So, where in the world have YOU been? ... on your Harley, I mean

[EricD10563]

[KSJEEPER]

Just a few ; this bike has 44 states under her belt. HD - slow and reliable...

[marcus22]

surprisingly Iowa!

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And good old poopy's

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[Texrock]

Northern Italy Twisties



Garmisch Germany



Alps in Austria

[RoadHD]

I'm currently on a ride from London to Cape Town. Loads more pict's, but I just had to share these (and one video)


Personal Land Speed Record - Pendine Sands


White Knuckled Ride after a Light Rain - Nürburgring


One Classic Meets Another - Giza, Egypt


Stuck - Northern Kenya


Really Stuck - Northern Kenya


African Road Hazards - Maasai Mara

VIDEO LINK (click to play):

Helping along the Great Migration - Maasai Mara

[EricD10563]

Originally Posted by RoadHD

I'm currently on a ride from London to Cape Town. Loads more pict's, but I just had to share these

Thats cool. Do you have a website?

[RoadHD]

Originally Posted by EricD10563

Thats cool. Do you have a website?

Thanks, I've not posted anything yet... Though, one day soon there should be a write up.
You can check out a bit from my amusing trip through the Americas - the link is in my signature below.

[dieatomkinder]

The trip reports from RoadHD are great. I was getting kinda bummed because I only had a 09 Road King and it seemed like everyone else had all these cooler bikes. I figured I was doing ok in general as I was certainly getting more miles done then "normal" riders. After seeing what he did with his bike in South America, I was just like "well hell that is pretty damn cool".

This year I have been Dallas to vegas via carlsbad, el paso, tucson, all backroads in AZ into vegas and back. Dallas to Albuquerque NM, up into colorado, across and up to bluff utah, grand canyon, flagstaff az across back to dallas. Dallas to nashville down to Birmingham and back across to dallas. A couple of Dallas to chicago and back trips. Then just a bunch of rides through Tx hill country.

States visited though missing Alabama, Tn, and Wisconsin forgot to check the box...


Taken while riding to Vegas via route described above





my bike in general:

[Mudclod]

Those Kenyan shots are awesome RoadHD!

[B.C.Biker]

Don't mean to clutter up a pic thread with questions but ..... What tires are you using RoadHD ? How are you likeing them? Mileage ?

[SNAPGADGET]

Don't mean to hijack, but I run Metzeler ME 880's on my Electra Glide. stick and last very well!!!

[Patrick46]

My Metzler 880 completely crapped out on me at 1500 miles.

ya think the factory would warranty it???? FAK NO!!!!

switched over to Avons, and love 'em!

[RoadHD]

Originally Posted by B.C.Biker

Don't mean to clutter up a pic thread with questions but ..... What tires are you using RoadHD ? How are you likeing them? Mileage ?

Originally Posted by B.C.Biker

Don't mean to clutter up a pic thread with questions but ..... What tires are you using RoadHD ? How are you likeing them? Mileage ?

The only 16" dual sport knobbies I could find were Duro's - I would NOT recommend running the Duro on the rear tire - my bike, bags and I weigh more than 500kgs (over a half ton), and most of the weight is riding over the rear tire - simply put, the Duro couldn't handle the weight and started to crack/tear around each knob. I noticed the abnormal wear after one lap around the Nurburgring (I had, maybe 500 total miles on the tire). Simply put, the rear was quickly replaced with a stock Dunlop before I left Europe - although the Dunlop is terrible in mud and sand, I know it can handle the weight I'm running.

The front tire also started to crack/split around each knob, but it didn't become pronounced until a few thousand miles. I really liked the Duro in the front, way more stability in the sand and light mud and ran well for over 10k miles - after a while, I just ignored that they seem to be ripping apart... I switched the front tire yesterday (from London-Turkey, Egypt to Zambia) for a stock Dunlop (I'm anticipating way less mud on roads in Southern Africa). I'm sure I could have ridden another thousand miles on the Duro - but center knobs wore unevenly and the front tire started to vibrate/bounce at 30-45mph.

Finding replacement 16" tires that can handle the weight of a cruiser has proven impossible in Africa. Had I to do it over again, I would have switched to 17" mag rims, loads more tire options.

[Beto]

Father & Son Ride

RR here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...7#post16131857

[B.C.Biker]

Thanks RoadHD. Been thinking about changing rim sizes for that reason. Sometimes you just gotta find out what's down the dirt road.