Jeff is about right. Hard tails are fun and cool for short rides, like electric, but not a ride you want to take across country. One of the things we did to help with the ride was to put a mono shock under the seat pan. Between the shock and front suspension the ride is very nice. I have no problems riding it for 20-30 miles. Mild vibrations are not an issue and most of the bigger bumps are absorbed by the seat shock and front forks.
Shawn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Blamey Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:38 PM To: ElectricMotorcycles Subject: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] New EM Project Actually hard tail matched with low range should be okay. Long range hardtail riders are far and few between (hence the trend to psuedo hardtails on the build shows to make choppers more useable). I met a hardtail owner in NE Atlanta who said if I saw his bike on the SW side of town it was probably stolen! lol (No offense meant to the hardy souls who ride HT bikes). Jeff On Jan 18, 2008 11:10 AM, Garret Maki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hardtail though. I've never gone with out rear suspension and on a heavy > 630 lb bike I wonder what the ride would be like. Can you comment on these > concerns? > Garret > > > "Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://electricmotorcycles.net/modules/xcgal/thumbnails.php?album=50 > > > > I am working with Jeff Patterson at Patterson Cycles here in S Florida on a > new bike. Last year he built a gorgeous custom frame electric street bobber > using the wheels off of a '08 Road King. > > > > ________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
