| Author | Message | ||
     Whatever |
You can fit more dead kittens in the bagger... but you will get more p**** with the Uly... just my 2 cents... which isn't worth much...  That is... quality puntang... if you are not into old haggard toothless smoking grandma biker chicks... | ||
| Honu |
Check my profile pic out... I have since sold my HD bagger (I have had 4) kept the Uly . 1. I hated trying to keep the chrome clean. Washing a bagger is a bitch! 2. At 800 plus pounds it is hell just to move around. 3. My Uly insurance is cheaper. But if your friend wants pure comfort than He can't beat a bagger for that! | ||
| Spiderman |
You want the real answer. Have him ride each. Then there is your answer. If he likes both then continue the Buell vs HD fest. (But we all know Buell is better, sorry Ferris  ) | ||
| Glitch |
Is warranty and/or factory support important? | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
1. I hated trying to keep the chrome clean. Washing a bagger is a bitch! Easiest bike I've ever owned to keep clean (except when I'm riding in the woods with Los Only Boyz.) Seldom even wash mine, pretty much just wipe-and-go. 2. At 800 plus pounds it is hell just to move around. I'm 5'8" if I tiptoe, and have no probs moving my RK around. Heavier than a Uly? Yes. Is this problematic? No. But we all know Buell is better, sorry Ferris That's OK, Spidey - I can take it. FB | ||
| Babired |
oh come on !!! ULY hands down! | ||
| Spiderman |
 Still my favorite timing cover!  | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Spidey, I can count on three fingers all the times I've ever been asked for my autograph. I'm truly flattered that you asked for mine, but dude, seriously, you really need to get out more. FB | ||
| Spiderman |
well every time I have Eddie sign something I crash LOL | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
So I assume you haven't let Eddie Buell sign your S2 yet? | ||
| Spiderman |
He aint getting near her! | ||
| Doug_s |
You can fit more dead kittens in the bagger... but you will get more p**** with the Uly... just my 2 cents... which isn't worth much... That is... quality puntang... if you are not into old haggard toothless smoking grandma biker chicks... are you speaking from experience?  doug s. ps - i also would pick the uly. i rode a big twin once; i can have more fun driving my gen-1 scion xb - ymmv... | ||
| Mnrider |
In your opinion what makes a Uly more versatile than a HD bagger. 90 mph on the gravel 2up then able to do the twisties on the tar. Really I've been surprised by some guys I've seen making good time on a HD bagger through the corners. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
90 mph on the gravel 2up then able to do the twisties on the tar. My Road King will do that quite easily. Next? | ||
| Strokizator |
About the only thing I did on my Road King that I wouldn't do on the Uly is pull a Bushtec trailer. The RK can do a lot of the things a Uly can but at either half the speed or twice the time. Here's one; I took the Uly down the Lippincott mine trail in Death Valley. Let's see you do that on a bagger. | ||
| Reindog |
For those of you who haven't ridden with Ferris, he rides his motorcycles like dirt bikes. Personally, I am a Uly man and own two. Anyone want to buy one of them? | ||
| Froggy |
The Uly will tow a trailer fine. | ||
| Froggy |
How about this? | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
The RK can do a lot of the things a Uly can but at either half the speed or twice the time. Are you speaking from experience, or just parroting something you read on the Internet? Here's one; I took the Uly down the Lippincott Mine trail in Death Valley. Let's see you do that on a bagger. Used to live near Death Valley, and have ridden there many times. That said, I've not ridden the Lippincott Mine trail. Since you have first-hand experience, what exactly would prevent me from taking my Road King down this trail? How about this? Yawn. Yes. Next? | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
For those of you who haven't ridden with Ferris, he rides his motorcycles like dirt bikes. Tom, shhhhh, but the Road King IS a dirt bike, it's just been tarted up a little, is all.  FB | ||
| Mnrider |
My road king will do that quite easily. Your the man Jerry.LOL I've got a couple min.maint roads for you to check out then. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Nope, I'm not the man - Erik is. However, unlike most of you, I've got extensive experience on both a Ulysses and a Bagger, so my opinion means something (to me, anyway). I spent last weekend riding with Los Only Boyz (a notorious local Uly gang), and much of that was spent off-road on the kind of stuff a Uly was made for. My RK handled it all with aplomb. Here's some pix from one of the gang members: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show .cgi?tpc=6817&post=1888210#POST1888210 Regards, FB | ||
| Mnrider |
That's one fine looking RK but those roads look pretty flat. Where's the hills,washouts and mud that I take my Uly on almost every weekend. Props for gettin' that thing muddy. | ||
| Gunut75 |
My understanding was that when he ran the 106 runs of deals gap in 24 hours his wife made him hang up his spurs for good or pack his crap and get out. That ultimatum would have caused a lot of trouble with me. I'll hang up the spurs if I'm permanently disabled, or dead. Maybe she shoulda married a "slow" dude! | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
That's one fine looking RK... Thank you. ...but those roads look pretty flat. Where's the hills,washouts and mud that I take my Uly on almost every weekend. Um, we were busy during the more difficult sections, getting thru the more difficult sections? My point isn't that a Bagger is the equal of a Uly in the off-road stuff. It CAN'T be - my RK weighs 800 pounds, for one reason, and is longer and rides closer to the ground. Plus, my tires are purely street-oriented. But it was stated earlier in this thread that a Uly is a more versatile motorcycle than a Bagger, to which I asked for specific examples of this "extra" versatility. It could easily be argued that my Road King makes a better cruiser or tourer than the Uly. That doesn't prove anything, or make it "better," but it also adds to the versatility of a machine that also comports itself quite capably when slumming with Los Only Boyz. FB (Message edited by jerry_haughton on August 12, 2010) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
PS: Props for gettin' that thing muddy. Thank you. | ||
| Xl1200r |
I'd like a Uly someday, but right now it would just be a "repeat" bike to the S3T I have - in that it would serve the exact same purpose (I don't think I'd get into dirt enough to justify anything). I've ridden a 'new-frame' EG, and I have to say they handle spectacularly. Much better than any other Harley I've ridden, and I've ridden more than a few. I think this guy needs to ride both, but he also needs to think about what he wants to do with it. If he's going to take his wife cross-country, the Harley is the wise choice. Not saying a Uly couldn't do it, but the HD will do it much better. If he's just doing local stuff, occasional 2-up, then I would pick the Uly, BUT, it all depends on what 'gets him'. One bike has got to speak to him more than the other. I'll have a Road King someday, and hopefully convince the woman to hop on the back for a dozen states or so. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
the Road King IS a dirt bike, it's just been tarted up a little, is all. Sometimes they forget.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
EVERY bike can be taken off road. Some are just more purpose built for the task. Even the "not a real dual sport because it has a 17" front wheel" Uly was quite at home off road and Barker and I rolled between 60-80MPH. Oddly one of our riding companions, riding a VStrom "real" dual sport, was hanging out somewhere at the back. It ain't the arrow. There aren't any roads where I took the Uly that I wouldn't take the M2. Honestly, only one road with baby head rocks in the road would be a challenge for the RK. | ||
| Mnrider |
It's not the flying that gets ya' Fatty it's the landing. |
