Hello everybody, i'm Dom, and just joined the forums.
I'm 29 years young and live in upper franconia in germany - next to the border to former eastern germany and the czech republic.
Took delivery of my vivid black Pan America Special in June 22, after waiting 5 Months due to the worldwide production and delivery stop, but it was worth it.
She's also my first own bike, but i figured since 90% of riders end up on an ADV sooner or later anyways, i might as well start out on one and skip the entire café racer/naked bike/suportsports phase most young riders tend to go through. I've been on dirt bikes for a couple of years though, and frequently rented a bike out for a weekend trip for the last seven years.
I went for the all-black look because it looks the most harley to me, got the radiator guard and exhaust crash bar fitted right at the start, better have them before i need them. For luggage i went for the HD Sport Packs as they are super easy to remove and i'd rather ride the bike naked than with aluminium boxes when i go seriously off road. Only complaint i have so far is that my right side tank pad fell off after the first ride and letting it sit in the hot sun for an hour - the left side pad which was in the shade is still on the bike with no issues. Anyone got some good aftermarket pads they'd like to recommend, that stick a bit better?
I'm 29 years young and live in upper franconia in germany - next to the border to former eastern germany and the czech republic.
Took delivery of my vivid black Pan America Special in June 22, after waiting 5 Months due to the worldwide production and delivery stop, but it was worth it.
She's also my first own bike, but i figured since 90% of riders end up on an ADV sooner or later anyways, i might as well start out on one and skip the entire café racer/naked bike/suportsports phase most young riders tend to go through. I've been on dirt bikes for a couple of years though, and frequently rented a bike out for a weekend trip for the last seven years.
I went for the all-black look because it looks the most harley to me, got the radiator guard and exhaust crash bar fitted right at the start, better have them before i need them. For luggage i went for the HD Sport Packs as they are super easy to remove and i'd rather ride the bike naked than with aluminium boxes when i go seriously off road. Only complaint i have so far is that my right side tank pad fell off after the first ride and letting it sit in the hot sun for an hour - the left side pad which was in the shade is still on the bike with no issues. Anyone got some good aftermarket pads they'd like to recommend, that stick a bit better?