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ray6576
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My New Electra Glide
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April 02, 2007, 08:52:39 am »
I just picked it up on Saturday.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 03, 2007, 02:38:29 am »
Congrats... Have put many miles on E-G's from rentals, domestically and overseas. They never failed to impress.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 03, 2007, 03:06:40 am »
Sweet! Over the years they've become the majority touring motorcycle, at least throughout the northwest US. Long distance riders too, more than ever before. One of my brothers has a mid 70s version of that bike in black and white and fishtail pipes. He rode it on an 8 state tour a few years back. Held up well and it was nearly 30 years old at the time. Enjoy!
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 03, 2007, 05:54:46 am »
Good for you! I'll bet you like that 07 big motor?
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 03, 2007, 11:19:29 am »
Quote from: Playinthestreet on April 03, 2007, 05:54:46 am
Good for you! I'll bet you like that 07 big motor?
I am still in the break in period and will have to see what it can really do after that is over. My initial ipression is that power delivery is very smooth and the handleing is much eaiser then my Sportster. I think you could say the Sportster is brute force and the Eglide is refind. Keeping in mind that this is a Harley and not a Sport Touring bike. But so far I have a large smile on my face.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 03, 2007, 11:34:52 am »
Great bike. I rode one to Sturgis in 1996, and loved the all day comfort. The motor needed a few more ponies back then, but it was a smooth and comfy ride. Lotsa wind protection...
Congrats!
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 09, 2007, 02:19:42 pm »
hey congrats on the new ride. My dad just picked up his new '07 electra-glide, ultra classic last Thursday. It's the same color scheme as yours too. I drove it around the surrounding neighborhoods for a while - first time on a Harley. Definitely a different animal than my Bandit but I certainly can see the allure for the cruiser types. I felt like I was sitting in a recliner on wheels; extremely comfortable. I was suprised at how smooth and relatively agile at speed it is for its size and weight. The wind screen distorted my forward vision somewhat but otherwise a nice bike.
Does it seem like your 6th gear is a bit too tall to you? That's been my dad's only complaint so far. It's ok for cruising the interstates but he says it almost lugs when he tries to roll on at 70mph in top gear.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 09, 2007, 04:43:46 pm »
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I just picked it up on Saturday.
Your back must be killing you.
Looks great! Congrats.
The new, lower tour-packs look good.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 10, 2007, 07:29:08 am »
I have only got it up to 6th gear once and that was over 70 mph. I have heard others say you have to be in that range to be able to use it.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 10, 2007, 07:31:26 am »
Nice dresser; I like the color.
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April 10, 2007, 12:10:05 pm »
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me too --beautiful
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 10, 2007, 01:20:47 pm »
Thanks for the comments after I have put a couple hundred more on it I will update this with report on how it is doing. The only farkle I am planning to add to it is a GPS mount for my Quest 2 that harley makes for the dressers.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 11, 2007, 09:24:56 pm »
nice scooter... i haven't ridden a new 96" yet. really looking fwd to it... to compare with my 88". i have ridden a few 95" and for the $$ it takes to upgrade, i don't see the return on the investment?
but there are a few other nice differences with the 96".. e.g., it'll punch out to a 103" very easy, 6 speed, 30% less clutch pull, auto primary tensioner, etc. enjoy 'er... al
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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April 23, 2007, 08:14:43 am »
Update:
Rode for over 300 miles on Saturday and the bike runs well. Have had no problems with the heat and it is comfortable for my wife on the back. The engine pulls well thru 5the gear but when cruising at 70 mph in 6th there is very little torque available. I did pass a car going from 70 to 80 an the acceleration was smooth and linear in that it does not kick you in the seat. If I needed to speed up quickly then a down shift to 5 would be necessary. As far as the back hurting no problem there but then I had part of by spine fused last year and so I do wear a back belt when riding. I am thinking about a new seat but I want to put more time into the current stock seat first. It maybe that I need to get used to it. The longest stretch I can go is about 80 miles then the butt is numb. However, recovery is fairly quick not like the stock seat on my Sportster.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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June 03, 2007, 09:30:37 pm »
I love the paint scheme on your bike. Mine is 18 years older than yours, but they both look great
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June 03, 2007, 09:47:33 pm »
That is a lovely motorcycle. On my tours the bikes I meet the most on long tours are GS's, RT's, Wings, and Electra Glides.
I've always loved the E-glides and hope to rent one this summer to ride to the coast. Enjoy yours and look forward to more reviews.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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June 04, 2007, 09:12:57 am »
I looked at the same bike except for the color Sunday. Very impressive, especially for the price.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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June 04, 2007, 03:49:50 pm »
So what's with the tassles on the handlebars? I'm just curious, not trying to stir anything up.
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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July 17, 2007, 05:13:15 pm »
beauty!! Wish i had one!!
I just finished a ride on my buddies new streetglide..He was worried bout the tall 6th gear also..Guess he never rode a japanese bike...I didnt notice any problem with it..It Should lug a bit in overdrive!!! It still accelerated in 6th near as good as the 06 5 speeder we had with us.
thought it worked nice!!
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Re: My New Electra Glide
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July 23, 2007, 10:42:02 am »
I'm not really into Harleys, but that is one pretty motorcycle.
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