Yup, you know what it's all about. Harley doesn't have to update, people keep buying, relegating themselves to substandard performance.
Once a year I take a big ride in the mountains of north eastern US. This year it was Allegheny Mtns of NY and PA, awesome territory for a ride, last year it was NH, VT and NY. I ride with 2 Beamers, 2 Ducatis, 3 Yams and a Honda and while I am not expecting the impossible of keeping up (I am the only one on a bagger for god's sake), I am far far behind. I catch up on straights. Riding the twistys with not so great road conditions at speed can literally lift me off the seat and the wheel off the ground on bumpy curves, causing sphincter ache after awhile. While the True Trak stabilizer I installed 5 years ago or so helped immensely, it just wasn't enough.
These Ohlins, like the Traxxions literally transform a crappy performer into something fun and predictable...which is everything. Best money spent.
Some guys blow their $ on engine mods, bumping that Harley tractor engine into a faster tractor engine at huge cost...but are left with a crappy riding bike and a 100 hp air cooled tractor engine.
For anyone that rides a bagger off the superslab....suspension needs upgrading.
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