Sometime in October I will pick up a 2010 Road King in black
cheers Surly
More than likely not Jilli...perfect for you
Well done Surly, welcome to the pack.
Awsome stuff, many comfy miles ahead for you and plenty of polishing keeping all that black clean
Congratulations.
And well done on your new bike Jilli
I sort of already made it a 103 FYO (no laughing please PIB)
Monster Ovals...add to cart Fat Boy front fender...see if it will fit in cart Reaper Wheel Set....dream about adding to cart
and there is bound to be the need for a seat or three.
This is a disease right?
I blame you Graham
Yes Bunbury.
No problames taking the blame Surly....when you get the bagger you are going to have change your logon to "Happy"
Messrs Harley & Davidson,
My Mastercard has asked that you kindly refrain from posting such information on your website.
www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Media/downloads/Genuine_Motor_Accessories/09_FLHR_30062_US.pdf
www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Media/images/Apps/2010_Motorcycles/pdf/partslist/tls_toflhr_def_dom_plist.pdf
Thank you
regards Surly
With Fatboy fender...you are ahead of your time RT.
It begins....again!
Wow, building a bike from the exhaust up, what a great idea, can't wait for the rest of the photos....
The mufflers were free with volume 1.
Not long now...
Lookin good there Surly.
Thet really are Harley's bargian bike, all that gear (ABS,Brembo brakes, Cruise controll, Panniers, Screen,) for under $30K. Looks great mate
Ride report...the first 200kms
I took the last ride on my 07 FXST 200km south to SWHD to trade it in. The Road King had already been 103'ed with SE255 cams, heavy breather and the monster ovals put on. A TTS tune had been slipped in and it was ready to go.
Immediately I missed the cammy idle of the Andrews 54 in the Softail but the monster ovals sound great without being intrusive. The Road King is much larger to sit on than it first appears and my previous comment on how small the touring bikes feel has changed entirely. The fat frame and seat splays your legs out far more than a softail and this combined with the taller seat height left me with a lot less room to get my feet flat on the ground.
As soon as the bike is rolling its size and bulk disappears. Nimble is a strange word to describe a 350kg bike but thats how it feels.
The SE255 cams give a strong pull from idle and maintained that throughout the limited (run in) rpm I used to get home. I was very impressed with the canned tune that didnt give a hint of a backfire or cough. I would guess this is an advantage of an out of the box SE combo.
The brakes are awesome and even a little savage on the fairly softly sprung front end. I am still getting used to the boards but the highway pegs gave plenty of options for the feet while the backrest made the return trip very comfortable.
The windshield was far better than the 09 streetglide I rode a while back but still gave my helmet a slight rattle around 110kph but I will try a few different helmets and perhaps a 2 inch taller screen before giving up on it entirely.
More reports to follow as it gets run in but so far pretty happy.
