Chance Wirey
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Really appreciate the welcome! Lots of Aussies around, I see! I was proud to serve with you guys in Afghanistan in 2010.
@TOMCAT — stop being "The Howling 2: Your Sister's a Werewolf".
Yep, I was "preaching to the choir"...but I was also speaking to guys like me, who did a fair bit of lurking on this very forum long before I got my bike. I wanted to see what actual riders thought of the thing, and where the problems were, so I knew what I was getting myself into.
@sleeves — I’m a bit surprised you’re not a fan of the bike’s esthetic. To each his own, I guess—but I consider it’s esthetic to be one of the best selling points!
@Mittzy — one day I hope to do a performance mod on the bike (I see many of you guys have over-bored pistons, nitrous, and/or chargers). For now, I’m not looking at a performance increase. At most, I’d try to find some exhaust shorties that will tuck up under the roadster. The big pipes on it right now look awesome, but I’m thinking if I ever do decide to put saddle-bags on the thing, its current pipes will only get in the way. Have you ever seen a shorty/saddlebag Rocket?
Also, from my original post, I’m thinking of going with a pull-behind trailer long term (so as not to change the bike’s esthetic at all). I see a lot of ball-hitch conversions, but for some reason the ball hitch concept doesn’t strike me as particularly agreeable. Does the ball hitch allow the bike to lean without issue…or am I just overthinking this?
@Boog — you wouldn’t happen to know if Skyline drive goes near any civil war battlefields, would you? There in Virginia, you guys have a lot of them…I’m hoping I can stop in a see at least one on my trip.
@Steel — dude…1100 miles is a long time in the saddle. I’m definitely looking at the Airhawk, but for the short term I think I’m going to start with simple beads.
Thanks, again, everybody for the warm welcome!
@TOMCAT — stop being "The Howling 2: Your Sister's a Werewolf".
Yep, I was "preaching to the choir"...but I was also speaking to guys like me, who did a fair bit of lurking on this very forum long before I got my bike. I wanted to see what actual riders thought of the thing, and where the problems were, so I knew what I was getting myself into.@sleeves — I’m a bit surprised you’re not a fan of the bike’s esthetic. To each his own, I guess—but I consider it’s esthetic to be one of the best selling points!
@Mittzy — one day I hope to do a performance mod on the bike (I see many of you guys have over-bored pistons, nitrous, and/or chargers). For now, I’m not looking at a performance increase. At most, I’d try to find some exhaust shorties that will tuck up under the roadster. The big pipes on it right now look awesome, but I’m thinking if I ever do decide to put saddle-bags on the thing, its current pipes will only get in the way. Have you ever seen a shorty/saddlebag Rocket?
Also, from my original post, I’m thinking of going with a pull-behind trailer long term (so as not to change the bike’s esthetic at all). I see a lot of ball-hitch conversions, but for some reason the ball hitch concept doesn’t strike me as particularly agreeable. Does the ball hitch allow the bike to lean without issue…or am I just overthinking this?
@Boog — you wouldn’t happen to know if Skyline drive goes near any civil war battlefields, would you? There in Virginia, you guys have a lot of them…I’m hoping I can stop in a see at least one on my trip.
@Steel — dude…1100 miles is a long time in the saddle. I’m definitely looking at the Airhawk, but for the short term I think I’m going to start with simple beads.
Thanks, again, everybody for the warm welcome!
.. told it was some B grade teen movie . 
