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Compared to a Sportster
So, my psychotic wife insisted we buy a 2008 copper top anniversary Sportster 1200 last October. She still has not taken the MSF class to learn how to ride a sickle. I ride it now and then just to keep things oiled on the inside. Don't get me wrong, this thing has power up the wazoo. HD put the old cam back in, instead of what came with my 2002 model, and this thing moves. But I still feel vibration with the rubber mounted engine. The rider's position on my 2002 was better for me. The point is .... I prefer my Triumph America 865 over the Sportster 1200. Just as quick, although at higher RPMs, smoother & quieter.
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I'm noticing a trend with you and vibrations
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How was your Jacuzzi tub at ES in building B?
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Vibrations? Somebody say vibrations?
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Never tried it. the jaccuzzi by the swimming pool was a disappointing 95 degrees.
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“We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” —George Orwell, 1946 "The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet." - or - that's how the smart money bets...attributed to Damon Runyon |
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I'm just spoiled by the bike I have now.
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“We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” —George Orwell, 1946 "The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet." - or - that's how the smart money bets...attributed to Damon Runyon |
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If I were to consider replacing the FXR, and that would take a lot to get me there, I'll seriously consider the Thunderbird. That's a sharp looking bike and lots of power.
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Did it have excessive vibration?
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I think we left a day early to find the answer to this question
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108 TQ @ 2750 rpm and 86 HP @ 4850 rpm 1600 cc
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“We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” —George Orwell, 1946 "The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet." - or - that's how the smart money bets...attributed to Damon Runyon |
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