True & the running cost comment is very interesting. I guess lower cost fuel in the USA plays a big part there
I would have thought that range anxiety can become a bigger issue in the USA once outside the built up conurbations as the distances can be vast, it certainly did become an issue when travelling across the US on our Harleys, especially those who had smaller tanks.
Peanut tanks? I had one on a Sportster which gave only 90 mile range. Mind you that was as much as my backside could cope with thanks to forward pegs
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Not just those with peanut tanks on sportsters (spare petrol cans carried on back rack) even some of the larger tank bikes struggled in the massive 50/60mph headwinds we experienced in the mid west, reducing range quite dramatically. Most of the group of 26 riders had only done a few hundred miles in a day, so quite a culture shock when we were doing closer to 500 miles a day for 3 weeks. I always sat on a new leather shammy (even though I had a leather seat) as it allowed my backside more comfort, than just the seat alone. For many cigarette breaks interrupted daily progress. We were all riding our personal UK Harleys that we crated up and shipped back to the USA (coals to Newcastle) in 1993 for the HD 90th anniversary celebrations and then onto Sturgis etc. So a real mixture of sportsters, softails, Electra glides etc., some bikes like the sportsters not really up to the miles with their bone shaking ride.......a couple of sportsters did the journey 2 up......rather them than me. but a great experience.
