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For the first time in a couple of years, Eileen and I finally got out for a decent ride yesterday. Not that far, I think we did about 150 miles, but it sure felt good. The Ultra Classic was comfortable and doesn't need much to make it a good bike for us. I've already added the highway pegs and luggage rack and it came with most of the other things that I needed such as the riders backrest and mini ape hanger bars. Those things make it very comfortable for me. It's a little tight in the passenger area so this morning I ordered a trunk relocation kit so that it can be slid back just a bit to give Eileen more room. I ordered a wider windshield about a week ago and it should be here in about another week maybe. Otherwise, I am happy with the bike. The exhaust is loud when you first start it but about right once you get moving. Gearing seems much taller than the Road Glide did but that may be me just not remembering. It turns about 2000 RPM at 60 MPH. Just kind of thumps along and it feels good but I found that you have to downshift when in the hills and best just to stay in 5th gear under those conditions. Definitely doesn't have the power that the Star Venture had but has plenty for us. Overall, it was a nice ride. We needed it.

I'm having fun with this. I stopped by the Harley store yesterday to pick up a luggage rack light that I had ordered. I put the mask on just to mess with a lady I know who works there. There was a young boy, probably 8 to 10 years old who was in front of me. He turned around and literally JUMPED when he saw me. It was funny as heck. He then started laughing when he figured out it is a mask. I would have been really hurt if I had really looked like that though.

I think it would be possible but haven't tried it. I obtained a set of Vance and Hines monsters ovals that I was going to try but they are too wide to fit into the saddlebag cutouts. So I never looked any further.

For what it's worth, I too am a huge fan of the 870. Mossbergs are good but I just love the 870s.

I found them one Etsy. You take a selfie of yourself and send it in. Here's the link. https://www.etsy.com/listing/784872986/customized-funny-face-mask-protective

I've always been able to pop them off pretty easily with a long slender screwdriver. Can't usually find them afterwards but I never put them back on anyway.

I don't wear one often but sometimes I'm asked to by a customer. So....I can now at LEAST freak them out.

As for the heat, I've found that different people have different tolerances for it. I've heard some people complain about the heat from the RSV and it always kind of surprised me. I never felt that the RSV ran hot in any way. I will say that if you ever felt that there was too much heat coming from the RSV, then you will NOT like the new Star Venture or Eluder. Now I will also point out that I have never ridden an Elder. I owned a Star Venture though and can tell you that it is without a doubt a hotter running bike than the RSV. It almost has to be. 400 more ccs and air cooled as opposed to the water cooled RSV. That being said, in may opinion it is not excessive. It's a motorcycle and on a hot day you will feel some heat. Different riders seem to feel more than others. I agree that it probably has to do with your inseam length or something. I am tall and my feet are usually out on the highway pegs and the heat doesn't really bother me. When stopped, you feel it much more. I have owned RSVs, Star Ventures, Harley Road Glide and now a Harley Ultra Classic. I think that the Harleys are slightly hotter than the Star Venture; It can be uncomfortable if sitting too long with it idling but I try not to get in those situations. It can happen though.

From what I understand, it can change daily. I found this on the web. “The infection rate formula will be 10 per 100,000 on a seven-day rolling average or 10 percent of the total population positive on a seven-day rolling average. So any state that has an infection rate above that would require a 14-day quarantine.” “As of today, the states that are above that level are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah, Texas. That’s as of today. The states themselves can change as the infection rate changes and we will update daily what states are above that infection rate.”

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Have never tinted one but you can buy a tinted shield from Clearview Shields. EDIT: Not sure that they have one yet for the Eluder. I know that they do for the Star Venture. You can check with them though.

Yea, you are probably right. They tend to total them pretty quickly. All that plastic adds up to a good bit of money.

Glad you are OK. Damage to the bike looks fairly minor but who know how the insurance will rate it.

LOL...did manage to ride about 50 miles yesterday when I rode over to Medina to transfer the title and get the tags.

You have it looking great. I stuck with the black Yamaha stuff when I had my '18 but had mixed feelings about it. Love the chrome.

Got my install done today and got home around 2:00. My windshield bags had arrived that I ordered last week so I got them installed. Here are some updated pictures. I will get it out and take some good pictures soon. Raining today. Got the highway pegs installed, the fringe removed, the windshield bags installed, the riders backrest installed. The only thing I've bought was the windshield bags and the highway pegs. Anything else you see came on the bike when I bought it. I've also bought a luggage rack but haven't installed it yet.

I removed the tape deck on a '99 and replace it with instruments. Probably about the same weight so wouldn't have helped in regards to what you are asking. I will say though that the tape deck, amp, and speakers weigh very little and I doubt you would notice any difference.

The cutout really is mounted on the center cover behind the engine. I'm talking about the cover between the two side covers. If I remember correctly, it slips into a rubber holder. The ignitor is mounted under the battery box. you have to remove the battery and then the battery box to access it.

Well guys, I don't usually work on Sunday. I do work occasionally on Saturday. I had two custom built curved lifts that I had to get installed in Columbus. It took a while to get them due to limited shipping form the Netherlands where they were built. All due to this Covid crap. I usually get them in about 4 weeks but it took 7 weeks this time. The people were very understanding and I had promised them that I would get them installed immediately when they arrived. So, they arrived on Thursday. I was already booked for Friday so installed them over the weekend. Then I got really busy and have installs every day this week. The thing about this business, and probably most businesses, is when it rains it pours. I could turn down some business right now but next month it could be slow and I will wish I hadn't turned it down. I'll get this all figured out sooner or later.

Well the good news is that I picked up and installed the highway pegs and even picked up a luggage rack. Haven't had time to install the rack though. That's the bad news. I'm buried in work right now. I've ridden the bike one time since I bought it and that was only about 5 miles. It seems that suddenly everybody needs a stairlift. I installed a lift yesterday (Saturday) in Columbus and have another to install in Columbus today. I have installed scheduled every day this week and even got talked into doing one in Mercer, PA on Friday. I usually don't go out of Ohio. I'm appreciative of the business but to be honest, it's wearing me out right now and I would love to find some time to ride.

Happy Anniversary my friend. 50 years is something to be thankful for now days. I think you are both very lucky to have found each other. Hope you have a wonderful day and days to come.

You are probably right. But I bought a bit of time.

You posted it in the right place. Either it wasn't seen or nobody knows. Hard to believe that nobody knows so hopefully somebody will jump in here soon. Personally, I just don't know.

I was seriously considering a trike and had my eye on a RSV Hannigan. Eileen really pushed for me to go that router but I just don't think I am ready. Then the guy posted that he had mistyped the price and it was a thousand more than I thought and that was enough excuse for me to abandon the idea.

We plan to. Hope life doesn't get in the way.