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Originally Posted by l2ridehd
Thanks George. I appreciate that. Right now I am leaning toward the auto train as that looks to be the best way. But I will keep that in mind because it would be a lot simpler with two doing it. I have moved that bike a lot and I am not a weakling by any means, but that bike is very heavy and if it starts to go over, it is really hard to stop.
I was riding down Sky Line drive once and pulled into a parking area to take some pictures. I put my foot on the kick stand and pushed it down but missed it. Started to lean the bike and my foot was on sand over tar and it slipped. All of a sudden I had the entire weight of that bike trying to take me over. I stopped it, but had a black and blue thigh muscle for two weeks. Ever since then I have been extra cautious about getting in places where it is hard to keep it balanced. You don't realize how much weight there is there until it wants to go over. It rides great because of all that weight, but it causes some other problems being so heavy. I will ride it until I turn 70 and then think I will trade down to a Piaggio. They have the two front wheels that lock when you drop below 5 mph.
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I sold my Road King before I came down and only have one bike. It was not "Village" equipped having a 103 ci, cams changed, heads done and a Vance and Hines 2 into 1 Pro Pipe. Ironically it and a Goldwing were the only motorcycles (including my 2011 BMW) that I never dropped. Probably the heaviest to pick up was a Valkyrie I had. It all depends though on how many people are around when you drop it. The adrenaline and embarrassment around a lot of people take a few hundred pounds off the weight and presto you pick them up. Being along or having someone else to blame for dropping it makes them heavier. LOL
George