....

[Stache]

When I talked myself into buying the RSTD last April one of the key points I sold myself on in trading my V-Star 950 cruiser was that any time I wanted I could pop off the quick release windshield and backrest and I'd have the style and open air feel of a cruiser.

 

5 months later I've got the windshield and backrest off so I can get into the details of my baby's weekly bath and wax. I'm about to put them back on when the thought occurs that I've never (NEVER) taken her out without the clip-ons attached. Hmmm.

 

Helmet on and off we go. The difference in feel is amazing. It's like having a completely different bike hidden inside the shell of the RSTD. The open air feel, the perception of freedom, the (probably imagined) nimbleness of response, all brought back the feeling that I loved on my 950.

 

I love the big screen on the highway, and my wife loves the backrest and armrests, but I think the plexi and the backrest may be spending more time on the shelf than they've been used to when I'm going 1-up in town...

 

It feels like the very first time....

[RandyR]

I probably ride my RSTD 30% of the time without the windshield. Have never taken off the passenger backrest though. I agree, it does give it a different feel.

[eagleeye]

My windshield is off most of the time. I do put it on for a trip, but around here, never. The backrest is never on.

I love riding a motorcycle with the wind in my face.

Steve

[phertwo]

This is why I love the RSTD. I ride with the windshield, my backrest that I converted into a trunk, and the passenger seat off most of the time. When I ride on the highway more often or if the weather gets a little colder I add on the windshield. Or when I go on my weekend trips to the cottage I load it all up and turn it into my touring machine. Versatility is the key here! Otherwise I would give into the urge to buy a smaller bike to boot around town with.