Test Drove a Harely Forty Eight

[Geoff]

So I was just toying with the idea to test drive a motorcycle I had seen and I came across the Harley Forty Eight. I thought the bike was pretty cool. I didn't have 10K in my pocket but I just was throwing the idea around. So I test road one and like the feel of the ride, but the a couple things I did not like. The intake filter sits on the right side of the bike and gets direct air flow but my knee keeps banging into it. The other thing I noticed was the seat. The bike was slick looking but when I had was sitting on the bike and started to shift I felt my bottom slide out between gears. Maybe I need to gain some weight. Its a slick bike, I wouldn't mind it, but not enough to lose my fz6 over.

 

[Dave.TX]

Barf on the color, not quite burnt orange but close (University of Texas at Austin). Even their stripped down simple bikes look heavy. There's a place in the world for Harley Davidson and I respect their company quite a bit. They're just not for me. It looks decent, I do like the minimalist fender.

 

[MisterX]

Nice looking bike. I dig it.

 

[Wolfman]

The 48 is a nice looking bike, in fact, one of the few Harley's that looks remotely useful, pity it's got a tractor motor in it!

See lots of 48's about though, most customised in some way, so they cant be all that bad...for a Harley!

 

[Kaisersoze]

What do you guys think about "the mainstream" choppers that the big moto companies are putting out? ie. Honda Fury, etc. etc.

 

[Wolfman]

What do you guys think about "the mainstream" choppers that the big moto companies are putting out? ie. Honda Fury, etc. etc.

Dont think i would like to ride one, but the Fury, for example, looks as custom as custom, and it looks good.

I reckon being a production bike from Honda, it would be a very good proposition, if you are into that sort of thing.

:thumbup:

 

[SovietRobot]

Put some USD forks and better brakes on it and i'd buy one