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  • Rogues
    Rogues
    4 years ago
    A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
    So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
    Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......
    had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
    OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
    The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o 
    So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
    In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
    It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
    How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
    Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
    The next morning I went out to the garage......
    ...... and with heart in mouth
    ..............fingers crossed
    .......... and a look of desperation
    I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
    Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
    The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
    Love It. 


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  • steelo
    steelo
    4 years ago
    Well done on new bike rogues. That’ll do it (Flat tyre) every time. Post some pics. 
  • Rogues
    Rogues
    4 years ago
    sorry mate, thought I did... uploaded..... evidently not, Oops!
  • Rogues
    Rogues
    4 years ago
    Anybody wanna supply a guess as to why all or any of my photos are upside down??............. and regardless of whether I rotate them, BEFORE I upload them, they still come out the same................ including my avatar 

    .... and where, pray tell, does one find one's gallery to post photos to it....... I have a message on my profile that its empty, but for the life of me I cant see how to post to it... 
  • steelo
    steelo
    4 years ago
    Haha. Well done rogues. Rotate images in “pics”. Then refresh browser “Ctrl+r” to update photos. (Pc)
    Images should be taken on iphone with camera lens on the top. 
    I don’t know an easy way to refresh browser in phone 

    Having said that I can’t seem to put your photos up the right way. 
  • Birtyyy
    Birtyyy
    4 years ago
    Nice looking bike mate, glad you got your issue sorted before you swore off the brand forever!
  • Kato
    Kato
    4 years ago
    Quoting Rogues on 18 Aug 2020 02:50 AMedited: 22 Aug 2020 06:07 AM

    A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
    So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
    Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......

    had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
    OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
    The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o 
    So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
    In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
    It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
    How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
    Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
    The next morning I went out to the garage......
    ...... and with heart in mouth
    ..............fingers crossed
    .......... and a look of desperation
    I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
    Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
    The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
    Love It. 


    20200815_125321_001.jpg
    Ok - details of the scooter please 
    Kms etc 
    Suprised to see these selling so early actually 
  • Rogues
    Rogues
    4 years ago
    Quoting Rogues on 18 Aug 2020 02:50 AMedited: 22 Aug 2020 06:07 AM

    A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
    So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
    Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......

    had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
    OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
    The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o 
    So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
    In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
    It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
    How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
    Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
    The next morning I went out to the garage......
    ...... and with heart in mouth
    ..............fingers crossed
    .......... and a look of desperation
    I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
    Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
    The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
    Love It. 


    20200815_125321_001.jpg
    Quoting Kato on 18 Aug 2020 06:05 AM

    Ok - details of the scooter please 

    Kms etc 
    Suprised to see these selling so early actually 

    10/2017 Model Kato.........4500ks on the Black Witch........... never got ridden.... so I got lucky 
    ...and cheers Birtyyy......... if you'dve asked me Saturdee night what I thought, you'dve got a gob full , hahaha
  • Rogues
    Rogues
    4 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 18 Aug 2020 04:35 AMedited: 18 Aug 2020 04:40 AM

    Haha. Well done rogues. Rotate images in “pics”. Then refresh browser “Ctrl+r” to update photos. (Pc)

    Images should be taken on iphone with camera lens on the top. 
    I don’t know an easy way to refresh browser in phone 

    Having said that I can’t seem to put your photos up the right way. 

    Steelo,... would appreciate any help or direction here
    a pointer to the Forum directions or whatever....... not a great deal seem to be available to me
     found the pic in 'pics'....... 4 copies actually?....... rotated all of them... naaada
    deleted 3 of them,... naada
    ...and I'm using a PC, not a goddamn phone, I'm not that Hip ;) LoL 
    even my Avatar, correct way up on the puta..... got listed arse about on here :( 
  • Rogues
    Rogues
    4 years ago


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  • Bts838
    Bts838
    3 years ago
    I am looking to sell a car and either get a new style fat boy, or a breakout. 

    How is the power of the m8? I've only ridden a bog stock heritage softail m8, was a nice comfy ride but I felt it was very under powered. Maybe a stage 1 wakes them up a bit. 
  • bloodog
    bloodog
    3 years ago
    Quoting Rogues on 20 Aug 2020 01:16 AM



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    lovely looking bike Rogues 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    3 years ago
    Quoting Rogues on 18 Aug 2020 02:50 AMedited: 22 Aug 2020 06:07 AM

    A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
    So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
    Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......

    had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
    OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
    The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o 
    So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
    In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
    It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
    How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
    Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
    The next morning I went out to the garage......
    ...... and with heart in mouth
    ..............fingers crossed
    .......... and a look of desperation
    I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
    Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
    The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
    Love It. 


    20200815_125321_001.jpg
    You must have very low expectations Rouges. That has to be the worst steering bike i have ever ridden partly due to that fat front tyre. They just dont want to get of that center line and resist inputs to turn . They have zero lean angle before it starts to grind its self to death. On the positive side loved the motor. It runs rings around the power on my Street Glide.
  • steelo
    steelo
    3 years ago
    Nearly a year to the week PB.
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  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    3 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 08 Aug 2021 10:41 AM

    Nearly a year to the week PB.

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    Things are a little slower up here in Paradise...
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    3 years ago
    Are we struggling that much for content we have to recycle now....
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