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First and foremost, I'd like to extend a REALLY BIG THANK YOU to Rick Butler. The work he did on my seat over the winter has turned out absolutely perfect. I put 210 miles on the bike today without the slightest concern for the well-being of my arse. I feel no different than had I been sitting on my couch all day watching football (and I know how that feels). I very highly recommend Ricks services to anyone on this site who may have the least bit of discomfort from a long day of riding. ...and now... dum, dum, dum... I decided to take a Harley around the "country" block today just to see what everyone's talking about. It was a 2010 UC Limited with a 103 cu in motor. I'll start by saying it had lots of torque, which I thought was awesome, but my excitement pretty much stopped there. Other than the fact that it was very well made (fit and finish was really nice), I just didn't like the feel. The very first thing I noticed was how far the floor boards were set "into" the bike. It seemed like I was setting bow-legged on the bike just to keep my feet flat on the floor board. The shift lever also felt like it was sucked in toward the motor making the movement of the toe to shift feel strange. Once the ride started, my discomfort increased ten fold. My arms were locked at the elbows and I felt hunched over to reach the grips. I also felt like I was sitting really close to the fairing - almost on top of the tank. Finally, when stopped the vibrations were a bit more than I could deal with. Just didn't like the shake at all. Although at anything above 10mph I couldn't feel any shaking at all. So, that was nice. All in all, I don't believe HD is for me. I'm not trying to knock them down because they really do produce a nice product and I believe Yamaha could learn a few things from them, but they're just not my cup of tea. ...I'll be honest: I was kind of hoping they would be. There are soooo many options, accessories and colors available for HD that the possibilities for customization seem endless. There's nowhere near as much stuff out there for us, IMHO. So, bottom line - THANK YOU RICK BUTLER and NO THANK YOU HD.
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http://harleytechtalk.org/htt/Themes/default/images/post/xx.gif How embarrassing for the Managing Director of Harley India. « on: December 14, 2009, 11:33:37 AM » Harley-Davidson India Managing Director Anoop Prakash falls off his bike as other riders look on during 'The Founders Ride' in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. http://harleytechtalk.org/htt/Smileys/classic/emdgust.gif http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/davejetski/H-D-India-Spill.jpg Details of the Technical support call were released today: http://harleytechtalk.org/htt/Smileys/classic/hysterical.gif bring bring: hello this is rasji how may i be of service Anoop: oh thank you, my name is Anoop:and I am having problems with my motorcycle it will not stay upright when I am stopped. rasji: thank you please tell me your name Anoop: Yes yes again my name is Anoop and I am having problems with my motorcycle it will not stay upright when I am stopped. rasji: thank you, what is your last name mr anoop Anoop: Prakash, again I cannot get my motorcycle to stand up when stopped rasji: Thank you, your name is Prakass Anoop is that correct. Anoop: no no no it is Anoop Prakash P, R A K A S H, can I get some help on my motorcycle? Rasji, thank you Mr Prakash, now how may I be of service to you on this day Anoop: my motorcycle will not stand up when stopped Rasji: I see, when your motorcycle is stopped it will quit standing, is this correct: Anoop: yes that is what I said. Rasji: Please hold while I contact a Standing specialist for you. Anoop: Ok Rasji: will it be ok to place you on hold? Anoop: OK dum dum dum de dum dum dum duummddu mdudmdudmdmdfl toot toot (musical hold for 4 minutes) Rasji: Mr. Packash I will be of transferring your call to Namji who will help you with the standing of your motorcycle, have I been of service as you expected Anoop: Yeah Yeah fine Namji: Greetings I am Namji are you Mr. Pakedass? Anoop: Packash, gheez do you guys not enter this stuff in your computer Namji: I am so sorry Mr. Packedash how of service may I help you Anoop: Pack... whatever,. When I come to a stop my motorcycle will not stand Namji" I see, now is this at a light, at home, in the street or all the time. Anoop: All the time, it's on it's side again right now. Namji: I see, hmm let me check our technical notes, when you come to stopping, do you do as the Official Indian Harley Manual says, 1) Roll off Throttle Anoop: Yes I roll the throttle off Namji: Good, now do you depress the foot brake and compress the hand brake lever smoothly and evenly to slow your progress? Anoop: yes yes I know how to use brakes what am I an idiot? Namji: Please Mr. Packedass I have no call to be of irritation to you I am just checking the basics to determine the cause. OK? Anoop: yes sorry I am in the middle of an intersection with people laughing at me as my motorcycle is on it's side. Namji: yes that can be of embarrasement. Anoop: Yes so now what Namji: ok let me see. throttle off, brakes on. yes, When the motor cycle stops are you being putting your feet on the ground. Anoop: on the ground. Namji: yes the manual says to put your feet on the ground to hold up the motorcycle. Anoop: ****. Namji: ok we have determined the problem to be that you are too stupid to own a motorcycle. Please return the bike or if you are not able to pick it up we will send 100 pajama dressed boys to lift it into our Mitsubishi truck and haul it home. Anoop: uh ah oh uh, No problem I can getit now Namji: I am thanking your for calling India HD, please be sure to complete the short survey at the end of this call.. Anoop: yeah ok
