Freebird

I had a nearly new set of Vance and Hines Torquer 450's on the Harley I traded. Since the new bike takes the same mufflers, I put the original mufflers back one the 22 before I traded it. Put the V&H's on the '25 this morning. Haven't ridden it yet but it sounds good.. IMG_0335.mov

So the 2022 Road Glide Limited is gone. I had strongly been considering saying goodbye to my riding days for some time now. The Road Glide Limited was a great long range touring manchine but now that I've turned 70, it sure was feeling heavy on these. short rides around home. So it was time to let it go. So my riding days are over. But Nay Nay say I. Today I picked up a slightly lighter bike. It is still HEAVY but feels 300 pounds lighter than the limited due to having no tour pack and them lightening the fairing by about 20 lbs. One test ride was all it took and I was sold. It has three factory ride modes. Sport, Rain, and Highway. Plus another one that you can customize to your liking. The salesman told me that in sport mode, Harley has everything dialed up to about 80%. He created a custom mode for me where he set throttle response and everything to 100% and the performance was amazing. It is really too much unless you really want to play hard. I actually put it back into Sports mode and even highway mode on the way home. So what did I buy? A 2025 Harley Road Glide and I have to say I love this thing. It has the new 117 Cu In motor with 105 HP and 130 lbs of torque. It actually feels even stronger. All the modern goodies. ABS, Traction Control, etc. Apple car play, navigation, etc. 12" digital screen that you can customize to your liking. They upgraded the front and rear suspension and added an additional 3 1/2 " travel to the rear. I am just completely impressed with this bike. I got them, to throw in a passenger backrest and a taller "Klock Werks" windshield. Since taking these pictures, I added a riders backrest and the nearly new highway pegs that I took off the '22. I also took the nearly new Vance and Hines mufflers off the '22 and put the stock mufflers on it. The Vance and Hines are the same for this bike also. It is surprisingly loud as is but I''ll probably swap them tomorrow to see how they sound on this bike. I think they had a deeper tone. I went back and forth on the color but ended up buying Iron Horse Metallic.

Well, not for me but it’s now in my garage. Ny son Dylan turned 30 two days ago and decided he wants to start riding. Can’t say that I was really in favor but he’s an adult and makes his own decisions. So he found a 2024 Ninja 500 with 1684 miles on it in Pittsburgh, PA. This morning we hooked up the trailer and went after it. The bike is like brand new with a couple of tasteful upgrades. At least he’s doing the right things. Next week or the week after he is signed up for the beginners rider course and won’t be riding it except maybe a couple of short rides here on the country roads around my house.

You. You. Traitor. Well, I guess you can park it beside my Road Glide.

Fantastic ride. Those memories woo last forever. I’ve been to all those places but not in a single trip like you did. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.

They sold the RV a good while back. I think they were living in Tennessee.

Many of us knew and enjoyed the company Don Ellis, B2Dad over the past years. I just learned that he completed his earthly journey. Don will be missed by all who knew him. Please say a prayer for Patti and the rest of the family.

Looks great. Hope you get many years of pleasure.

This one left this morning. One more to go if I don’t change my mind.

Specs say 807 lbs. dry weight.

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I rode about 150 miles a couple weekends ago. That was my longest trip in a couple of years. Just don’t enjoy it like I used to. I’ve got Eileen’s trike and my Road Glide up for sale. Prices are down though so we’ll see.

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