Happy Thanksgiving. I've been lurking and reading for a while on this great website -- trying to educate myself a little about trikes, and Harley trikes/conversions in particular.
What I'd like to put together is a daily rider for the commute to work (about 40 miles round trip), weekend rides with my wife 2-up, maybe some weekend to week-long trips when I have time off from work. My wife won't get on a two-wheeler behind me, and doesn't want to ride her own, hence the trike. She does love the sound of a V-twin though And she's made favorable comments when we see trikes on the road.
I'm handy with building stuff, have a good working knowledge of motors, mechanical, electrical and techie stuff, so I was thinking about finding a clean late-model Sportster 1200 and getting the Frankenstein Trikes kit:
Harley-Davidson Sporster Trike Kit
The looks, light weight, and obviously quality construction appeal to me, and I've got to do this to a tight budget anyway.
I've been away from motorcycles for some time and haven't followed what's been going on in the Harley world (my last bike was a BSA Lightning. . .). Any preferences between pre-2007 carbureted and '07-later EFI?
Any other comments or caveats I ought to be aware of? Bouquets or brickbats?
I'd rather hear I've got a bad idea up front (believe me, it wouldn't be the first or last time *that's* happened!) than after I've laid out some long green and committed to an expensive false start.
Thanks again,
Steve
near Libby, Montana