I own a 2013 Harley ultra Limited,bought it from a friend last spring,only has 6,000 miles on it,thinking of a trike kit or a tri glide,I like the tri glide and the new water cooled heads and warranty
The location of the radiators(in the lower leg guards) prevent their removal for hot weather riding! That was a show stopper for me! Along w/the fact only the heads are water cooled. There's still lots of heat from that motor!
,but I like the independent suspension of the after market trike kits,so Im really confused right now.
The IRS units are very definitely smoother riding than the SA units. Even smoother are those conversions that lengthen the wheel base.
All the HD dealers with in 100 miles either don't rent trikes or they are already rented,I would love to ride one and a after market trike but I don't know where to rent a after market one.
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=motorcycle+trike+rentals&fr=yfp-t-900&hspart=att&hsimp=yhs-att_001&type=att_pc_homerun_portal
Maybe you can find a location on the above web page
I have a bad back and get really bad headaches at times,so with a trike if me and the wife are out or on a trip she can take over the driving to our next stop.Are the Tri Glides really that hard to steer
No, as they come w/a rake kit for easier steering. If you trike a 2 wheeled HD, you need to add a rake kit. It seems the consensus is a 4.5degree on up is sufficient for the short wheel base units and 6degree rake seems to be good for the extended wheel base conversions.
,and rough riding with the straight axle?
As stated, IRS is smoother than SA. However, there are many trikers that are completely satisfied with the SA versions.
Thanks for the thoughts and opinions Ken