Now the wait REALLY begins!

[robinsondd]

Put a down payment on the Roadsmith HDTR kit today with Jim Purdy at Lucky Cycles...

 

[LadyonaMission]

I hope you get it soon, the conversion is well done and riding it exceeds your expectations. :drinks:

 

[rhino 2]

Hey' Dave my old Man would always say....Time fly's while you'er having fun... So make sure your having fun while your waiting....:clapping:

 

[robinsondd]

Hey' Dave my old Man would always say....Time fly's while you'er having fun... So make sure your having fun while your waiting....:clapping:

Absolutely! Seems now-a-days time flies when you're not having fun...

 

[rhino 2]

Absolutely! Seems now-a-days time flies when you're not having fun...

:Shrug:

I don't have Fun moving snow around in the winters up here, But the winter's seem so long.....

Whereas i have Fun in the summer up here, But the summer's seem so short....:Shrug:

 

[robinsondd]

:Shrug:

I don't have Fun moving snow around in the winters up here, But the winter's seem so long.....

Whereas i have Fun in the summer up here, But the summer's seem so short....:Shrug:

Joisey? Dang, you are just outside of New York City, right? Any trike clubs up there? How's the camping up north? I've been wanting to haul my "Time Out" camper upstate New York.

Seeya...

 

[Gorilla]

congrats

 

[David357]

:Congrats: David.

The anticipation can be very exciting.ThumbUp

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Waiting will just make you want it more ... yea I know, I'm not buying it either

 

[desertclassic]

Everyday will be one day closer to the final product. Congrats.

 

[robinsondd]

:Congrats: David.

The anticipation can be very exciting.ThumbUp

I agree. The anticipation is the best part! A year from now the "newnest" will be gone and it's just another fun ride on a great Trike that is not NEW.

 

[robinsondd]

Jim Purdy @ Lucky Cycles said my HDTR Roadsmith kit is due to ship 23 October.

Dang, three weeks after ordering the kit to put it together and ship it. I don't understand that.

Oh well, I'm not a business person so it just adds to the excitement!

Seeya....

 

[robinsondd]

Getting closer! The kit is supposed to ship Monday next week. I'm hoping that when I do get the Trike I'm not too anti-climatic with joy after the wait because of all the images supposed images my mind has.

This will be a unique trike. I cannot find any 2015 Road Glide Specials on the internet that have been triked.

I did get one surprise last week. The dealer authorized motorcycle shop , Lucky Cycles, asked me to provide a colored part of the bike to send to the manufacturer for color matching. Hmmm, Okay. I guess there are variations on a known paint color. If that is what it takes to match the paint I'm all for it, no big deal.

There could be a pin striping issue. My bike is a Road Glide Special; it does have pin striping. So how do we match that with a HDTR Trike kit? I'm not sure.

It is getting colder here in Maryland. Dang...

 

[robinsondd]

Getting closer! The kit is supposed to ship Monday next week. I'm hoping that when I do get the Trike I'm not too anti-climatic with joy after the wait because of all the images supposed images my mind has.

This will be a unique trike. I cannot find any 2015 Road Glide Specials on the internet that have been triked.

I did get one surprise last week. The dealer authorized motorcycle shop , Lucky Cycles, asked me to provide a colored part of the bike to send to the manufacturer for color matching. Hmmm, Okay. I guess there are variations on a known paint color. If that is what it takes to match the paint I'm all for it, no big deal.

There could be a pin striping issue. My bike is a Road Glide Special; it does have pin striping. So how do we match that with a HDTR Trike kit? I'm not sure.

It is getting colder here in Maryland. Dang...

Roadsmith replied about my pin stripping issue.

 

[trike lady]

Your link doesn't work.

 

[robinsondd]

Your link doesn't work.

Sorry about that. I'm not sure why it did not work. Below are two pics from Roadsmith with Road Glide Special HDTR conversion kits with pin stripping. After talking to Jim Purdy at Lucky Cycles "we have" decided to NOT go with the pin stripping. Although the pin stripping offered is awesome, we like the "cleaner" look without pin stripping.

The two pics that Roadsmith provided are really the first true pictures of a Road Glide Special HDTR conversion I've seen. I love these pics. They let me salivate on what I'm going to be riding soon.

So, the kit should be on it's way soon!

 

[robinsondd]

Dropped the bike off today for the conversion. Probably take about a week.

I couldn't help but think on my ride up to the shop "what he hell am I doing?" The temp was around 70 the bike was flying down the road, I hit 80 twice by accident keeping up with the traffic, and the corners were fun.

I might need a second motorcycle.

 

[rhino 2]

Dropped the bike off today for the conversion. Probably take about a week.

I couldn't help but think on my ride up to the shop "what he hell am I doing?" The temp was around 70 the bike was flying down the road, I hit 80 twice by accident keeping up with the traffic, and the corners were fun.

I might new a second motorcycle.

When i got my first trike 2008 [Spyder] I said i don't need a bike taken up space anymore so i sold my 1800VTX...About a month later a had the first of many brake-downs..The dealer said at least two months for parts....So i had to run out and buy a bike to ride in the mean time...

 

[roadking2]

Dropped the bike off today for the conversion. Probably take about a week.

I couldn't help but think on my ride up to the shop "what he hell am I doing?" The temp was around 70 the bike was flying down the road, I hit 80 twice by accident keeping up with the traffic, and the corners were fun.

I might new a second motorcycle.

Wait till you get the trike back. After you get a few miles under your belt on the trike, a second motorcycle might not seem like much of a need anymore. I thought I might miss having 2 wheels when I first went to 3. I had 2 bikes when I started the conversion and then I sold my second bike just before the trike was done. Now I'm perfectly satisfied with what I have. I've had opportunities to get another motorcycle and I said no I'll pass. I've had as many as 3 at once, but now I'm down to just the one trike and I don't want or need any more. You may find that the trike satisfies your riding needs all by itself.

 

[robinsondd]

Wait till you get the trike back. After you get a few miles under your belt on the trike, a second motorcycle might not seem like much of a need anymore. I thought I might miss having 2 wheels when I first went to 3. I had 2 bikes when I started the conversion and then I sold my second bike just before the trike was done. Now I'm perfectly satisfied with what I have. I've had opportunities to get another motorcycle and I said no I'll pass. I've had as many as 3 at once, but now I'm down to just the one trike and I don't want or need any more. You may find that the trike satisfies your riding needs all by itself.

Good advice. I will ride this one for awhile and see what I think.

I've have had a penchant for a good "adventure" bike too lately. Something to jump on a dirt road with. A Triumph 700 or V-Strom.