Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350

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Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58378

By papasmurf - Wed May 18, 2016 2:07 pm

- Wed May 18, 2016 2:07 pm #58378

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58379

By papasmurf - Wed May 18, 2016 2:54 pm

- Wed May 18, 2016 2:54 pm #58379

Sunshine unless they are different to the gravel roads on the Bruce Peninsula in Canada I do know what they are like.

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58384

By Nettshubby - Wed May 18, 2016 4:12 pm

- Wed May 18, 2016 4:12 pm #58384

Re Vietnam "road".............'kinell,

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58386

By 2cvandy - Wed May 18, 2016 5:24 pm

- Wed May 18, 2016 5:24 pm #58386

First of all Sunshine, let me just say I'm not looking for an argument, taking the pee, or suggesting that you can't ride. I feel it's important to get that out of the way because sometimes meaning doesn't come across too well on a forum posting,,,, and I'll admit my weird sense of humour has been misunderstood more than once! BUT, if you ride on any kind of loose or slippery surface with your feet down, then you will almost certainly come off. Feet on the pegs, and I've ridden both my Transalp and my Harley on loose gravel roads here in France, admittedly the Tansalp is easier because I can stand up on the pegs, (bit harder on the Harley as it has forward controls!), but momentum is your friend. Not tried it on the Enfield as I've bobbed it and the front guard is decidedly lacking, could be painful. BTW, I have ridden on gravel roads for miles in Montana,,,,,,,,,,, oh, and I love the Sportster combo.

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58402

By Beezabryan - Thu May 19, 2016 7:33 am

- Thu May 19, 2016 7:33 am #58402

Doing things on gravel roads as part of a Big Adventure is one thing but on a daily basis? No thanks.

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58405

By 2cvandy - Thu May 19, 2016 11:42 am

- Thu May 19, 2016 11:42 am #58405

"Try it with your Mrs on the back" ---- Lol -- what makes you think I haven't? Admittedly only on the Harley because she doesn't like the pillion on the Transalp, and my Enfield only has one seat,,,,,,,,, Beezabryan - "Doing things on gravel roads as part of a Big Adventure is one thing but on a daily basis? No thanks." ---- It's only 2 miles FFS,,,,,,

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58410

By Beezabryan - Thu May 19, 2016 4:43 pm

- Thu May 19, 2016 4:43 pm #58410

2cvandy, it may be "only 2 mile FFS" to you but it is not you who have to do it, on a daily basis.

Registering a 1975 Indian Bullet 350#58412

By 2cvandy - Thu May 19, 2016 5:44 pm

- Thu May 19, 2016 5:44 pm #58412

Beezabryan -- "2cvandy, it may be "only 2 mile FFS" to you but it is not you who have to do it, on a daily basis." -- True, sorry if you found the FFS offensive, it just struck me as a bit extreme to compare 2 miles of gravel with "adventure" riding (whatever that is) but I don't recall Sunshine saying he did it on a daily basis either. However, I did have an uncle who lived down a 2 mile dirt road near Fordingbridge, it didn't stop me visiting him regularly (two up on an Electraglide) and it didn't stop him riding his bike to work (on a daily basis). Admittedly in the winter months his road turned from a loose surface to an extremely muddy, slippy one. BTW have you read Ian Mutch's excellent book "Harley to Mali"? I'm sure it's available on Amazon, and shows that even a seemingly inappropriate bike can tackle gravel roads with the right attitude, in spite of the fact that his BMW GS riding companions were convinced it was quite impossible. I'm pretty sure too that if anybody rode a couple of miles of gravel every day at the start and end of each journey it would very quickly become second nature, dare I say it could even be considered fun? -- Sunshine, I meant no offence, you know your road and your biking needs far better than I do of course. I was merely expressing my own thoughts that nothing would keep me from riding a solo bike, it's too much fun to miss out on.