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Originally Posted by ricster
Welcome....and I am glad to see yet another convert from the harley camp....(if I can only get my friend to switch over  ). I think you will find the sprint to be just much more fun...and a website here that in my opinion unmatched...for quality of people as well as help everyone provides. 
Ricster |
Man it's just not like it used to be. I am not in the right tax bracket to run with the harley crowd anymore.
Back when I got into HD in the early 80's not everybody and his brother owned one. I had the first EVO 80ci here at the lake for well over a year, started out with a blacked out Sportster XLX that was still running the shovel style motor (that thing was like riding a flat tracker on gravel roads, unbelievable, wish I still had it).
Everybody I knew was either riding a 74 shovel or a panhead and there were still people around who had knuckleheads. You certainly don't see many of those on the street anymore.
I've already found the Sprint to be more than fun, it's one of the most stable and reassuring rides I think I've ever been on. I am very surprised. I am still learning it's niggles and trying to figure out sounds that I am hearing but it's a lot more comfortable than I thought it would be.
I have sat at a desk working on a computer for the last 20 years and kind of figured I'd have some back trouble since I have it occasionally anyway (I am an old fart) but nada, other than a little neck squinch on the shoulders I feel great. The riding position is very easy to get used to.
Currently suffering from a throttle hand going numb after about 30 miles so if anyone has any advice on that I am all ears.
I started squeezing a stress ball and using a hand grip that I had lying around to try to build up some flaccid unused muscles.
You aren't just a'woofin' about this site either.
I've been doing a lot of reading, it is primo.
Thanks for having me!
