Roadster 2-up and other questions from someone looking

[cardinal93]

I know I've told the story before on here, but before she was my wife, threw her off the back of the rocket. She married me anyway must've been all that TLC I provided on her derrière

 

[TURBO200R4]

the only thing that saved my wife was the back rest.

 

[Boog]

I too acquired the AirHawk for my Pretty Pillion and she uses it on all long trip. Go with the back rest that works best with her body type.

 

[bruce aussie]

the back rest saves the person behind u.
so i would not crack the throttle with a passenger without the back rest

Passengers need to learn how to hang on. I've never owned a bike with a sissy bar or backrest, done a lot of wheelstands in my younger days and launched the R111 as hard as I can. Still haven't managed to throw Julie off the back.

 

[Mittzy]

Welcome mate from another Aussie.
As far as sissy bar back rests go - look around as there are guys that sell them as they don't use them, also you could consider a quick release bracket kit - I have only one kit left
http://www.r3owners.net/threads/2nd-run-quick-release-sissy-bar-roadster-classic-standard.20336/

 

[idk]

Get @Mittzy's brackets.

 

[idk]

Passengers need to learn how to hang on. I've never owned a bike with a sissy bar or backrest, done a lot of wheelstands in my younger days and launched the R111 as hard as I can. Still haven't managed to throw Julie off the back.

but you keep trying.

 

[IdahoRenegade]

I went and test rode it tonight. All I can say, it's an experience! The shear presence of the bike is impressive, and the torque is unreal. The seating position is different enough from what I'm used to so I took it pretty easy until I got a bit used to it, and unfortunately I never got a good chance to really crank it up due to the roads and traffic. But for that, the shear punch of this thing brings grins.

Bad news is the dealer didn't want to work on price as far as including the ($525!!!!) sissy bar/rack/pad or the crash bars.

Can anyone let me know what they think is a good price on this bike: http://www.empire-cycle.com/default.asp?page=xInventoryDetail&id=1390373&source=craigslist

2012 Roadster, TORS exhaust with tune, windshield, 5400 miles. They want $9,999 which is actually under KBB.

 

[2012cliff]

Excellent price for the amount of bike you are getting. No other bike has the character of a Rocket. The smiles keep coming. BTW Russel day long seats.

 

[HarleyToo]

Yea, you will be hard pressed to find that much bike for the money. Just remember our bikes are an acquired taste. Few heed the call of this much bike!