I have a 1999 Legend I bought used in 2003 with 5200 miles on the clock. Had the throttle cable break the 2nd week I owned it. Also had rust in the fuel tank . Dealer replaced the cable free and I did the tank sealing myself. I now have over 32,000 miles on the bike and no problems other than the above. The bike sits outside all winter and I ride it hard.
I jetted it ,and also installed a K&N filter with the Off-road pipes it's fast ,sounds great and of course handles beautifully.(especiall with the Lower bars kit) The fork dive is a bit excessive but that'll be my next mod-stiffer springs upfront. also had to replace the OEM rear-shock this year. Bought a Hagon for US $375.
I will never sell the Legend. :-D

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Took possesion of mine in mid-July (03 TBS). Took the lil lady for a 4 day 900 ,ile anniversary trip (her first longer than an afternoon ride ever). LOVED IT!

The seat is good for 120.0 miles. Followe dby at least a two hour lunch, and no mor ethan 50 miles between stops the rest of the day (200-250 mile days didn't allow this often).

Rear pre-load is absolutely ignorant (so are a lot of bikes)

I took it in for warranty after returning: tach (wavered), speedo (sticking), flash to pass switch (bad), paint peeling in the tank, instrument panel ground (too light a wire).

All were fixed with no questions asked saving the peeling paint. Will be draining and cleaning this winter, as I have to go to reserve much sooner than I used to.

No center stand (knew that).

Bad parking lot manners (turning radius not good at slow speeds).

Good?
Fully adjustable suspension; good seating position; great handling; good power (if I had wanted a speed triple, would have bought one); right on looks (real friend maker bike); driver foot pegs fold correctly (most wont let you put your feet down and move your bike forward without scapling your legs); short inseam friendly for two feet down. Changeable handlebars and risers (and cheaply); good mileage (have D&D 3:3 pipes; too loud though); decent range.

Overall, a very nicely matched motorcycle. Has good manners (save slow parking space manuevers), good balance of power, great brakes, easy to ride smoothly. I've had more power, and less power, but this is as well balanced a bike as my old FLH -- plus it handles and accelerates much better.

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The seat is good for 120.0 miles. Followe dby at least a two hour lunch, and no mor ethan 50 miles between stops the rest of the day (200-250 mile days didn't allow this often).

That was my second biggest complaint on the Adventurer.

I pulled the seat apart last winter and found a rather wide raised rib in the center of the seat pan, so I built up the sides of the rib to flatten the pan. Then I trimmed some foam off the bottom of the seat to fit the reshaped pan and put it back together.

You can't really see that anything was done, but now I can ride all day without discomfort.

Jim

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I gotta post again, I do have a complaint/ issue. Who's the fool that designed the airbox. I got the shop to clean and oil the filter last time, much easier than doing it myself. I just spent two hours removing carbies etc, to do the filter. How come every other bike I've had its a ten minute job?
On a side note I'm glad I did it earlier than it was due, the shop forgot to reconnect the engine breather to the airbox. Terrible mess on top of the alternator and starter. cleaned the filter and oiled it, rechecked airscrews(3&1/2 turns out and still popping) all back together. Runs a little nicer.

My two cents worth:

Only problem, at about 23,000 miles--a fork seal leak. That's it.

Just had it's 24K tune-up, and it didn't need the airbox replaced (is that weird?).

I love this bike. Perhaps the only issue with it is it's handling at low speeds (parking lots, etc. in tight turns), but that may just be me.

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On 2005-11-11 19:38, JWoodsie wrote: I gotta post again, I do have a complaint/ issue. Who's the fool that designed the airbox.

I think the gentleman's name was Harry Houdini. But, once you know the trick.... :-D

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Wow!
I been thinking about buying T Bird Sport for a while know!
But I not scared!

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What about the tail light on the Adventurer ???????? Mine has fallen out several times.......The rubber mounting studs keep snaping loose. Anyone else have this trouble????? I even carry spares in my saddle bags.

Yes, you are right about the taillight on our bikes. Mine was snapping the plastic feet repeatedly, they have a rubber foot but it's not enough. I finally bought a new light assembly and installed it with new homemade rubber washers on each mounting point. So far so good. :-D :-D

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On 2005-11-17 08:51, triumphrider99 wrote: What about the tail light on the Adventurer ???????? Mine has fallen out several times.......The rubber mounting studs keep snaping loose. Anyone else have this trouble????? I even carry spares in my saddle bags.

I can honestly say this is the first for that one, I have not encountered any problems with the tail light on mine.

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