My new 2-wheeled toy

[Taranwanderer]

Brought her home on Friday in 27 degrees. figured if I didn't do it then, it would be sitting at the dealer until March or so. My first fairing bike, what a difference!

[dwaynerz]

Very nice ride. Do you sit on it and make vroom vroom noises til spring?

[Kaboom]

Congratulations, very nice and IMO the perfect color for a FLHX.

[Taranwanderer]

Originally Posted by dwaynerz

Very nice ride. Do you sit on it and make vroom vroom noises til spring?

I did this morning before I went to work!

Actually I started it up, I wanted to see if the iPhone would charge when it was plugged in to the USB port in the fairing while the engine was running (it does.). Harley really has thought of everything with the 2014s. Bluetooth. Fairing power port. Cruise. Open/close able split stream fairing vent. Is it spring yet?

Thanks for the compliments. Blue just always winds up being my color...

[Phil57]

Very nice.

[rockfordroo]

I had the father of all decent fairings, a Vetter, on my '72 Yamaha 650. It replaced a piece of junk Bates fairing. On the Vetter, the headlight and turn signals had to be rewired, since they were part of the fairing, but with storage compartments and windshield vents, it was heaven.

[DutchF]

Congratulations Taranwanderer, on the Street Glide! Those really melt my heart.

[Taranwanderer]

Me too. I was pretty much anti-Harley until a few months ago. I was totally happy with my Suzuki Boulevard M50. Then my buddy with a Road King mounted an amp and some saddlebag speakers. I thought, "That's pretty cool, I can do that." So I started shopping for hard bags and an amp for the Suzuki. That got to be tedious. Then my wife decided she was going to trade in her Boulevard S40 for a Sportster 883 Iron. And that was the beginning of the end for my Suzuki. The SG just called to me...

Rockford: that fairing is just nuts! You were the coolest of the cool back then riding on that setup!

[DutchF]

Oh, I hear you. I grew up working in the MC industry and was a staunch Metric bike enthusiast. After about 40+ years of that... The wife and I bought Harleys.

Let's just say there are motorcycles. And there are Harleys. Until you own one, you have no idea what it really means.

Mine was a 1995 Ultra that I converted to a Street Glide ('Glides are sooooo sweet!) and the wife's was a 2009 Deluxe. In a brief fit of senility, we sold them to move back home to Fort Worth. Now... there isn't a day goes by that I don't think of my 'Glide and ache to get another.

Ride safe!

[desmo21]

Up north lots of riders suffer PMS!
Parked
Motorcycle
Syndrome

Electric gear helps but Daytona Bike Week is coming!
My 1994 R100GS

[Zhanna]

Very nice!

We had a Harley once. It was a 1976 Sportster, Iron head, 999 cc, rigid frame, kick start, LOUD, piece of s**t! Don't get me wrong, it was pretty to look at, but it was literally a pain in the butt! We bought it for $3500, put $15,000 in it, then sold it for $4500. It definitely lived up to the old saying, "ride it a mile, push it the rest".

We now have a 2005 Honda VTX 1800R. We LOVE it! Turn a key, push a button, and go! Never any issues. Just fun!

If I can EVER figure out how to put a pic in a post, I'll post up some pics.

[Zhanna]

So this is the "new" Honda. Please excuse the white truck, we no longer have it.


This is the old Harley, the hubbs, Ken, and the boxer, Henry!

[ourflat]

Congrats! I have a 2003 100th Anniversary Ultra Classic that I bought new while stationed overseas in the USAF. The fun part of ownership is customizing it to your taste and the nice people you'll meet on the road!

Frank

[ependydad]

Looks good, Zhanna! I'm always jealous of motorcycle riders. We do a charity event called the Ride for Kids each year. My daughter rides in a side car as one of the events "stars". My wife and other family members have ridden on the back of bikes in the past. Good stuff and raises money for a good cause (Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation).

[jdadoug]

Originally Posted by rockfordroo

I had the father of all decent fairings, a Vetter, on my '72 Yamaha 650. It replaced a piece of junk Bates fairing. On the Vetter, the headlight and turn signals had to be rewired, since they were part of the fairing, but with storage compartments and windshield vents, it was heaven.

I had one on a 79 750 Suzuki.......... even had the tall windshield, it was nice jdadoug

[Zhanna]

Originally Posted by ependydad

Looks good, Zhanna! I'm always jealous of motorcycle riders. We do a charity event called the Ride for Kids each year. My daughter rides in a side car as one of the events "stars". My wife and other family members have ridden on the back of bikes in the past. Good stuff and raises money for a good cause (Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation).

That's cool!

I love riding on the back of the motorcycle! It's the only time I don't have to actually DO anything, but hang on!

[wmtire]

Originally Posted by Zhanna

. We LOVE it! Turn a key, push a button, and go! Never any issues. Just fun!

I can certainly understand and agree with that. I grew up on two-stroke enduro's. Spent my fair share kick-starting them.

Even though I have a dual-sport now, I can't ever imagine going back to anything without an electric start.

[dmer364]

Congrats Taran! Beautiful bike.I know what you mean about the cold. I brought mine home 2 years ago on a 34 degree day. The time will go by faster than you think!

[jevanb]

since everyone is posting pict of their wheeled fun.. here is mine but it is used in the winter all the time. I like the old stuff the ATC is a 1984 the cheetah is a 74 with a rotary wankle

[Steve7575]

Mine is a 2009 Harley Ultra Classic. Installed the detachable Tour Pack kit to make it look like a Street Glide when I want. Put the Tour Pack on when I need the storage room. Wife prefers to ride with the Tour Pack on.