I can help with part of your quest ...
I've owned and loved a Street Triple and have spent a lot of time on newer Speedys, too. I basically bought (and soon totalled :oops: ) an FTR cuz it cured my sportbike jones and I could still ride with my club cuz it's a US v-twin. I loved that thing...
Whoa! Considering my meager Spanish skills from working as a security contractor in Central America many years ago are long forgotten ... I'm pretty sure I didn't write that. :ROFLMAO:
Gotta get gel pads in that seat and a slight resculpt. It's fine for my 4 -5 hr roundtrip work commute. But yesterday after five hours straight except for gas stops my old ass was on fire. :cry:
Fayetteville to Winston to Greensboro and back over the weekend. Then yesterday Fayetteville to Charlotte then to Black Mountain, NC. From all flat sand and pine trees to gorgeous mountains. Heading to Bryson City tomorrow.
Will have put about 1000 niles on since Friday. I finally found the...
When younger there were years I didn't own a car and just learned how to dress for cold and rain.. But I find at my age I'm beginning to dislike it severely and take my raggedly assed old cage more often.
I'd kill for a breathable rain suit that actually works.
When we hit the humid 100F ambient days here in the armpit of the mid-Atlantic I'm hoping mine fall off. I have a brother who I'll bet can print up a bronze colored Indian head decal.
Man, you were lucky. Here around Ft Bragg many of the active duty strippers are already doing that. :(
As an aside ... I worked with 10th Group in Bad Tolz and Sigmarigen on Flintlock '88 and again for the 30 day PCT course (which sucked massively).
The Major just had me put Mav Crushers on her Scout. I'm putting a high flow airbox on it next and will take it to Lloydz for the ECU flash. That little Scout is pretty impressive already (I totally want one) so it'll be interesting to see what it does on her baby.
My base model had every fueling issue and then some. I read everything I could find about the two options and went with the Lloydz V6. It's sorta the no muss-no fuss option. Rode it to Lowell, NC and pulled the ECU in the parking lot. Less than 30 mins later I was riding home. It's like a...
I have the base model with stock tires and as long as I'm sitting back on the seat it comes right up in first with just a throttle whack. Sometimes unexpectedly so. In 2nd I just whack it and pull on the bars. I have no doubt it would clutch up in 3rd. It's stock except for straight pipe and...
I too wanted to document the stalling issue three times and then undo the deal. At one point I seriously considered setting the GDMF on fire. Polaris CS is worse than HD imho. So I get it.
But I was already falling in love with the POS. $550 later I'm totally in love with my Mad Max.
Still...
Polaris Customer Service makes HD look responsive. The absolute worst company I've ever dealt with. About anything. And my local service department (Baker) is also about as worthless as nipples on a boar hog.
I'm lucky that my wife has been riding her own bike for over 20 years, occasionally packing with me on the Road King. But a situation arose Friday necessitating she pack on the FTR. Even though she's a tiny thing, one test sit and she was like "Not happening". 😄