WELCOMING ALL FEEDBACK
I'm trying to help a lifelong friend of mine to get back in the wind again so that he can enjoy what time he has left with us and create some lasting memories for his lovely wife to keep in her heart... He owns a beautiful 2006 FLHRCI Road King that he's owned since it was brand new but he's only been able to put a couple hundred miles on it in all of this time! Please... If anyone has any suggestions or knows of any existing solutions to his situation, we would love to hear them!
My friend has diabetes and has had to have both of his lower legs amputated because of it, he has limited upper body strength and requires the use of a motorized wheel chair to get around. Shortly after buying the bike of his dreams, he had to have his first leg amputated so he has never really gotten to ride his pride and joy and it's absolutely heartbreaking to see the look on his face as he talks about ways to make his bike accessible with his condition. He is completely open to trading it for a different Harley-Davidson, if necessary, to be able to ride with a few of his friends a few more times and we have kicked around various options on how to do this with everything imaginable from adding a side car that he can haul his 600+ lb. wheel chair in to going with a Trike and a trailer scenario - but we have yet to stumble onto the absolute perfect combination to meet his needs that is already on the market without engineering and fabricating a custom package with the skill and grace of the old trial and error method and an unlimited vault of cash to experiment with...
Like most of us who ride, he doesn't want to sit in the back of a pickup truck like an ol' hound dog and simply feel the breeze - he wants to be independant and have the ability to get on his bike and ride if he feels like taking a cruise through the country or running to the store real quick on a beautiful summer's day!! That's all any Harley rider wants, right..??
So, please... Help a downed brother get up again!
I'm new on this website and wasn't really sure about where to post this thread to get the best number of views so even the least bit of information such as that will be greatly appreciated more than words can express... Thank you for taking the time to read this post and we are looking forward to hearing from anyone who can offer their help.
Ride safe and keep the shiny side up...