cyril
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I can recommend HC travel I don't work for them
eagle rider tours
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Keep the pics coming, 
I'll be that way in Sept, booked through HC Travel, can't wait it'll be my first trip to the USA on a bike,
I'll be that way in Sept, booked through HC Travel, can't wait it'll be my first trip to the USA on a bike,
I get the blame for bloody everything !!!
My Upstairs neighbour has just blamed me for the weather here in Florida.
apparently, I've been doing a rain dance, so Sid can't go up to Daytona this AM..
He is correct in one point, you do NOT ride a HD or any bike in Fl when its raining, the roads turn into a substance that Torvill and Dean would be proud to skate on....
Good thing tho' is >> It dries Very, Very Quickly once rain has stopped..
It has now stopped and it's almost bone dry now !!..10.30am
My Upstairs neighbour has just blamed me for the weather here in Florida.
apparently, I've been doing a rain dance, so Sid can't go up to Daytona this AM..
He is correct in one point, you do NOT ride a HD or any bike in Fl when its raining, the roads turn into a substance that Torvill and Dean would be proud to skate on....
Good thing tho' is >> It dries Very, Very Quickly once rain has stopped..
It has now stopped and it's almost bone dry now !!..10.30am
Have you found the control to turn off the rear cylinder at idle? My 2011 model had it, I think you press and hold one of the cruise control buttons till a light on the dash comes on. Makes a difference - I'm sure one more knowledgeable than I will be able to tell you exactly how to turn it on/off!
They are great bike though aren't they?
J
cyril
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Roll the throttle off and hold it until the cruise light turns green from red .
Eagle Rider Trip
Just back from my Eagle Rider tour, the trip started in Las Vegas then on to; Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, then followed the PCH via Carmel, St Louis Obispo to LA, then LA back to Vegas.
The road book and maps I received were very detailed and the trip to mammoth lakes was supposed to be via death valley, however it was not explained at the time of booking that Eagle Rider put Death Valley out of bounds from the 1st Jun to 1st Sept due to excessive heat, causing overheating of both bikes and rider, lack of shelter in the event of a break down. If you choose to carry on all insurances and recovery are null and void and you are on your own. I was a little annoyed this was not explained previously as this is the route I wanted to take. An alternative route was explained and marked on the map for me which I did follow and to be honest I may as well have went through death valley anyway, the alternative route ran alongside it and you could look down into it, the temp gauge was reading 115F and I never saw another vehicle on the road for hours, nor was there any shelter if I did have a break down so for me the risk was the same.
The bike was an Electra Glide Classic with 7000 miles the new 103CI model and in immaculate condition. A thorough inspection was given and all marks and scratches etc noted, however be warned, after accepting the bike I discovered many more which showed up under different light conditions over the next few days.
The bike was extremely comfortable for all day riding, however in my opinion it was dangerously underpowered, off the mark and working it hard through the gears it was adequate, but on the freeways which are mad with four lanes and traffic allowed to overtake on any side I felt very venerable, due to the lack of roll on pulling power in the higher gears (and no I was not in the six gear overdrive and expecting it to pull) even in 4th or 5th once at speed there was just no go if you needed to accelerate out of the way or make an overtake in a hurry. On long freeway hill climbs it simply ran out of puff and required constant down changes to try and maintain momentum. I appreciate though that the bike was in standard form and strangled for US emissions, it made my own feel like a sports bike by comparison. The suspension was terrible and easily bottomed out, I had this checked at Eagle Rider in San Francisco and they upped the air in the shock which did improve things a lot.
My advice for anyone undertaking a similar trip is to take the sat nav option either hire one, buy one out there or take your own, I found navigation a real challenge especially in the big cities, I couldn't even find my way out of Vegas on day one, but then again I am a numpty at these things, I had to stop and ask for directions. The signs in cities are rubbish, there are few directions to major routes (road numbers) junctions are marked as the name of the street it exits to not the town or area or road it links to and you usually only see the route number of a road once you are actually on it. I had similar problems in San Francisco and LA. Once out of the cities navigation is easy as there are so few roads, also in the smaller towns which are usually based around one street.
San Francisco was fog bound as I rode across the Golden Gate Bridge so saw nothing and it was the same for the first half of the day on the PCH.
But overall it was a great trip, I was more than happy with the service from Eagle Rider, despite the previous remarks in this thread I found all the accommodation they booked to be of a high standard and would certainly use them again.
Some pics:
Just back from my Eagle Rider tour, the trip started in Las Vegas then on to; Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, then followed the PCH via Carmel, St Louis Obispo to LA, then LA back to Vegas.
The road book and maps I received were very detailed and the trip to mammoth lakes was supposed to be via death valley, however it was not explained at the time of booking that Eagle Rider put Death Valley out of bounds from the 1st Jun to 1st Sept due to excessive heat, causing overheating of both bikes and rider, lack of shelter in the event of a break down. If you choose to carry on all insurances and recovery are null and void and you are on your own. I was a little annoyed this was not explained previously as this is the route I wanted to take. An alternative route was explained and marked on the map for me which I did follow and to be honest I may as well have went through death valley anyway, the alternative route ran alongside it and you could look down into it, the temp gauge was reading 115F and I never saw another vehicle on the road for hours, nor was there any shelter if I did have a break down so for me the risk was the same.
The bike was an Electra Glide Classic with 7000 miles the new 103CI model and in immaculate condition. A thorough inspection was given and all marks and scratches etc noted, however be warned, after accepting the bike I discovered many more which showed up under different light conditions over the next few days.
The bike was extremely comfortable for all day riding, however in my opinion it was dangerously underpowered, off the mark and working it hard through the gears it was adequate, but on the freeways which are mad with four lanes and traffic allowed to overtake on any side I felt very venerable, due to the lack of roll on pulling power in the higher gears (and no I was not in the six gear overdrive and expecting it to pull) even in 4th or 5th once at speed there was just no go if you needed to accelerate out of the way or make an overtake in a hurry. On long freeway hill climbs it simply ran out of puff and required constant down changes to try and maintain momentum. I appreciate though that the bike was in standard form and strangled for US emissions, it made my own feel like a sports bike by comparison. The suspension was terrible and easily bottomed out, I had this checked at Eagle Rider in San Francisco and they upped the air in the shock which did improve things a lot.
My advice for anyone undertaking a similar trip is to take the sat nav option either hire one, buy one out there or take your own, I found navigation a real challenge especially in the big cities, I couldn't even find my way out of Vegas on day one, but then again I am a numpty at these things, I had to stop and ask for directions. The signs in cities are rubbish, there are few directions to major routes (road numbers) junctions are marked as the name of the street it exits to not the town or area or road it links to and you usually only see the route number of a road once you are actually on it. I had similar problems in San Francisco and LA. Once out of the cities navigation is easy as there are so few roads, also in the smaller towns which are usually based around one street.
San Francisco was fog bound as I rode across the Golden Gate Bridge so saw nothing and it was the same for the first half of the day on the PCH.
But overall it was a great trip, I was more than happy with the service from Eagle Rider, despite the previous remarks in this thread I found all the accommodation they booked to be of a high standard and would certainly use them again.
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