Allen,
I'm planning to leave this bike as is - run it - enjoy it -
and believe me - the fairing / windshield and bags might look 'so 70s'
but they are VERY practical and I was not terribly chilled after
taking a ride on it today in 32 degree temperatures - believe me -
this is the first bike I've ridden with a windshield - and its staying
on it!
Regarding the suspension - its got double disc brakes on the
front and a single on the rear - I had no particular problem stopping,
and locked the rear briefly on gravel on the road.
I know what you're saying about the handling - but you have
to remember what I'm comparing it to - I rode my Dad's HD SuperGlide
twice (total of 100 miles - at most) and I've put something like
13,000 miles on my 1982 CB450SC. This is an amazing upgrade and one of
the reasons I was attracted to it was that it looks, feels and handles
very similar to the NH.
I guess its all about what you want to do with a bike - I'm
looking for something that I can take on a day trip - or a weekend
long trip - and not feel saddle sore at the end of the day. I put over
300 miles on the NH the last day I rode it (except that VERY cold trip
to my Dad's house for winter storage) and I was in so much pain, I
nearly couldn't get up the stairs to my second floor apartment. The
bigger frame, highway pegs, etc should help to make that less of an
issue.
Oh and now I'd consider showing up at Graham's house for a NH
reunion - on the bike! Ironic huh? :-)
-Joey
On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Are you going to leave it as a dresser? I'm jealous btw. Chain driven GS1000
> are hens teeth they were all drag raced.
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> Ok Ok Ok....
> Here are the couple week old pre-ride pictures.
> https://picasaweb.google.com/sandpvrr/1978GS1000BarryThomas?authkey=Gv1sRgCLrVm6Sulo60Fg&feat=directlink
> I think it will look better after I get it home - get it washed
> - bit of a wax - and manage to wipe the big smile off my face :-)
> -Joey
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Waiting for pictures...
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>> On Mar 26, 2011 7:25 PM, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> And the pictures are... ?
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>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> Pa...
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