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  1. broncoguy27

    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    Can we stick to motorcycles and avoid discussing the status of anybody's backside?
  2. broncoguy27

    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    Lot of bike for a first time!! Be careful, and it's a awesome machine
  3. broncoguy27

    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    Mine's a 2019, and the bit of surging definitely won't kill you but it surprises you sometimes. Eventually I will do the tune to fix it, but it's not something I can confess that I'm really worried about.
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    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    He's obviously been on my bike pretty often, he's also raced vehicles off-road and has designed and modified vehicle upgrades like I did. And we're back to this is why I'm not a huge fan of the internet. Everybody who has never ridden a bike, and only reads reviews has all the answers.
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    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    Ok. I'm naming it Ted. Happy?
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    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    Weeelllll.... While maintaining speed, not accelerating, the bike tends to stumble a little tiny bit. If you would like to call that a flat spot under no acceleration, that is fine. If you would like to call it Jimmy that is fine. This is why I hate the internet, instead of having a discussion...
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    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    If I was a novice rider now, and my bike did that, I would need new underwear.
  8. broncoguy27

    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    That's pretty much how I grew up, bikes or cars or whatever. You understood how it was going to act and coped with it. Of course, some of the YouTubers are almost jumping off the bike and screaming in terror.
  9. broncoguy27

    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    Mine has an occasional surge in mid-range, it startled me the first couple times but to read about it or hear about it, you would think the bike explodes or something.
  10. broncoguy27

    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    It has a little tiny occasional surge. I think people look at the YouTube reviews and need to have panic attacks. I also think a lot of them need to spend quality time on something like a 75 or 7 Honda hawk.
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    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    I don't understand. It's like people have a panic attack because the bike feels a little bit weird at mid-range. It's by no stretch of the imagination of sport bike, but it's not a cruiser either. It makes plenty of usable power in a useful place in the power band.
  12. broncoguy27

    What’s everyone clocking in at?

    I've thought about 1800 miles in the last 14 months. Considering I have little kids and I travel a lot I don't feel too bad although before kids I was 15 to 20,000 mile a year rider
  13. broncoguy27

    '23 FTR R in Iowa

    It's an awful lot of bike for a beginner, pay attention to it so it doesn't get away from you. Wouldn't be my first choice for starting but since you already own it set it to rain mode, and be careful.
  14. broncoguy27

    '23 FTR R in Iowa

    The FTR was my first Indian as well. I really really enjoy this bike and I hope you will too.
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    What’s everyone clocking in at?

    I'm right up around 4,000, I put about 1,500 on it since buying it in january.
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    New guy from Ct.

    Ii lived about 15 minutes from Manchester for a couple years. Lady I was dating had a house in a development there. Can't for the life of me remember the town name.
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    New guy from Ct.

    Welcome aboard, this is a really good forum. I left Connecticut about 9 years ago when they charged me over $200 to file a form so I could pay business tax in connecticut. I then went to Vermont and now I'm in Alabama where people will actually leave me alone. Whereabouts in Connecticut are you?
  18. broncoguy27

    Ride Command GPS

    I'm not very appearance-conscious and I run my phone up on the handlebars in GPS mode because it pretty much just works.
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    Howdy - tell me why i shouldnt get an FTR!

    I find I don't mind the range if I'm actually out riding. Getting off the bike to stretch for a minute and maybe getting a soda doesn't bother me that much. Where I don't like the range is when I'm running errands locally. It seems every three trips to town I have to fill it up. Again, it's not...
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    Gas cap

    Unless you're a smoker, because nothing Burns if you're holding a cigarette except for the cigarette. LOL
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