Ladies and Jellyspoons, meet the new whip.
68 plate 114 RKS, having 4.5 V&H destroyers, removeable rack and sissy bar and a screen fitted. All in....a touch over budget
Very nice. Now start saving for a stage 2 cam to really wake it up!
Hankering after a Harley
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Very nice. Now start saving for a stage 2 cam to really wake it up!
Never got Harleys having ridden the older models. I test rode for a laugh the Soft tail Fat bob 114, silly move, I now own one.
Might not be a "real" Harley but I spent ages listening to luddites ragging on about 1100 and 1150 Gs's and I thought they were crap compared to my 1200's
Got it from Stratstone in Birmingham, they gave me £2,000 "deposit contribution" what's not to like ??
Due to bereavement (not mine) taking up time, only managed 250 odd miles in the last couple of weeks but already loving it.
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Ladies and Jellyspoons, meet the new whip.
68 plate 114 RKS, having 4.5 V&H destroyers, removeable rack and sissy bar and a screen fitted. All in....a touch over budget
That is very nice with the perfect QD add ins - lovely!!!
Ditto . Next month !! Must have concussion !
Never got Harleys having ridden the older models. I test rode for a laugh the Soft tail Fat bob 114, silly move, I now own one.
Might not be a "real" Harley but I spent ages listening to luddites ragging on about 1100 and 1150 Gs's and I thought they were crap compared to my 1200's
Got it from Stratstone in Birmingham, they gave me £2,000 "deposit contribution" what's not to like ??
Due to bereavement (not mine) taking up time, only managed 250 odd miles in the last couple of weeks but already loving it.
When the evo came out it wasnt a “proper” Harley. Then the twin cam was the spawn of the devil and the evo was the best Harley ever. I have an evo and a twin cam, took a 114 out and thought it was wonderful, felt just like a Harley. The only thing I didn’t like was the comedy wide tyres but that was just down to the model I rode.
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I have two Evos, two twin cams, although one of them is pure S&S, and have been riding a 114 recently. I’ll pass on the “new” Harleys, they’ve become too “Sterile” in their feel. I know that legislation has driven the company this way, but that’s my (not so) humble opinion.
At last. Someone who knows old Harley’s but actually “gets” the new models as well.
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Having owned 2 Twin Cams, I've swapped to an old VRod......the almost universally hated bike by 'real' Hog owners; I can report that it may not be a 'proper' Harley, but the brakes work, as does the suspension, and the motor puts out a fair amount of power. Due to the 'lifestyle hipsters' who fancy the image rather than dynamics, or the 'potatoe-potatoe' dinosaurs, it's a fairly uncommon bike. My point is that it doesn't matter what others think....go with what you like.
Must say the RKS does look rather nice, and I'd give the new Fat Boy a home too.
Must say the RKS does look rather nice, and I'd give the new Fat Boy a home too.
Finally got it to be the right bike. 12” fat apes are pure gangsta but got to have the backrest for old man comfort
That looks stunning.....nice one.
What is it - apart from being a Hardley that is?
That does look Fantastic!.....love it.....
I think the last part of the puzzle is the headlight visor thingy, I also have a wind splitter screen on order for those long trips.
12” bars are miles more comfy and can be done without changing brake or clutch lines. Took about 5 1/2 hours and a lot of swearing to do the job. Just need the canbus wiring extenders.
Chinese grips were shit so went with Avon grips, FP3 fuelpak, tribar light, de reflectored (smoked one on bags) 4” slash cut S&S pipes, satnav plumbed in and sitting dead centre of the bars (nice and low and out of the way) heated jacket wiring. She definitely pulls a crowd when you pull up.
12” bars are miles more comfy and can be done without changing brake or clutch lines. Took about 5 1/2 hours and a lot of swearing to do the job. Just need the canbus wiring extenders.
Chinese grips were shit so went with Avon grips, FP3 fuelpak, tribar light, de reflectored (smoked one on bags) 4” slash cut S&S pipes, satnav plumbed in and sitting dead centre of the bars (nice and low and out of the way) heated jacket wiring. She definitely pulls a crowd when you pull up.
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Beautiful looking bike 
Unfortunately it’s midnight blue
That’s why this is actually the colour to have! When it’s dull it looks black and in the sunshine it pops with a heavy metallic blue, it’s a bastard to avoid scratches, but a great colour.
That’s why this is actually the colour to have! When it’s dull it looks black and in the sunshine it pops with a heavy metallic blue, it’s a bastard to avoid scratches, but a great colour.
The bars actually look good (am normally not a fan of anything higher than mini ape). 
But that backrest looks like it should be in an oesteopath catalogue.
But that backrest looks like it should be in an oesteopath catalogue.
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