Who(m) all here believes in riding your steeds as they come off the line; stock, non-molested, uncorrupted, without sin, etc.? Mostly I'm talking engine, suspension, fancy rolling stock, ultra lightweight this or that.
I'm asking because this was a recent topic on one of the Harley forums. Many think it's necessary to modify and others think they perform just fine stock for what they are.
In my own case, I have two bikes that I should have recognized as "what they are" bikes and have traded riding time for modding time. Looking back, it's senseless how much I've spent trying to fix a Harley that, come to find out, wasn't broke! I've been getting away with cheap stuff on the KLR (and the all important doo), but with quite a few Benjamins I could turn it into a cross between a KTM, a Versys, and an Abrams. That would 1) drain my account, 2) my marriage would end, 3) I wouldn't ride hardly at all because I'd just be modding all the time. With some restraint, I'll be able to just leave them both alone from now on.
What about the various bikes/riders on here?
I'm asking because this was a recent topic on one of the Harley forums. Many think it's necessary to modify and others think they perform just fine stock for what they are.
In my own case, I have two bikes that I should have recognized as "what they are" bikes and have traded riding time for modding time. Looking back, it's senseless how much I've spent trying to fix a Harley that, come to find out, wasn't broke! I've been getting away with cheap stuff on the KLR (and the all important doo), but with quite a few Benjamins I could turn it into a cross between a KTM, a Versys, and an Abrams. That would 1) drain my account, 2) my marriage would end, 3) I wouldn't ride hardly at all because I'd just be modding all the time. With some restraint, I'll be able to just leave them both alone from now on.
What about the various bikes/riders on here?